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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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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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: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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.
Scroll Staff
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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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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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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.
Scroll Staff
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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.
Scroll Staff
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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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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces
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IPL 2024: Marcus Stoinis helps Lucknow breach the Chennai fortress with unbeaten century
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification