Does Kim Jong-un think he’s in Terminator or Top Gun? You be the judge
Tom Cruise must be kicking himself. Just a matter of months before its long-delayed release, Top Gun: Maverick has been gazumped – by an even sleeker, more…
Does Kim Jong-un think he’s in Terminator or Top Gun? You be the judge
Tom Cruise must be kicking himself. Just a matter of months before its long-delayed release, Top Gun: Maverick has been gazumped – by an even sleeker, more…
North Korea testing new intercontinental missile, says US
The official said neither test showed the range or capability of an ICBM, but they were intended to “test elements of this new system” before North Korea…
North Korea to launch spy satellites to keep tabs on US military
Kim Jong-un has declared North Korea will launch a series of reconnaissance satellites to gather information on the military capabilities of the US and its “vassal forces”…
North Korean gardeners sent to gulag for failing to make Kim’s flower bloom on his birthday
North Korean gardeners are being sentenced to spells in labour camps for failing to ensure that thousands of flowers were in full bloom in time for the…
What world leaders are really saying with their oversized tables
Like the EdStone before it, many, many jokes have been made about Putin’s overcompensatory fitment already. Badminton rackets, cats, megaphones and Alan Partridge have been photoshopped in….
North Koreans arrested for disco dancing
The North Korean authorities have reportedly arrested a dance instructor and several of her students for practicing “foreign-style disco dances”. The teacher was accused of encouraging students…
North Korea publishes pictures from space taken on warhead-mounted camera
Another targeted attack on North Korean internet was reported in early January, with every e-mail and website in North Korea temporarily inaccessible. There has been no…
North Korea fires largest missile test since 2017 as it ramps up pressure ahead of Winter Olympics
Experts say the ramping up of tests could be for a multitude of reasons, including trying to pressure the US government amid long-stalled negotiations over the North’s…
North Korea to lead UN nuclear disarmament conference
Nuclear-armed North Korea, which fired two ballistic missiles into the sea on Thursday, will lead the UN Conference on Disarmament later this year. The United Nations said…
Joe Biden targets North Korea’s overseas weapons network with fresh sanctions
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US ambassador to the United Nations, said that the US is also proposing UN sanctions in response to North Korea’s six ballistic missile launches…
North Korea ‘hypersonic’ missile test forces US to ground flights
South Korean officials had questioned the capabilities of the first missile test last week, saying it did not appear to demonstrate the range and manoeuverability claimed in…
Show us your handwriting, demand North Korean officials after graffiti appears calling Kim Jong-un a ‘son of a b—-‘
North Korean officials are demanding handwriting samples from thousands of Pyongyang residents after graffiti appeared insulting supreme leader Kim Jong-un, a rare sign of discontent among the…
Ten years of Kim Jong-un: How the baby-faced dictator grew into an unpredictable nuclear hard man
Unlike his father, Kim has taken the time to cultivate a public persona of a “loving supreme leader who cares about his people’s welfare,” she said, even…
North Korea bans laughing for 11 days of mourning for 10th anniversary of Kim Jong-il’s death
Mourning periods for Kim Jong-il and his father Kim Il-sung, considered to be the father of the nation, are observed annually. Ordinarily, these periods last ten days,…
North Korean police seize long black trench coats in crackdown on stealing Kim Jong-un’s style
Kim Yo-jong, Mr Kim’s younger sister and considered by some to be next in line to rule the country, has also been seen wearing one of the…