North Korea
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In North Korea, success in politics can be a dangerous thing
People who get too close to the seat of power in North Korea, including the Supreme Leader’s relatives, have a way of ending up dead.
Christoph Bluth, The Conversation
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North Korea launches two ballistic missiles, says Seoul
The missiles traveled about 500 kilometers at a maximum altitude of 550 kilometers before landing in the East Sea.
Scroll Staff
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North Korea launches ballistic missile in Sea of Japan
Last week, Pyongyang had launched series of missiles in retaliation to joint military exercises by the United States and South Korea.
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Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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TISS suspended Dalit PhD scholar for protesting Centre’s policies, alleges student body
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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North Korea calls US-South Korea military exercises ‘open provocation’ to escalate tensions
Pyongyang sees the military drills in the Korean peninsula as an invasion rehearsal and has retaliated with test-fire missile launches.
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India expresses concern as North Korea launches missiles capable of carrying nuclear warhead
New Delhi told the United Nations Security Council that it supports denuclearisation in the region.
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North Korea says 50 citizens have died due to ‘fever-causing illness’
While the country has not named the disease, it said one of the deceased patients had tested positive for the Omicron variant.
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Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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North Korea successfully tests two cruise missiles, US calls it ‘provocation’
North Korea has tested six missiles in January, the highest in a month.
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Kim Jong Un’s decade in power has been marked by starvation, repression and brutality
The young dictator, who turns 38 on January 8, has the capacity to surpass even the ghastly death tolls of his father and grandfather.
Sung-Yoon Lee, The Conversation
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The rise and rise of ‘first sister’ Kim Yo-jong in North Korea
The youngest child of the country’s former supreme leader Kim Jong-il is widely thought of as a possible successor to her older brother Kim Jong-un.
Sojin Lim, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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North Korea successfully tests new long-range cruise missiles, US calls it potential threat
The missiles flew 1,500 km for 7,580 seconds.
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‘Don’t provoke if you want good night’s sleep’: North Korea warns US, South Korea on military drill
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister issued a statement criticising both the countries for holding military exercises.
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US ‘hasn’t seen’ North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently, says Mike Pompeo
He added there was ‘a real risk’ of a famine in the isolated country amid the coronavirus outbreak, and that Washington was closely monitoring the situation.
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The Field
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game