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Historic First Direct Flight from Moscow to Pyongyang Lands in North Korea
Pravda.ru
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July 29, 2025
Historic First Direct Flight from Moscow to Pyongyang Lands in North Korea On July 29, 2025, the first-ever direct passenger flight from Moscow to Pyongyang touched down in the North Korean capital, marking a symbolic milestone in strengthening...
Arizona Woman Gets 8 Years for Helping North Korean Spies Infiltrate U.S. Companies in $17M Scheme
Townhall
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July 28, 2025
An Arizona woman was sentenced to prison for helping North Korean operatives infiltrate U.S. companies—putting American national security and jobs at risk-- at a time when foreign adversaries are becoming increasingly bold, this case highlights...
Russia's Resources Minister Visits North Korea On First Direct Moscow-Pyongyang Flight
MENAFN
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July 29, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, July 29 (IANS) Russia's Natural Resources minister has visited North Korea for a meeting on trade and technology cooperation, travelling aboard the first flight of the resumed direct air route between Moscow and Pyongyang,...
North Korea Says Kim-Trump Ties Are ‘Not Bad’ but It’s Not Giving up Its Nuclear Weapons
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 29, 2025
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dismissed the US's intent to resume diplomacy on North Korea’s denuclearization, as she urged Washington to accept her country as a nuclear weapons state and find a new approach to restart...
Lavrov Addresses Brotherly Ties with North Korea
MENAFN
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July 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has identified North Korea as one of Moscow’s most dependable partners in Asia, emphasizing the longstanding fraternal and military connections between the two nations. He commended Pyongyang’s...
North Korea says Kim-Trump ties ‘not bad’ but it’s not giving up its nuclear weapons
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 29, 2025
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dismissed the US's intent to resume diplomacy on North Korea's denuclearisation, as she urged Washington to accept her country as a nuclear weapons state and find a new approach to restart...
Corporate Offices Targeted In Deadly NYC Shooting
Forbes
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This is a published version of Forbes’ Careers Newsletter. Click here to subscribe and get it in your inbox every Tuesday. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the now-deceased shooting suspect likely targeted the NFL’s ... More office in...
Kim Jong Un’s sister says Trump must accept North Korea as a nuclear weapons state
The Independent
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July 29, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
‘They know what they need to do’: Montemurro out to take care of unfinished business
The Sydney Morning Herald
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July 30, 2025
Hey, at least South Korea isn’t sudden death this time. Although sudden death twice removed is surely still somewhere on the spectrum of needing a win or facing potentially fatal consequences. The consequences of losing the final group tie to...
North Korea will 'never give up' nuclear weapons as Kim mocks US peace talks
Daily Star
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July 29, 2025
Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has openly dismissed the United States' aspirations to rekindle diplomatic efforts aimed at North Korea's denuclearisation. She has called on Washington to recognise her...
North Korea’s Foreign Trade Volume Estimated at 3.72 Trillion Won Last Year
Business Korea
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July 28, 2025
North Korea’s foreign trade volume last year decreased by 2.6% compared to the previous year, totaling $2.69611 billion (approximately 3.7214 trillion won). Exports increased while imports decreased, resulting in a reduced trade deficit. According...
‘Nukes or Nothing’: North Korea Mocks Trump's Peace Dream, Shuts Door On Denuclearisation Talks
The Times of India
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Dying Fan Gifts Sanjay Dutt ₹72 Cr | His Unexpected Reaction Breaks The Internet Veteran actor Sanjay Dutt revealed that a Mumbai-based die-hard admirer, Nisha Patil, left him property worth ₹72 crore in her will—despite having no personal...
AI deepfakes pose growing threat to company hiring processes
WRAL 5 - North Carolina
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July 29, 2025
People use artificial intelligence for all different types of things. It includes deepfake technology to make people look and sound however they want. Companies are faced with scammers using AI to disguise themselves in video interviews, get hired...
North Korea rejects new South Korean leader’s peace overtures
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea on Monday rejected the new South Korean president’s proposal for talks, saying that his policy toward the North was no different than that of his ousted predecessor, under whom relations had plunged to the lowest...
N. Korean workers at Chinese fisheries surrender 90% of wages to state
Daily NK
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July 28, 2025
A new investigation reveals that North Korean workers dispatched to Chinese fisheries were forced to surrender 80-90% of their wages to the state, receiving only 10-20% for living expenses. Seafood produced through what amounts to forced labor has...
North Korea says Trump-Kim ties 'not bad,' urges US new approach
Yahoo Finance
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(Bloomberg) — North Korea said relations between its leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump are “not bad” but any attempt to resume dialogue between the two countries should start from recognizing the North as a nuclear power. Most Read...
(3rd LD) N. Korea says ties between N.K.-U.S. leaders 'not bad' but rejects denuclearization talks
Yonhap News Agency
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July 29, 2025
(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in 14th para; ADDS byline) By Lee Minji and Park Boram SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said Tuesday personal ties between the leaders of the North and the United...
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Radio silence: Trump’s fund cuts gift Kim Jong-un a tighter grip on North Korea’s ‘mind apartheid’
Firstpost
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July 29, 2025
In the world’s hermit kingdom, the rulers appear anything but hermits — the face allegations of relentlessly hounding their hapless citizens in a, what many describe as, barbaric fashion, crushing human rights as a hippopotamus crushes a...
North Korea closes exchange centers amid currency crisis
News.Az
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Foreign currency service centers near markets and foreign-currency shops in North Korea are being consolidated. This move seems to stem from the authorities' increasing difficulty in managing exchange rates, which have been continuing to surge....
Kim Yo Jong spurns Seoul’s overtures, and US targets North Korean laptop farms
NK News
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July 29, 2025
North Korea broke its relative silence about the new South Korean administration of Lee Jae-myung on Monday, with the DPRK leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong dismissing the president’s peace overtures and attacking Seoul’s alliance with the U.S. NK News...