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Kim Jong-Un Braces For Another Jolt To North Korea Economy Due To Anticipated Floods

North Korea's beleaguered economy, which recently bore the brunt of COVID-19 for the first time, is again in trouble as the country braces for floods with the early monsoon.

Benzinga

Looming North Korea nuclear test leaves U.S., South Korea waiting for bad news

South Korea's hawkish new President Yoon Suk-yeol is focusing on strengthening Seoul's defenses and its alliance with the U.S.

Axios

Kim Jong-Un To Meet Top Military Officials To Shore Up 'National Defense' Ahead Of 1st North Korea Nuclear Test In 5 Years

As North Korea gears up for its first nuclear test since 2017, Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un presided over a Central Military Commission meeting that will look at “the crucial and urgent tasks to build up national defense.”

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North Korea shares rare photos of nuke-mad tyrant Kim Jong-un as fresh-faced teen

North Korea's state media broadcast a documentary about the life of Kim Jong-Un's mentor Hyon Chol-Hae - who died last month - showing the dictator fresh-faced and in his early teens

Daily Mirror

North Korea mystery as hundreds infected with 'stomach disease' forced to quarantine

Leader Kim Jong-un has reportedly ordered quarantines be imposed to try and contain the new illness, which some health experts think could be cholera or typhoid.

Daily Mirror

North Korea: Up to 800 families affected after latest outbreak strikes

Experts in South Korea say the disease could be typhoid, dysentery or cholera

Evening Standard

North Korea hands new powers to dreaded general dubbed 'Angel of Death'

Jo Kyong-chol played a role in helping the nation's dictator consolidate his power after the death of Kim Jong-il in 2011 and has helped remove his enemies since he came to power

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After COVID, This New Infectious Disease Outbreak Threatens North Korea; Kim Jong-Un Chips In With Family Reserve Medicines

North Korea, which for a large time remained insulated from the global COVID-19 outbreak, began reporting cases this year.

Benzinga

Kim Jong-Un Could Be Readying For Another Nuclear Test Soon, Satellite Images Show

Kim Jong-un-led North Korea appears to be preparing for another nuclear test soon as the country expands work at its nuclear test site to include a second tunnel.

Benzinga

Kim Jong-Un Uses Medicine 'Prepared By His Family' To Tackle Mysterious Outbreak In North Korea

Adding to the woes of the isolated nation, Kim Jong-un-led North Korea has reported an outbreak of an unidentified intestinal epidemic in the western port city of Haeju.

Benzinga

Fears Kim Jong-un will launch nuclear weapon as he vows to bolster deadly arsenal

Kim Jong-un's pariah state of North Korea has finished preparations for its first nuclear test launch since 2017, according to South Korea's Foreign Minister Park Jin

Daily Mirror

China Says Doesn't Want To See Kim Jong-Un Carrying Out Nuclear Tests: This Is Why It Vetoed UN Sanctions

China's United Nations envoy justified the country's act of vetoing the Security Council's new sanctions on Kim Jong-Un-led North Korea after the secretive nation fired ballistic missiles.

Benzinga

New leadership in Seoul brings fresh ideas

South Korea has a new administration under President Yoon Suk Yeol, who took office early last month. Many have speculated that the conservative leader would stray from his predecessor's approach to foreign policy, especially on North Korea.

Bangkok Post

Kim Jong-Un's Nuclear Tests Being Monitored 'Very Closely' By US

The Biden Administration is "very closely" monitoring the continued possibility of a nuclear test by Kim Jong-Un's North Korea.

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US Issues Stern Warning To Kim Jong-Un Over Nuclear Threat

The Biden administration has warned North Korea of stronger action if it continues to conduct nuclear tests.

Daily Mirror

US fires missiles in threatening response to North Korea's chilling rocket tests

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Monday North Korea's missile and nuclear weapons programmes have reached a level where they pose a threat to regional and world peace

Benzinga

Kim Jong-Un Sends Surprising Message To Queen Elizabeth

North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un has sent out his first-ever public message to Queen Elizabeth II, the 96-year-old monarch of Great Britain on her platinum jubilee.

Daily Mirror

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un sends congratulations letter to the Queen

Kim, who like the British monarch inherited his position from his father, has written her a letter, the North Korean foreign ministry confirmed today

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North Korea: how the COVID outbreak is putting pressure on the regime

For most of the COVID pandemic, North Korea has taken a different approach to the rest of the world. While other countries locked down and restricted international travel, the North Korean government took its own measures to protect itself, including denying the existence of the virus, refusing donations of vaccines…

Benzinga

Kim Jong-Un's Ties With South Korea Run Deeper Than Known, Graveyard Reveals

North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-Un is known for often issuing fiery threats to South Korea, but his connection to the neighboring country reportedly goes much deeper.

The Guardian - UK

The Donald and the Kremlin Don: how Trump’s toxic legacy helps Putin

From Afghanistan to North Korea, Joe Biden is running short of time to repair the damage done by his predecessor in the White House

Evening Standard

North Korea testing rivers, lakes and waste to find source of Covid outbreak

North Korean officials are testing rivers, lakes and waste in order to detect the source of the country’s Covid outbreak.

Benzinga

North Korea Began Importing COVID-19 Medical Supplies From China Long Before It Reported First Case

Although North Korea admitted its first-ever case of COVID-19 only two weeks ago, it has reportedly been importing virus-related medical supplies from China for a long time now.

Benzinga

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CNBC Two Major Tech Deals Come Under UK Government Scrutiny

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North Korea Forcing Pregnant Women To Give Birth In Warehouses And Hotels Amid COVID-19: Report

As COVID-19 cases in North Korea cross the three million mark, reports say the Kim Jong-Un-led government is forcing pregnant mothers to give birth in hotels and warehouses that lack proper treatment.

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