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North Korea: fears of a new famine after three years of COVID isolation and harsh repression

Three years after COVID-19 hit, people around the world have regained their freedom to move between countries. All except in one country: North Korea, or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

The Conversation

Kim Jong-un ‘holds hands’ with Vladimir Putin as Russia-North Korea ties deepen

In a message to mark Russia’s national day, Kim pledged his regime’s ‘full support’ to Moscow

The Guardian - AU

The Sister by Sung-Yoon Lee review – North Korea’s propaganda queen

A biography of Kim Yo-jong goes beyond personalities to examine the Kim dynasty’s roots and its possible future

The Guardian - UK

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Five Great Reads: shifting ground in North Korea, heartbreak advice from a centenarian and is Nick Cave conservative?

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

The Guardian - AU

Are Republican leaders actually coming to their senses?

Recent incidents have reflected a reaffirmation of traditional American values by GOP leaders who have framed some of their criticism of Donald Trump in moral terms. If not an earthquake, these developments are at least tremors that suggest something may be changing in the Republican Party.

Chicago Sun-Times

Republican 2024 candidates criticize Trump for praising Kim Jong-un

Rivals condemn ex-president for posting a message of support on Truth Social after North Korea added to WHO board

The Guardian - US

Kim Jong-un’s new border wall could be a sign that his grip on North Korea is slipping

The route I used to escape is now closed – but new technology makes it harder to control the population, says Timothy Cho of the charity Open Door

The Guardian - UK

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North Korea sends elite to work on rice farms after starvation deaths TRIPLE in a year

Kim Jong-un has ballooned to over 22 stone despite starvation deaths tripling in North Korea in just one year with Pyongyang elite sent to work on rice farms

Daily Mirror

North Korea spy warning as Kim Jong-un's sister vows to launch satellite

North Korea's attempt to put its first military spy satellite into orbit failed as its rocket crashed off the Korean Peninsula's western coast

Daily Mirror

DeSantis condemns Trump for congratulating ‘murderous dictator’ Kim Jong-un

Trump congratulated dictator after North Korea was admitted to the World Health Organisation’s Executive Board

The Independent UK

Kim Jong Un 'suffering from insomnia, weighs over 20st and is dependant on alcohol'

Kim Jong-un, the supreme leader of North Korea, is said to be addicted to smoking and drinking, causing him to suffer from insomnia as doctors rush to find treatments

Daily Mirror

First Thing: Quad summit cancelled after Joe Biden calls off trip to Australia

Leaders will instead meet on sidelines of G7 in Hiroshima this weekend. Plus, how mifepristone became a target of the US anti-abortion movement

The Guardian - UK

Kim Jong-Un’s sister calls Joe Biden ‘old man with no future’ as tensions with US grows

Kim Yo-Jong, sister and aide of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, laid into US President Jo Biden as he announced a landmark agreement on protecting South Korea from potential nuclear attacks

Daily Mirror

Kim Jong-un launches 'most powerful' missile yet from his private golf course

The new Hwasong-18 rocket blasted off last week from a private launch site east of Pyongyang, in Kim Jong-un's private mansion

Daily Mirror

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The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on North Korea: only China can put a stop to Kim Jong-un’s latest round of nuclear sabre-rattling

If Xi Jinping is serious about the country’s role as global peacemaker he must persuade Kim to calm down

The Guardian - AU

North Korea missile launch was new kind of ICBM, regime says, as first images emerge

Kim Jong-un hails development of new solid-fuel rocket that can be deployed more quickly

AFP

North Korea fires 'medium range or longer' ballistic missile

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea fired a ballistic missile Thursday, Seoul's military said, prompting Japan to briefly issue a seek shelter warning to residents of the northern Hokkaido region.

The New Daily

North Korea missile prompts Japan ‘take cover’ warning

North Korea's latest missile launch comes days after leader Kim Jong-un vowed to enhance his nuclear arsenal in more "practical and offensive" ways.

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Reuters

Trump accuses France's Macron of pandering to China

Former U.S. President Donald Trump accused Emmanuel Macron of pandering to China leader Xi Jinping during the French president's recent closely watched visit to Beijing.

The New Daily

North Korea’s Kim vows ‘offensive’ nuclear expansion

Kim Jong-un has met with senior military officials to discuss North Korea's war preparations in the face of military exercises by the US and South Korea.

Daily Mirror

Kim Jong-un 'scrubs' actor from TV over ties to uncle he executed for 'clapping wrong'

The North Korean leader reportedly dislikes Choe Ung Chol due to his friendship with his uncle Jang Song Thaek, whom he had executed over an alleged coup attempt and failing to clap enthusiastically

Daily Mirror

Army helicopter carrying Japanese soldiers goes missing off Okinawa

The Ministry of Defence in Tokyo said that a Ground Self Defence Force helicopter which was circling Miyako Island, close to Taiwan, disappeared from the radar

The Guardian - AU

Asia’s arms race: potential flashpoints from Taiwan to the South China Sea

Guardian correspondents look at the buildup of tensions across the region, from North Korea to the Pacific islands

The New Daily

North Korea unveils new tactical nuclear warheads

Kim Jong-un has ordered the production of weapons-grade materials in a "far-sighted way" to boost North Korea's nuclear arsenal "exponentially".

Daily Mirror

North Korea vows to make rivals despair in ‘radioactive tsunami’ nuke drone test

Pyongyang has ramped up its weapons demonstrations in recent months in response to military exercises between the United States and its ally South Korea, leading to increased nuclear tensions

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