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Xi and Kim Highlight Unshakeable Friendship in Beijing Meeting

Xi and Kim Highlight Unshakeable Friendship in Beijing Meeting

Thu 4 Sept 2025 10:44 CEST

North Korea's dictator Kim Jong-Un does not often leave his homeland. Now he is in Beijing, where he has attended this week's massive military parade and met China's president Xi Jinping

Putin Open to Meeting Zelensky in Moscow

Putin Open to Meeting Zelensky in Moscow

Wed 3 Sept 2025 16:32 CEST

Putin says he is ready to meet with Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyj – if he comes to Moscow.

Kim Jong-Un's Daughter Kim Ju-Ae Steps into Global Spotlight

Kim Jong-Un's Daughter Kim Ju-Ae Steps into Global Spotlight

Wed 3 Sept 2025 14:00 CEST

The teenage girl Kim Ju-Ae has accompanied dad Kim Jong-Un to Beijing – and is thus stepping out onto the world political scene. The dictator's daughter is believed to be next in line in the succession order of closed North Korea's power dynasty

Putin and Kim Discuss Ukraine War in Beijing Meeting

Putin and Kim Discuss Ukraine War in Beijing Meeting

Wed 3 Sept 2025 08:28 CEST

Russia's offensive war in Ukraine is on the agenda when Russia's and North Korea's Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-Un meet one on one in Beijing. The meeting takes place after the two leaders attended a large military parade there

Kim, Putin, and Xi Attend China's Military Parade Unveiling New Weapons

Kim, Putin, and Xi Attend China's Military Parade Unveiling New Weapons

Wed 3 Sept 2025 03:47 CEST

North Korea's dictator Kim Jong-Un and Russia's president Vladimir Putin flanked their Chinese colleague Xi Jingping at a massive military parade in Beijing.

Xi, Kim, and Putin Unite in Beijing for Military Parade

Xi, Kim, and Putin Unite in Beijing for Military Parade

Tue 2 Sept 2025 20:08 CEST

Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-Un – side by side in public for the first time. At a military power demonstration in Beijing, a united front is to be shown in a revamped world order

Kim Jong-Un's Armored Train: North Korea's Air Force One on Rails

Kim Jong-Un's Armored Train: North Korea's Air Force One on Rails

Tue 2 Sept 2025 11:25 CEST

When North Korea's dictator arrived in Beijing, he had once again traveled with the legendary armored train. This is what we know about the Kim family's favorite mode of transportation

2,000 North Korean Soldiers Reported Dead in Ukraine War

2,000 North Korean Soldiers Reported Dead in Ukraine War

Tue 2 Sept 2025 07:20 CEST

Approximately 2,000 North Korean soldiers are estimated to have died when they fought for Moscow in the Russian war of attack in Ukraine. This according to information from South Korea's intelligence service as reported by the parliamentarian Lee Seong-Kweun

Xi and Putin Reaffirm Strong Ties During Beijing Meeting

Xi and Putin Reaffirm Strong Ties During Beijing Meeting

Tue 2 Sept 2025 07:17 CEST

When Russia's president Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing for meetings with the Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday, he was welcomed by the latter as an "old friend".

Kim Jong-Un Visits China for Military Parade

Kim Jong-Un Visits China for Military Parade

Tue 2 Sept 2025 02:39 CEST

Russian Delegation Visits North Korea to Strengthen Ties

Russian Delegation Visits North Korea to Strengthen Ties

Thu 14 Aug 2025 18:51 CEST

A Russian delegation, led by Vice Culture Minister Andrej Maluisjev, has landed in North Korea on Thursday, reports state Russian media.

Russia Launches Monthly Direct Flights to North Korea

Russia Launches Monthly Direct Flights to North Korea

Sun 27 Jul 2025 12:16 CEST

Kim Jong Un Urges North Korean Military to Prepare for Real War

Kim Jong Un Urges North Korean Military to Prepare for Real War

Thu 24 Jul 2025 08:34 CEST

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un urged his military to be ready "for real war" as he oversaw a military exercise, reported the North Korean state media on Thursday.

Kim Jong-Un Calls North Korea Warship Launch Accident a Criminal Act

Kim Jong-Un Calls North Korea Warship Launch Accident a Criminal Act

Thu 22 May 2025 03:12 CEST

Kim Sends North Korean Workers to Russia Amid Labor Shortage

Kim Sends North Korean Workers to Russia Amid Labor Shortage

Mon 5 May 2025 08:49 CEST

Russia has received both weapons and soldiers from North Korea. Now the dictatorship is also sending thousands of workers to help their friends in Moscow

Zelensky Calls Latest Meeting with Trump the Most Substantial

Zelensky Calls Latest Meeting with Trump the Most Substantial

Sat 3 May 2025 11:07 CEST

The latest meeting between Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyj and the US's Donald Trump was the most substantial, according to Zelenskyj. The Ukrainian believes that Trump has changed his view on things – and they are said to have discussed sanctions

North Korea Confirms Involvement in Russia-Ukraine War

North Korea Confirms Involvement in Russia-Ukraine War

Mon 28 Apr 2025 00:16 CEST

North Korea is part of the war between Russia and Ukraine, the country confirms after many ifs and buts. Russia's President Putin thanks his "Korean friends" for help in the battles in Kursk

Sweden's Role in Trump's North Korea Diplomacy Efforts

Sweden's Role in Trump's North Korea Diplomacy Efforts

Sun 27 Apr 2025 21:04 CEST

The Trump administration has quietly held discussions and consulted external experts to potentially resume dialogue with North Korea, according to a high-ranking American official and three other sources for Axios.

Kim Jong-Un's Sister Dismisses Nuclear Disarmament as Fantasy

Kim Jong-Un's Sister Dismisses Nuclear Disarmament as Fantasy

Wed 9 Apr 2025 09:05 CEST

Those who believe that North Korea would abandon its nuclear weapons are daydreaming, according to the influential sister of the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un.

Russian Security Council Chair Shoygu Meets Kim Jong-Un in North Korea

Russian Security Council Chair Shoygu Meets Kim Jong-Un in North Korea

Fri 21 Mar 2025 08:47 CET

Russia's former Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu is visiting North Korea, reports the state-controlled news agency Tass on Thursday night.

Russia's Sergey Shoygu Meets Kim Jong-Un in North Korea

Russia's Sergey Shoygu Meets Kim Jong-Un in North Korea

Fri 21 Mar 2025 03:52 CET

Russia's former Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu is visiting North Korea, reports the state-controlled news agency Tass on Thursday night.

Kim shows off nuclear submarine - "threat to the USA"

Kim shows off nuclear submarine - "threat to the USA"

Sat 8 Mar 2025 10:05 CET

North Korea has for the first time shown off a nuclear-powered submarine under construction.

North Korea's sailors were not allowed to go ashore for ten years

North Korea's sailors were not allowed to go ashore for ten years

Wed 26 Feb 2025 05:55 CET

Verbal and physical abuse – and sometimes as much as a decade without being able to set foot on land. In defiance of the UN's sanctions, North Koreans are subjected to forced labor and severe human rights violations on board Chinese vessels, according to a report

Trump's New World Order: Might Makes Right

Trump's New World Order: Might Makes Right

Sun 16 Feb 2025 16:05 CET

Donald Trump's USA is threatening to take over territories, severing ties to UN agencies, shutting out negotiating partners and intimidating with punitive tariffs. Much suggests that we are heading into a new, transactional world order where the strong have advantages