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About 600 North Korean soldiers killed in Russia's war against Ukraine, Seoul says

Pyongyang this week confirmed for the first time that it had sent troops to help Russia recapture parts of the Kursk region from Ukrainian forces.

Euronews

North Korean Troops Undergo High-Powered Weapons Training In Russia, Video Shows

A video, shared by Russian state media, depicts Russian instructors training North Korean troops in a variety of combat skills.

International Business Times

North Korea Confirms Troop Deployment To Russia's Kursk

North Korea confirmed for the first time it had deployed troops to Russia, with state news agency KCNA on Monday reporting that Pyongyang's soldiers helped Moscow reclaim territory under Ukrainian control in the Russian border region of Kursk.

International Business Times

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North Korea confirms soldiers sent to fight with Russia against Ukraine

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says troops sent to ‘annihilate’ Ukrainian forces under military pact with Moscow.

Al Jazeera

Putin and Kim confirm for first time North Koreans fought for Russia in Ukraine war

Acknowledgment, after months of silence over deployment, comes as Russia claims it has recaptured Kursk region

The Guardian - UK

North Korea confirms sending troops to fight for Russia

Moscow and Pyongyang until now had responded vaguely to the South Korean and Western claims of the troop deployment.

Euronews

From ammunition to ballistic missiles: how North Korea arms Russia in the Ukraine war

Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s claims about deadly Kyiv strike highlight Kremlin’s reliance on Kim regime’s soldiers, ammunition and missiles

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Adventurer, horse photographer, killer: Eadweard Muybridge’s extraordinary life told in a comic book

He is famed for being a pioneer of the moving image – but there was so much more to Muybridge than that. The great graphic novelist Guy Delisle explains why he turned his life into a rollicking read

The Guardian - UK

Kim Jong-un inaugurates Pyongyang apartment blocks with daughter Kim Ju-ae

The event was held on 'the Day of the Sun', the national holiday that marks the birthday of the country's founder Kim Il-sung.

Euronews

International runners flock to secretive North Korea for first post-Covid marathon

Photos from the marathon offer a glimpse into the isolated state

The Independent UK

North Korean runner claims gold as country stages first international marathon in six years

Some 200 overseas athletes run in race held as part of birthday celebration of country’s founder

The Independent UK

North Korea Sent 3,000 More Soldiers To Russia This Year: Seoul

North Korea sent an additional 3,000 troops to Russia this year and is still supplying missiles, artillery and ammunition to help Moscow fight Kyiv, Seoul's military said on Thursday.

International Business Times

North Korean dictator says he strongly supports Russia's invasion of Ukraine

President Kim Jong Un gave his full support to Moscow at a meeting with a top Russian official in Pyongyang, North Korean state media said on Saturday.

Euronews

Everything we know about North Korea’s nuclear-powered submarine

Photos released by Pyongyang suggest new naval vessel could carry about 10 nuclear-capable missiles

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International Business Times

North Korea Taekwondo Supremo That Austria Can't Kick

It is easy to miss the headquarters of the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF), which is run by a North Korean from a modest house on the outskirts of Vienna, a city with a long reputation as a nest of spies.

The Independent UK

North Korea fires ballistic missiles after warning of ‘physical conflict’ over US-South Korea drills

Pyongyang denounces annual Freedom Shield exercises as ‘aggressive and confrontational war rehearsal’

International Business Times

North Korea Fires Missiles As South Begins Drills With US

North Korea fired "multiple unidentified ballistic missiles" on Monday, South Korea's military said, the same day Seoul and Washington began a major annual joint military drill known as Freedom Shield.

International Business Times

North Korea's Kim Inspects 'Nuclear-powered Submarine' Project

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a project to build a nuclear-powered submarine, state media reported Saturday, saying that "radically" boosting the navy was a key part of Pyongyang's defensive strategy.

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The Independent UK

From public executions to ‘traitor’ notices: North Korea escapees describe horrors of Covid-era repression

Rights groups say Pyongyang imposed excessive and unnecessary measures during pandemic that made ‘already isolated country even more repressive’

International Business Times

North Korea Halts Tours To Border City Near China: Travel Agencies

North Korea has halted international trips to a city near its border with China, travel agencies said on Wednesday, abruptly reversing Pyongyang's recent decision to reopen its frontier to tourism after five years of isolation.

International Business Times

North Korean Soldiers Captured In Russia Fear Family Execution, Defector Says

Defectors claim Pyongyang manipulates its troops, telling them they are fighting against Americans.

The Independent UK

If North Korean soldiers fighting in Russia-Ukraine war are captured ‘their families will be executed’

North Korean defectors have revealed the threats made by Pyongyang to keep soldiers in line

Al Jazeera

North Korea has sent more troops to Russia, South Korea says

South Korea’s National Intelligence Service says it is assessing size of Pyongyang’s deployment to the war in Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

‘Not what I expected’: Russian soldiers sent to North Korea for medical care

Wonsan resorts offer troops time off to recover, but some wonder if move is a pretence for military training

The Independent UK

North Korea reopens to foreign tourists for first time since pandemic

Foreign visitors set to return to Rason Special Economic Zone this week as Pyongyang cautiously reopens borders

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