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The Independent

 North Korea publicly executed a 22-year-old citizen for listening to and sharing K-pop music and films, according to South Korea.The man from the Hermit Kingdom's South Hwanghae province was publicly executed in 2022 for listening to 70 South Korean songs, watching three films, and distributing them, according to testimonies published in the North Korean Human Rights report released by the South's unification ministry on Thursday.The report – a compilation of testimonies from 649 North Korean defectors – highlights Pyongyang's brutal crackdown on Western influence and information flow into the isolated country.The ban on K-pop to shield citizens from the...

North Korea publicly executed 22-year-old man for watching K-pop

NBC News

SEOUL, Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gave Russian President Vladimir Putin a pair of Pungsan dogs, a local breed, state media KCNA reported Thursday. Kim and Putin were seen looking at the dogs, who were tied to a rose-covered fence, during a segment aired on the state-controlled Korean Central Television on Thursday.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un gives pair of dogs to Putin

The Mirror US

Putin's visit to isolated North Korea included the exchange of lavish gifts - to Kim Jong-un, a new luxury limousine, and in return Putin received two rare Pungsans, a breed largely unknown outside North Korea

Kim Jong-un gifts Vladimir Putin hunting dogs known for 'biting victims in the throat' during visit

The US Sun

SOUTH Korean troops opened fire after North Korean soldiers crossed the border, it emerged today amid escalating tensions. The rivals have been embroiled in Cold War-style campaigns like trash-filled balloon launches and propaganda broadcasts in recent days. Bloodshed and violent confrontations have occasionally occurred at the Koreas’ heavily fortified border, called the Demilitarized Zone. The brief intrusion […]

Gunfire breaks out on North Korean border after Kim Jong-un’s troops cross WW3 flashpoint frontier in major escalation

Insider

Russian President Vladimir Putin gifted Kim the Aurus Senat car during his first to North Korea in 24 years.

Vladimir Putin gifted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a 2nd luxury armored limo — check it out

Fox News

Dozens of North Korean soldiers have crossed into the demilitarized zone that separates the communist dictatorship and South Korea, breaching the no-go zone multiple times this month.

Dozens of North Korean soldiers repeatedly breach forbidden zone with South Korea ahead of Putin visit

Knewz

A newly released human rights report from the South Korean Unification Ministry states that North Korea publicly executed a man for listening to K-pop. Knewz.com has learned that this is only the tip of the iceberg of Kim Jong-un‘s hostile measures against Western and South Korean cultural influence on North Korea. Released on June 27, […]

North Korea Executes Man for Listening to K-Pop, Human Rights Report Shows

 Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un took turns to drive each other around in a Russian-built Aurus limousine on Wednesday 19 June, during the Russian president’s visit to North Korea.Footage shows the two smiling and laughing behind the wheel.Kim also gifted Putin a pair of Pungsan dogs, according to state media.The breed of hunting dogs are native to a region in the northern part of North Korea.Former South Korean president Moon Jae-in also received Pungsan dogs - named “Gomi” and “Songgang” - from Kim in 2018 at a time when inter-Korean relations saw a breakthrough.      Read More               Vladimir Putin has made North Korea trip ‘in desperation’, says US secretary of stateKim Jong-un greets Putin on red carpet as he makes visit to North KoreaWatch: Putin and Kim Jong-un awkwardly debate who gets in car first      

Putin drives Kim Jong-un in luxury Russian-built limousine during North Korea visit

The Hill

Putin’s visit to Pyongyang and then to Vietnam was a colossal strategic blunder and a sign of great weakness.

Opinion: Putin kissing Kim’s ring is a massive strategic blunder

CNN’s Mike Valerio speaks with a North Korean defector who is part of a wider network of activists attempting to get information into North Korea via balloons.

See North Korean defector’s unique way of getting information into hermit kingdom

Reuters

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North Korea warns of new response against South Korean loudspeakers, leaflets

ABC News

At least 30 people are dead and more than 100 were left injured after multiple suicide bombings were carried out in Nigeria, sources said.

At least 30 dead, more than 100 injured after multiple suicide bombings in Nigeria

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The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

SEOUL, South Korea -- Don’t believe the name: The Demilitarized Zone between the two rival Koreas might be the most heavily armed place on earth. Two million mines, barbed wire fences, tank traps and tens of thousands of troops from both countries patrol a divided swath of land 248 kilometers (154 miles) long and 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) wide.

How did North Korean soldiers wander across the world's most heavily guarded border?

The U.S. military condemned Monday's launches, calling on North Korea to put an end to its "unlawful and destabilizing acts."

North Korea tests 2 missiles, 1 reportedly may have fallen on land

The Korean War ended 71 years ago, but North Korea's Kim Jong Un is still cozying up to our adversaries like Russia. Their new agreement is a reminder of the ongoing threat.

US shouldn't sleep on major threat from North Korea

Laredo, TX

Kristy Tallman

LAREDO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the World Trade Bridge intercepted marijuana with a street value exceeding $5.1 million over the weekend.

Massive $5.1 Million Marijuana Seizure at World Trade Bridge: CBP Strikes Big!

North Korean officials wore pins with a portrait of Kim Jong Un in public for the first time in pictures released by state media on Sunday, the latest step in the development of a cult of personality about the leader. The officials, speaking at a key meeting chaired by Kim...

North Korean officials sport Kim Jong Un pins for first time

Seven-time Olympic gold medal swimmer Caeleb Dressel has punched his ticket to the Paris Games this summer. "It'll be a good one. Number three. This is crazy," Dressel told ABC News after touching first in the men's 100-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials last weekend. The 27-year-old opened...

7-time gold medalist swimmer Caeleb Dressel talks pressures of the Paris Olympics spotlight in and out of the pool

ABC News reports on the dwindling clean water supply in one of the world’s largest cities, forcing many residents to resort to drastic measures.

Mexico City residents, faced with water crisis, resort to drastic measures

NewsBreak

N. Koreans seen wearing Kim Jong Un pins for first time, as personality cult grows

SEOUL, South Korea -- For the first time, North Korean officials have been seen wearing lapel pins with the image of leader Kim Jong Un, another...

N. Koreans seen wearing Kim Jong Un pins for first time, as personality cult grows

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