North Koreans Ordered To Identify Women With "Un-Socialist" Breasts

Authorities in North Korea have been ordered to identify women with "un-socialist" and "bourgeois" breast implants, The Telegraph reports, citing local media. Illustration: Sanjeev DasUndercover agents are now groping for 'enhanced' women, as well...

Did North Korea threaten to nuke Israel over Greta Thunberg?

Misbar traced the claim to a platform called Pamphlets, which describes itself as "a communist news media project" aimed at spreading propaganda to counter what it calls lies about communism [Getty] A viral claim on social media alleged last week...

North Korea preparing military parade for ruling party's 80th anniversary

BEIJING - North Korea is preparing to hold a large-scale military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea on Oct. 10, a source close to South Korea's armed forces said Thursday. The source said the North may stage...

Kim, kimchi and machine guns: Russia exhibits North Korean art

Stirring depictions of North Korean soldiers and their Russian comrades resisting a hostile West dominate a Moscow exhibition celebrating increasingly close ties with Pyongyang. The walls of Moscow's Museum of Decorative Arts are lined with...

North Korea pledges support for Russia amid deepening military ties

Published: 02 Oct. 2025, 16:31 Updated: 02 Oct. 2025, 17:38 North Korean Defense Minister No Kwang-chol, third from right, and Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, fourth from left, attend an unveiling ceremony for a monument dedicated to the...

Lao President Set to Visit North Korea for Party Anniversary, Date Unconfirmed

Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith is expected to make an official visit to North Korea this month at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. This trip would mark a significant moment in the two countries’ long-standing diplomatic...

Laos' leader to visit North Korea to mark key party anniversary: KCNA

Published: 02 Oct. 2025, 16:47 Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, right, meets with Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central...

North Korea threat highlighted amid South Korea success

North Korea is on the verge of developing an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of striking the United States. The surviving, struggling communist totalitarian state has been steadily, relentlessly developing missiles with expanding...

Negotiating with North Korea in the Shadow of Great Power Rivalry

The United States and South Korea have converged on the idea of dialogue with North Korea. But can it work? Will it? U.S. President Donald Trump has repeated his intention to meet North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, while Elbridge Colby, the...

US Army secretary calls North Korea, China ‘basic threats’ in region

US Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll has said North Korea and China are both “basic threats” in regional security as President Donald Trump’s administration might seek to adjust the role of American troops stationed in South Korea to better...

(LEAD) Laos' leader to visit N. Korea to mark key party anniv.: KCNA

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout; CHANGES photo) SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- Laos' President Thongloun Sisoulith will visit North Korea to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the North's ruling Workers' Party of Korea, state media...

Laotian leader to visit N. Korea to mark key party anniv.: KCNA

SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith will visit North Korea to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the North's ruling Workers' Party of Korea, state media reported Thursday. The Laotian leader will visit the North at...

Laotian leader to visit N. Korea to mark key party anniversary: KCNA

Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith will visit North Korea to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the North's ruling Workers' Party of Korea, state media reported Thursday. The Laotian leader will visit the North at the invitation of North...

North Korea's FM vows to bolster diplomatic exchanges, cooperation with China

Published: 02 Oct. 2025, 09:01 North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui, left, shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi as they meet for talks in Beijing on Sept. 28. [KCNA] North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui has vowed efforts...

U.S. Army secretary calls N. Korea, China both 'basic threats' in region

By Lee Minji PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll has said North Korea and China are both "basic threats" in regional security as President Donald Trump's administration might seek to adjust the...

N. Korea's FM vows to bolster diplomatic exchanges, cooperation with China

North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui has vowed efforts to strengthen diplomatic exchanges and cooperation with China in her congratulatory message to China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, on China's key anniversary, state media reported Thursday....

(LEAD) N. Korean defense chief voices 'full support' for Russia in meeting with Moscow counterpart

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 2 paras) SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's Defense Minister No Kwang-chol has expressed "full support" for Russia in its efforts to defend its sovereignty and interests, during a meeting with his Russian...

‘Bourgeois’ breast implants: North Korea targets underground cosmetic surgeries

North Korean women are being punished for undergoing underground cosmetic surgeries as Kim Jong Un deems breast implants a “bourgeois” indulgence. The city of Sariwon, which is 75km from the capital Pyongyang, is cracking down on illegal breast...

Gérald Depardieu TV Investigation Heads To Court As Press Freedom Body Says Trial Sets Dangerous Precedent: “This Lawsuit Is Similar To A SLAPP”

A bombshell 2023 TV investigation into alleged sexual misconduct by French actor Gérard Depardieu was being scrutinized by judges in Paris on Thursday following allegations by the actor that footage in a key segment was manipulated. The 54-minute...

North Korea Cracks Down on Cosmetic Surgery, Targets Breast Implants as "Capitalist" Acts

In a sweeping move to reinforce ideological control, North Korea has launched a severe crackdown on women undergoing cosmetic surgeries, with a particular focus on breast augmentation procedures. The Kim Jong Un regime has branded these surgeries...