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North Korea executions more than doubled after COVID, human rights group says
A plurality of death sentences before the pandemic were for murder, while during the pandemic, prosecutions seemingly centered around cultural crimes and information crimes.
UK condemns North Korean missile launches testing warheads containing cluster munitions
Trump, Netanyahu greater threats to world peace than Mojtaba Khamenei, Spaniards believe - poll
North Korea says South Korea should prevent 'sovereignty violation' after drone intrusion
North Korea sends balloons carrying excrement to the south as a 'gift'
The North's balloons were "gifts of sincerity" for South Koreans who "cry for freedom of expression," North Korea said.
Putin's spy chief visited North Korea, Russian intelligence service says
The meetings come as Pyongyang seeks to expand its diplomatic engagement after COVID-19 lockdowns.
North Korea's Kim rides car given by Putin
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un orders heightened war preparations, KCNA says
Kim Jong Un watches North-Korean war-like practice drills after the start of annual combined military drills by the Us and South Korea.
North Korea fires multiple cruise missiles - South Korea report
North Korea has said since last week that it had tested "strategic" cruise missiles, implying they may be designed to carry nuclear warheads.
North Korea tests submarine-launched cruise missiles, KCNA says
In recent months, the North has tested an array of weapons that include ballistic missile systems that are under development and an underwater drone.
Kim Jong Un: Means must be mobilized to destroy US, South Korea
"If the enemy opt for military confrontation ... our army should deal a deadly blow to annihilate them thoroughly," KCNA news agency quoted Kim as saying.
North Korea’s support of Hamas transcends a purely transactional relationship - opinion
“North Korean leader Kim Jong Un instructed various agencies to find ways to comprehensively support Palestine in the war between Israel and Hamas,” Korea Broadcasting System reported.
North Korea cites rare dissent in elections even as 99% back candidates
The reclusive North has one of the most highly controlled societies in the world, with leader Kim Jong Un accused of using a system of patronage and repression to retain absolute power.
North Korea says its new spy satellite photographed White House, Pentagon
On Tuesday North Korean state media said leader Kim Jong Un had reviewed spy satellite photos of the White House, Pentagon and US aircraft carriers at the naval base of Norfolk.
