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Nippon Ishin to Submit Anti-Espionage Bill to Extra Diet Session
Newsfrom Japan Politics Oct 1, 2025 23:17 (JST) Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)--Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) plans to submit an anti-espionage bill to an upcoming extraordinary session of the Diet, it was learned Wednesday. The bill...
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The shocking end of 52 years of broadcasts to N. Korea
After 52 years of broadcasting hope into the darkness of North Korea, the silence is deafening. South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) has pulled the plug on these vital transmissions—a decision that left me stunned and dismayed. What...
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‘The North Korean Human Rights Movement Is Facing Its Greatest Crisis since It Began in the 1990s’
Active Citizens, Aid, Asia-Pacific, Civil Society, Crime & Justice, Economy & Trade, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Press Freedom, Religion, TerraViva United Nations Sep 29 2025 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses North...
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Morning Brief: Trump-Netanyahu Meeting, US Revokes Colombian President’s Visa, China and North Korea Pledge Closer Ties
It’s Monday, September 29, 2025, and the week opens with high-stakes talks in Washington as Trump presses Netanyahu on a Gaza ceasefire plan. In Michigan, tragedy struck when an ex-Marine killed four in a church attack. Trump defied Oregon leaders...
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Calls for Strengthening Nuclear Arsenal Amid Evolving Global Tensions
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In a significant address on Saturday, September 27, 2025, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged the nation’s nuclear scientists and technicians to relentlessly enhance and modernize Pyongyang’s “nuclear shield and sword.” Speaking at a meeting...
OPINION – North Korea’s quest for a strong and nuclear state: Implications for Northeast Asian security
North Korea’s claimed status as a de facto nuclear state—backed by closer ties with Russia and pragmatic links to China—has hardened deterrence dynamics and strengthened Pyongyang’s leverage in any future talks with the US, Japan, and South Korea....
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Witness to North Korea executions: ‘He was only 22 and shot for watching and distributing 70 songs and three South Korean TV series’
Article 1 of North Korea’s Reactionary Ideology and Culture Rejection Act, passed in 2020, outlines why Pyongyang believes the legislation is necessary: The law “contributes to the strengthening of our sense of ideology, revolution, and social...
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US-North Korea meeting this year – Seoul official
SEOUL — A meeting between North Korea and the United States on the sidelines of this year’s APEC summit in South Korea “cannot be ruled out,” according to a Seoul foreign ministry official. Ties between Pyongyang and Washington have been in the...
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A public broadcaster's path after losing U.S. funds: Youth sports and less local news
HARRISBURG, S.D. — Kids clambered onto a fire truck painted white, its rooftop sporting a huge stuffed tiger and a flag waving high for Harrisburg High's football team in this suburb of Sioux Falls. People watched college games on the four 50-inch...
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North Korean Hackers Use New AkdoorTea Backdoor to Target Global Crypto Developers
The North Korea-linked threat actors associated with the Contagious Interview campaign have been attributed to a previously undocumented backdoor called AkdoorTea, along with tools like TsunamiKit and Tropidoor. Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET,...
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North Korea urges discipline among officials ahead of party anniversary
Published: 25 Sep. 2025, 12:58 North Korea's ruling party newspaper, the Rodong Sinmun, reported on June 24 that Kim Jong-un presided over the 12th enlarged meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers’ Party, which was held from June 21 to...
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N. Korea urges discipline among officials ahead of party anniversary
North Korea on Thursday urged discipline among ruling party officials, calling on them to earn the people's trust as the country prepares to mark a key party anniversary next month. The Rodong Sinmun, the country's most widely read newspaper, made...
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US Sanctions Myanmar-N. Korea Arms Procurement Network
The US has sanctioned what it described as a “Myanmar arms procurement network” comprising a Myanmar company, its three local staff and a North Korean for facilitating weapons deals between the junta and North Korean arms dealer Korea Mining...
Owner: Aung Zaw
How to drive like a world leader
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The Times
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When Donald J Trump rolls into town, he rolls with the Beast. Almost as distinctive as his crisply manicured hair is the United States of America’s presidential limousine. It lets you know, quite purposefully, that the big man is in town....
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From Crackdowns to Continued Cliffhangers - Health Tech Regulation Is as ‘Healthy’ as Ever
Key Takeaways: HHS indicates that information blocking enforcement is a priority and on the horizon. Permanent Medicare telehealth flexibilities remain elusive. Part 2 compliance obligations loom, with OCR as the new enforcement sheriff in town....
Owner: Aviva Cuyler
North Korean IT Worker Gains Access to Organization’s Network Through Innocent Job Application
In today’s complex threat landscape, adversaries increasingly favor “malware-less” intrusion methods that slip past traditional defenses. One particularly insidious scheme involves North Korean operatives posing as legitimate remote IT...
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un raps officials for delayed completion of landmark hospital in Pyongyang
Published: 24 Sep. 2025, 14:29 The 13th session of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly was held at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on Sept. 20 and 21, the Rodong Sinmun reported on Sept. 22. Leader Kim Jong-un makes a speech at the session...
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N. Korea's Kim chides officials responsible for delay in building general hospital in Pyongyang
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reprimanded officials responsible for delaying the completion of a general hospital in Pyongyang, blaming their "desire for fame" for undermining the ruling party's key project,...
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US sanctions 5 people, 1 group tied to N. Korea missiles
The United States on Thursday sanctioned five people and one entity for their role in generating revenue for North Korea's weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs, despite growing expectations for the resumption of dialogue...
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(LEAD) U.S. sanctions 5 people, 1 entity for role in funding N. Korean WMD, missile programs
(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout) By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- The United States on Thursday sanctioned five people and one entity for their role in generating revenue for North Korea's weapons of mass...
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