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Pyongyang shows footage of North Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine for first time
Ukrainska Pravda
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North Korean soldiers killed in the Russo-Ukrainian war. Photo: The Korea Herald North Korean state-run media have released footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un mourning his soldiers who were reported to have been killed in Russia's war...
North Korean tyrant Kim Jong-un weeps over coffins of troops he sent to die in Putin’s meatgrinder war in Ukraine
The U.S. Sun
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June 30, 2025
KIM Jong-un wept as he watched himself back draping flags over the coffins of North Korean troops he sent to die on Putin's front-line in Ukraine. Around 12,000 North Koreans were shipped over to fight for Russia - but they were ill-prepared for...
North Korea Showed Photos Of Military Men Eliminated In The War Against Ukraine
Charter 97
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9 Footage shows the DPRK dictator "mourning" the soldiers. For the first time, North Korea has recognized and shown the military personnel liquidated in the war against Ukraine. This is reported by Yonhap. Photos showing North Korean leader Kim...
North Korea state TV airs program honoring soldiers killed in Russia
NHK
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North Korea's state television has aired footage of leader Kim Jong Un viewing, together with a delegation from Russia, an art performance honoring soldiers. A program broadcast on Monday by Korean Central Television featured Kim watching the...
Footage Shows North Korean Leader Mourning Soldiers Believed Killed In Russia
Ommcom News
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June 30, 2025
Seoul: North Korea’s state media aired Monday images of its leader Kim Jong-un mourning over his soldiers believed to have been killed in Russia’s war against Ukraine. The images, released by Korean Central Television, showed Kim solemnly placing...
FBI arrests one man, searches laptops in 16 states in crackdown on North Korean tech-worker scheme
Crossroads Today - Texas
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(CNN) — US law enforcement has arrested a New Jersey man and searched stashes of laptops in 16 states in a sweeping crackdown on North Korean efforts to use remote tech workers to covertly fund their weapons programs, the Justice Department said...
Questions Hover as Kim Opens Luxury North Korean Beach Resort
WMAL - Washington D.C.
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June 30, 2025
Andrew Salmon | June 29, 2025 (The Washington Times) — The opening of a ritzy beach resort in North Korea is puzzling pundits. The impressive scale and apparent high quality of the resort are raising questions about the economy of the heavily...
North Korea, Russia Boosting Cultural and Arts Cooperation
Tempo.co
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June 30, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - North Korea and Russia discussed ways to boost culture and arts cooperation between the two countries, state media reported. The agreement was reached during a meeting between North Korean President Kim Jong Un and Russian...
North Koreans take to the streets in rare protest against 'US imperialism' as WW3 fears escalate
Daily Star
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June 30, 2025
North Koreans have taken to the streets in protest – but not against their despotic leader. Kim Jong-un rules the isolated nation with an iron fist, and shuns the outside world. Subsequently, his country is known for having people try to flee to...
North Korea's Kim seen draping coffins with flag at Russia treaty anniversary
Yahoo News
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SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea's state media showed on Monday leader Kim Jong Un draping coffins with the national flag in what appeared to be the repatriation of soldiers killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine, as the countries marked a...
North Korea releases emotional footage of Kim Jong-un mourning soldier who fell in Kursk
Korea JoungAng Daily
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June 30, 2025
Published: 30 Jun. 2025, 19:20 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sheds tears while in front of a coffin of a soldier who was dispatched to the Kursk region, during a ceremony held on June 29 at the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre in Pyongyang, North...
North Korea to boost cooperation with Russia in arts and culture
NHK
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly met with Russia's culture minister and expressed the importance of cultural exchanges between the two countries to deepen mutual understanding and ties. Monday's edition of the ruling Workers' Party...
N. Korean Leader Meets Russian Minister of Culture and Enjoys Art Performances
Sada Elbalad
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June 30, 2025
The peoples of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation are significantly commemorating as a common auspicious event the historic DPRK-Russia Pyongyang summit, which put the traditional relations of the two countries on...
N. Korea's Kim Jong Un Meets With Russian Culture Minister
Sputnik News
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June 30, 2025
https://sputnikglobe.com/20250630/n-koreas-kim-jong-un-meets-with-russian-culture-minister-1122365863.html N. Korea's Kim Jong Un Meets With Russian Culture Minister N. Korea's Kim Jong Un Meets With Russian Culture Minister Sputnik International...
Japan’s regulatory regime and recent cases underscore focus on Russian and North Korean sanctions
Global Investigations Review
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June 30, 2025
Overview Japan is currently implementing economic, financial and trade sanctions against various foreign countries, including North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Libya, South Sudan, Russia, Belarus, parts...
N. Korea executes 23 defense workers in brutal crackdown
Daily NK
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June 30, 2025
North Korea’s state security department has taken an ultra-hardline stance against “counterrevolutionary acts” at munitions factories in Jagang province earlier this year. Families of security officers at munitions factories circulated a report...
North Korea, Russia Forge Stronger Cultural Collaboration
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN) North Korea and Russia have agreed to bolster their collaboration in the cultural and artistic realms, according to state media reports on Monday. The accord was reached during a meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian...
France freezes assets of N. Korean diplomat posted in Paris, citing UN sanctions
Yonhap News Agency
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June 30, 2025
SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- The French government has frozen the assets of a North Korean diplomat based in Paris and also imposed economic sanctions against his two suspected family members, citing United Nations Security Council (UNSC)...
North Korea makes waves with new beach resort at ex-missile testing site
KARRYON
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June 30, 2025
The Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone was slated for a 2019 debut but took longer to arrive than a tray of inflight meals to row 42. From 1 July, it’s finally opening to domestic tourists. International guests? I might not pack my bags just yet....
Kim Jong-un meets Russian culture minister amid deepening North Korea-Russia ties
The Kyiv Independent
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June 30, 2025
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met with Russian Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova in Pyongyang on June 29 to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation in culture and the arts, according to North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)....