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Trump branded 'liar' after claiming not to know about failed NAVY SEAL mission in North Korea
Irish Star
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September 5, 2025
President Donald Trump claimed not to know “anything” about a botched 2019 North Korea mission, which intended to have Navy SEALs plant an electronic device to intercept communications with Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un. The mission, originally...
The North Korean Way of Proliferation
Foreign Affairs
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September 5, 2025
In the months since Israel and the United States’ 12-day war with Iran in June, analysts and intelligence agencies have widely debated the extent of the damage to the Iranian nuclear program and regime. It is still unclear how much of Iran’s...
North Korea Scrubs Signs Of Kim’s Beijing Meeting With Putin
StratNews Global
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September 5, 2025
Home China North Korea Scrubs Signs Of Kim’s Beijing Meeting With Putin Such measures are standard protocol since the era of Kim Jong Un's predecessor, his father, Kim Jong Il. Following Kim Jong Un’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin...
Kim at Meeting With Xi Says North Korean-Chinese Friendship Unbreakable - State Media
Sputnik News
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September 5, 2025
https://sputnikglobe.com/20250905/kim-at-meeting-with-xi-says-north-korean-chinese-friendship-unbreakable-state-media-1122736223.html Kim at Meeting With Xi Says North Korean-Chinese Friendship Unbreakable - State Media Kim at Meeting With Xi Says...
North Korea builds grain centers to tighten control over food distribution
Daily NK
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September 5, 2025
A grain management center under construction in Hwangju county, North Hwanghae province, since February will be completed this fall. Inside North Korea, concern is growing that authorities plan to intensify control over grain production,...
UN report points to medical experiments, infanticide targeting disabled people in North Korea
Korea JoungAng Daily
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September 5, 2025
Published: 05 Sep. 2025, 15:38 A disabled person rides a tricycle on Changgwang Street in Pyongyang in this undated file photo [JOONGANG ILBO] The United Nations has expressed concern over grave human rights violations against disabled people in...
‘People can get younger, perhaps even immortal’: Putin’s pursuit of longevity
The Guardian
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September 5, 2025
It was the stuff of Bond villains. Two ageing autocrats, their younger ally in tow, ambled down a red-carpeted ramp before a military parade in Beijing when a hot mic picked up a question that seemed to be on their minds: how long could they keep...
World News | Kim Assures Xi of North Korea's Support for China's Sovereignty, Territorial Interests
Latestly
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September 5, 2025
Beijing [China], September 5 (ANI): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has assured Chinese President Xi Jinping that Pyongyang will back Beijing in defending its sovereignty, territorial integrity and development interests, Al Jazeera reported. The...
North Korea Wipes Away Traces of Kim Jong Un After Putin Meeting
Tempo.co
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September 4, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - North Korean staffers wiped all traces of Kim Jong Un after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing. Items touched by Kim Jong Un were immediately cleaned by his staff. Despite Xi Jinping warmly welcoming...
Chinese president treats North Korean leader to unprecedented private dinner
Korea JoungAng Daily
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September 5, 2025
Published: 05 Sep. 2025, 11:07 Updated: 05 Sep. 2025, 11:08 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before the Victory Day parade in Beijing on Sept. 3. [NEWS1] Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted an exclusive...
A Comedian Was Jailed In The UK For Jokes. Is Britain Now North Korea?
Daily Wire
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September 4, 2025
It’s too early to write any kind of definitive assessment about the “America First” movement. But one observation that we can make — and it’s a very welcome change — is that foreign affairs don’t matter as much to Americans as they once did. The...
North Korea’s Kim vows to support Russian army
BusinessLIVE
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Seoul — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said his country would “fully support” Russia’s army as a “fraternal duty”, and Russian President Vladimir Putin called the two countries’ ties “special”, state media KCNA reported on Thursday. Kim and Putin...
North Korea's Kim Jong-un's aides rush to clean up his DNA after meeting with Vladimir Putin
Irish Mirror
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September 4, 2025
Kim Jong-Un's assistants were observed painstakingly cleaning every surface the North Korean dictator had come into contact with following his encounter with Russian ally Vladimir Putin in Beijing. The duo served as honoured guests at China's most...
North Korea wipes off traces of Kim Jong Un after Beijing meeting with Putin
The Straits Times
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September 4, 2025
SEOUL - After North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, North Korean staff carefully wiped down items touched by the country’s supreme leader in what analysts say is part of a suite of security measures to...
Experts assume it’s to remove traces of the North Korean leader’s DNA as security measure
The New Zealand Herald
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September 4, 2025
During the meeting in Beijing, Putin invited Kim to Russia Kim and Putin appeared to have a friendly meeting where the North Korean leader said he would do “everything to assist” Russia in its war in Ukraine, and Putin said that Kim was welcome to...
North Korea erases all traces of Kim Jong Un after meeting with Putin in Beijing, says Reuters
Ukrainska Pravda
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian ruler Vladimir Putin. Photo: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency RBC concluded in Beijing, North Korean staff carefully wiped off all the items Kim had touched. Source: Reuters Quote from Reuters: "Even...
North Korea wipes traces of Kim after Putin meeting
Financial Review
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September 4, 2025
Seoul | After Kim Jong-un met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, North Korean staffers carefully wiped off items touched by the country’s supreme leader, in what analysts say is part of a suite of security measures to counter foreign...
N Korea wipes traces of Kim after meeting with Putin
BDNews24
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After Kim Jong Un met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, North Korean staffers carefully wiped off items touched by the country's supreme leader, in what analysts say is part of a suite of security measures to counter foreign spies....
North Korea wipes traces of Kim after meeting with Putin
Financial Review
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September 4, 2025
Seoul | After Kim Jong-un met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, North Korean staffers carefully wiped off items touched by the country’s supreme leader, in what analysts say is part of a suite of security measures to counter...
N Korea wipes traces of Kim Jong Un after Beijing meeting with Putin
Japan Today
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September 4, 2025
After Kim Jong Un met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, North Korean staffers carefully wiped off items touched by the country's supreme leader, in what analysts say is part of a suite of security measures to counter foreign spies....