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North Korea executes teens for watching Squid Game and listening to K-Pop

Shocking testimony reveals North Koreans, including students, face execution for watching South Korean shows like Squid Game and listening to K-pop. Amnesty International reports severe punishments, including death, for consuming foreign media. New laws mandate harsh penalties, with executions serving as 'ideological education' to deter citizens from foreign cultural influences.

The Times of India

North Korean teenagers ‘executed for watching Squid Game’ as regime wages war on TV and pop music

‘They took us to executions and showed us everything,’ said one former student

The Independent UK

Kim Jong Un ‘executes schoolchildren for watching Squid Game’

The harshest punishments are typically imposed on poorer citizens, while wealthy individuals can often avoid executions by bribing officials

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North Korean escapees expose the brutal reality for teenagers caught watching Squid Game — and public executions are just the start

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North Korea Publicly Executes Citizens Caught Watching ‘Squid Game’

A new report featuring testimonies from North Korean defectors reveals that the country executes those caught consuming South Korean media, including K-Dramas and BTS songs.

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Living hell of North Korea’s ‘paradise on Earth’ scheme back in spotlight in Japan

Plaintiffs in case say they were lured from Japan, exploited for labour and cut off from families for generations

The Guardian - UK

This dangerous North Korean malware has now split into three entities for maximum impact

Labyrinth Chollima is morphing into three separate entities, engaging in cyber-espionage, and crypto theft, against firms in the west.

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British American Tobacco accused of helping North Korea fund terrorism in lawsuit

Victims of terrorist attacks say BAT’s operations in North Korea helped fund weapons used in the Middle East

The Guardian - US

North Korea’s nuclear expansion: Kim Jong Un warns of ‘excruciating mental agony’ for enemies

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced plans to strengthen nuclear forces at an upcoming party congress following a missile test. He stated the congress will outline next-stage plans for bolstering the country's nuclear war deterrent. The test-firing of a multiple rocket launcher, observed with his daughter, aimed to improve…

The Times of India

North Korea's Kim says upcoming party congress will unveil plans to bolster nuclear deterrent

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says his country will unveil plans to further bolster its nuclear program at the upcoming ruling party congress

The Independent UK

North Korea's crypto thieving went into overdrive in 2025, with one firm estimating it's responsible for roughly 60% of the $3.4 billion stolen in total

The regime may have made off with more than $2B last year.

PC Gamer

South Korea says North Korea launched an unidentified projectile toward the sea

South Korea says North Korea has launched an unidentified projectile toward the sea

The Independent UK

Japanese court orders Pyongyang to pay damages to survivors of deceptive repatriation program

A Japanese court has held North Korea responsible for human rights violations against four plaintiffs lured to the country by false promises of a "paradise on Earth."

The Independent UK

Pentagon to reduce its role in deterrence of North Korea

US policy document suggests South Korea take primary responsibility, as Pentagon prioritises defending US homeland

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South Korea imposes travel bans on three civilians over alleged drone flights into North Korea

Analysts say North Korea's drone accusations were likely driven by its efforts to dial up anti-South Korea sentiment ahead of the ruling Workers' Party congress.

The Independent UK

South Korea imposes travel bans on 3 civilians over alleged drone flights into North Korea

South Korea has placed overseas travel bans on three people as part of an investigation into alleged drone flights over North Korea that have deepened animosities between the rivals

TechRadar

'I think it's a bit like selling nuclear weapons to North Korea and bragging' — Anthropic's CEO warns Davos about letting Nvidia sell AI chips to China

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei riled Davos attendees by condemning U.S.-approved Nvidia chip sales to China

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In 2016, an Ohio student embarked on a trip to North Korea. What followed was a harrowing ordeal that ended in heartbreak

Otto Warmbier was accused of trying to steal a propaganda poster while in North Korea.

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The Independent UK

AI boss says chip sales to China ‘like selling nuclear weapons to North Korea’

Anthropic CEO says Trump administration’s approval has ‘incredible national security implications’

International Business Times UK

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Says US 'Selling Nuclear Weapons to North Korea' in Approval of NVIDIA AI Chip Exports to China

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei criticised the Trump administration's approval of NVIDIA exporting its H200 AI chips to China, likening it to 'selling nuclear weapons to North Korea.'

The Independent UK

South Korean president warns sending drones into North Korea akin to starting war

Lee Jae Myung criticises his own defence minister for failing to detect drone launches into neighbouring country

The Independent UK

Kim Jong Un’s bizarre tirade against ‘goat’ in his cabinet exposes North Korea’s economic struggles

North Korean dictator fires vice premier on the spot after declaring him ‘unfit to be entrusted with heavy duties’

The Independent UK

North Korea's Kim dismisses vice premier over factory project

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed a vice premier for causing “man-made confusions” in works to modernize a major machinery plant

The Independent UK

Kim Jong Un’s sister says South Korea’s ‘wild dreams’ about better ties with North ‘can never be realised’

Kim Yo Jong warns Seoul not to read too much into her muted reaction to an earlier incident involving a South Korean drone

The Conversation

Will Japan build nuclear weapons? Why China’s concerns are unfounded, for now

Tensions are growing in east Asia. The threat of a Chinese attack on Taiwan persists and, in recent weeks, North Korea has been testing its long-range missile capabilities. Russia’s reorientation of ties from Europe towards Asia is also accelerating and the America First rhetoric of Donald Trump is raising questions…

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