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Vladimir Putin’s Asia-Pacific trip was intended to send a message. Here’s why we should be taking notice

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent trips to North Korea and Vietnam are noteworthy for the timing and focus, not to mention for highlighting his contempt for the rule of law.

The Conversation

North Korea says ICBM launch was response to rivals' drills

North Korea says its latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch was intended to send a “stronger warning” over U.S.-South Korean military drills, which it blames for destabilizing the region

The Independent UK

N Korea paper warns against ‘poisoned candy’ amid food shortages

The Rodong Sinmun warns against accepting external help amid reports North Korea is teetering on brink of famine.

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‘Poisoned candy’: North Korean state media shuns food aid despite hunger crisis

South Korea warns that death from starvation appears to be rising in many of the North’s provinces

The Guardian - AU

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sends message to Vladimir Putin on his 70th birthday

Kim Jong-un congratulated Vladimir Putin on his 70th birthday for "crushing the challenges and threats of the United States"

Daily Mirror

North Korea says its COVID outbreak is now under control. But is it?

After saying there were no cases, officials on May 12 announced an outbreak. But without an adequate supply of tests, some say North Korea is "flying blind." And it still doesn't have vaccines.

WEKU

Tea and infomercials: N. Korea fights COVID with few tools

North Korean propaganda describes an all-out effort to fight a suspected COVID-19 outbreak that has sickened nearly 2 million people

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