🇰🇵 The North Korea Thread

[blueharvest]

North Korean officials seek medicine for Kim's health problems related to obesity, Seoul says

South Korea's spy agency says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has regained weight and has obesity-related health problems, including high blood pressure and diabetes

abcnews.go.com

 

[Iceman]

Kim Jong Un wants Trump back, elite defector tells BBC

The highest-ranking defector to escape North Korea in years, Ri Il Kyu has met Kim Jong Un seven times.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[blueharvest]

North Korea floods: Putin pledges aid after Kim Jong-un rebuffs Seoul’s offer of assistance

North Korean state media has accused South Korean outlets of spreading rumours about flood damage and casualty numbers

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

North Korea threatens America with "serious consequences" after DNC warning

North Korea accused the U.S. of escalating tensions with South Korea amid Kamala Harris' comments at the DNC, where she called Kim Jong Un a "tyrant".

www.newsweek.com

 

[Hobgoblin]

Shush, Un. Sit down.

 

[Lily Adler]

Shush, Un. Sit down.

Give him an iPad, he'll shut up.

 

[Hobgoblin]

And a juice box

 

[blueharvest]

US soldier who fled to North Korea to admit desertion as part of plea deal

Travis King, who was repatriated after crossing border in 2023, will admit four other charges, with nine more dropped

www.theguardian.com

 

[:eek:]

Smile at your peril: N. Korea assesses ideological weaknesses of Olympics athletes - Daily NK English

North Korean athletes who competed in the Paris Summer Olympics are being scrutinized for any ideological shortcomings in Pyongyang.

www.dailynk.com

 

[blueharvest]

North Korea may have executed officials over flood response, reports say

South Korea’s intelligence service says it has ‘detected signs’ Kim Jong-un ordered executions of 20 to 30 officials

www.theguardian.com

 

[squeekness]

North Korea may have executed officials over flood response, reports say

South Korea’s intelligence service says it has ‘detected signs’ Kim Jong-un ordered executions of 20 to 30 officials

www.theguardian.com

And this would be surprising...how?

 

[blueharvest]

Leaders of South Korea, New Zealand strongly condemn expanding North Korea-Russia military ties

The leaders of South Korea and New Zealand have strongly condemned the deepening military ties between North Korea and Russia.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Xi and Putin send greetings to Kim Jong Un on North Korea's founding anniversary

Ahead of the anniversary, Kim underscored the importance of strengthening naval power as he toured a naval base construction site, state media reported.

www.google.com

 

[:eek:]

Sobbing young North Korean girls are publicly punished and humiliated

Resurfaced footage has revealed how North Korean girls get publicly humiliated and punished for watching South Korean media.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[blueharvest]

North Korean hackers target Python devs with malware disguised as coding tests — hack has been underway for a year

Fake Python job opportunities used to attack programmers

www.tomshardware.com

 

[blueharvest]

North Korea's nuclear capabilities advancing rapidly: US general

Lieutenant General Xavier Brunson's warning follows the release of photos appearing to confirm a second uranium enrichment site.

www.newsweek.com

 

[blueharvest]

North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean road on its side of border, South says

Seoul had warned that Pyongyang was getting ready to blow up the roads amid escalating tensions after the North accused its rival of sending drones over the country’s capital.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

North Korea threatens to declare war with South Korea

Pyongyang accused South Korea of sending a drone into North Korean territory.

www.newsweek.com

 

[:eek:]

North Korea Deploys a New Weapon Against the South: Unbearable Noise

Relations between the neighbors have sunk to the lowest level in years. Now, Pyongyang is blaring eerie sounds across the border that villagers say is making their lives hell.

www.nytimes.com

 

[blueharvest]

Ukraine war briefing: Biden urges Xi to dissuade North Korea from deepening Russian support

In their final meeting, the US president pressed China’s leader to prevent North Korea from further escalation in Ukraine. What we know on day 998

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

Language barriers and inexperience may hamper North Korean troops on Russia’s battlefield

The troops could boost Russia’s depleted forces, but North Korea’s vast army has not seen major combat since the Korean War, and most do not speak Russian.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Hobgoblin]

This is going to come back and bite North Korea hard. We'll see how that shakes up the Asian countries.

 

[blueharvest]

North Korea orders mass production of attack drones after seeing Russia's tactics up close

News that North Korea is ramping up drone production comes a week after a Ukrainian official told BI its soldiers were getting training from Russia.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[blueharvest]

North Korea Deploys a New Weapon Against the South: Unbearable Noise

Relations between the neighbors have sunk to the lowest level in years. Now, Pyongyang is blaring eerie sounds across the border that villagers say is making their lives hell.

www.nytimes.com

We've all had that really loud neighbor that wouldn't shut up at some point in our lives, you know?

 

[blueharvest]

North Korean leader calls for expanding nuclear forces in face of alleged US threats

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has renewed his call for a “limitless” expansion of his military nuclear program to counter what he characterizes as U.S.-led threats

abcnews.go.com