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A drawing showing stick men figures shooting a drone, on one page of the North Korean soldier’s diary.

North Korean diary reveals use of horrific tactic in Ukraine war

The diary of the dead soldier described the reckless tactic, along with expressions of love for Kim Jong-un and a “longing” to return to his homeland.

  • James Kilner

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Year 12 students Kim Jhanggui (right), 17, and Jo Kyeongfa (left), 18, say the school’s education has helped them connect with their Korean identity.

‘In here you only learn about the good things’: Inside a North Korean school

At Aichi Korean Middle and High School, teachers and students are fighting to preserve their identity, while the outside world is suspicious of their ties to a hostile dictatorship.

  • Lisa Visentin, Stella Perry and Christopher Jue
Defectors prepare to release balloons carrying leaflets and a banner denouncing Kim Jong-un in 2016. Such continued campaigns have enraged the Kim regime.

A North Korean voice Kim Jong-un would love to silence

Kim Seongmin was on his way to Pyongyang for certain execution when he jumped out of the window. What he did next has infuriated the North Korean leader.

  • Choe Sang-Hun
North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un (centre), posing with troops during an inspection at a training base of the Korean People’s Army’s special operations forces in the western region, at an undisclosed location in North Korea.

50,000 Russian and North Korean troops mass ahead of attack: US intel

Russia is losing an estimated 1200 soldiers a day. Enter the “alternative pipeline”: North Koreans in Russian uniform.

  • Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt and Michael Schwirtz
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Ukraine allowed to use US weapons if North Korea joins Russia’s fight, says Pentagon

NATO has confirmed North Korean troops are in Russia’s Kursk region, fanning Western concerns the conflict in Ukraine could widen.

  • Phil Stewart and Andrew Gray
Zelensky says North Korean troops are being prepared to fight with Russia in Ukraine.

Zelensky warns 10,000 North Korean troops preparing to fight with Russia

The Kyiv Post and Interfax-Ukraine this week quoted intelligence sources saying six North Korean officers were killed on the Russian frontline in Ukraine on October 3.

  • Rob Harris
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Then president Donald Trump, right, listens to Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, left, at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

Ever wondered why Trump likes dictators? This three-star general can tell you

In his only interview with the Australian media, the former national security adviser talks about Donald Trump’s attempts at self-worth.

  • Peter Hartcher
Kim Jong-un, centre, on an inspecting visit at what they say is an institute of nuclear weapons and a facility for nuclear materials at an undisclosed location in North Korea.

Kim Jong-un shown in first photos of uranium enrichment site

“It shows how advanced their enrichment capability has become and gives greater credibility to their ability to increasing their nuclear weapons arsenals.”

  • Hyunsu Yim and Josh Smith
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, centre with his daughter Kim Ju Ae, attend a military parade to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the Korean People’s Army in February 2023.

Kim Jong-un ‘training’ his young daughter to be his successor

Believed to be about 11 years old, Kim Ju-ae, was first revealed by her father in November 2022 and has since been mingling with top generals at major military events.

  • Nicola Smith
Vladimir Putin is feeling the heat.

‘Bad spiral’: Feeling the heat in Ukraine, Putin turns up the temperature elsewhere on the West

Some analysts worry that Western desensitisation to Putin’s warnings, particularly about using nuclear weapons, has created a precarious situation.

  • Paul Sonne

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