Kim Jong Un tested a new rocket that could hit Seoul — and may aid Russia against Ukraine

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The Korean People's Army conducts an artillery firing drill in North Korea.
The Korean People's Army conducts an artillery firing drill in North Korea.

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North Korea censored footage of a benign English gardening show because its presenter was wearing jeans

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Titchmarsh Censored
A screengrab from North Korean TV shows UK gardening show presenter Alan Titchmarsh's jeans blurred out.

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See Kim Jong Un showing off a new tank

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sits inside a tank
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sits inside a tank during a military demonstration involving tank units, in North Korea.

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Bleak images show snapshots of daily life in the closed world of North Korea

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A man using a pair of binoculars to look toward the North Korean city of Namyang from the city of Tumen in northeast China's Jilin Province.
A man with a pair of binoculars looking toward the North Korean city of Namyang from the city of Tumen in Jilin province, northeast China.

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North Korea's ramped up weapons testing is running through a 'to-do' list, US official says as it issues new warnings

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This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 16, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspecting a launching drill of the medium-and-long range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 at an undisclosed location.
This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 16, 2017, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspecting a launching dr

North Korea's military is getting more than weapons testing can offer by letting Russia fire its missiles at Ukraine

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A missile launch is seen at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated photo released on October 10, 2022.
A missile launch is seen at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated photo released on October 10, 2022.

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The loophole that lets North Korea skip sanctions and sell products to the US

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North Koreans making false eyelashes generate millions for their country. The cheap, high-quality product is lucrative for the secretive country. Here's how it's sidestepping international sanctions.

Satellite photos appear to show that North Korea has paused supplying artillery shells to Russia, reports say

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Kim and Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un

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The US mocked Russia for its motley cast of allies in Ukraine. It's not laughing any more.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (L) visit a construction site of the Angara rocket launch complex on September 13, 2023 in Tsiolkovsky, Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Angara rocket launch complex on September 13, 2023, in Tsiolkovsky, Russia.

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North Korea's twice-failed spy satellite is now up and running, aerospace experts say

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A rocket is seen mid-launch, with flame and a cloud of smoke at its base, and two pylons either side against a dark background.
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