Luxury,lobsters,and armour-plating:Inside Kim Jong-un’s train to Russia

Luxury,lobsters,and armour-plating:Inside Kim Jong-un’s train to Russia

Like his father and grandfather,the North Korean leader has predominantly travelled internationally in a specially manufactured train – an unusual mode of transport for a 21st-century world leader.

  • byAdam Taylor

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Up to 2000 North Koreans could be tortured after repatriation from China

Up to 2000 North Koreans could be tortured after repatriation from China

Cameras with facial recognition technology have made freedom even more elusive for North Koreans who have managed to cross the border into China.

  • byNicola Smith
North Korea’s Kim visits missile tests as ‘invasion rehearsal’ drills begin

North Korea’s Kim visits missile tests as ‘invasion rehearsal’ drills begin

North Korea is deeply opposed to the annual military drills involving the US and South Korea,which it considers practice runs for an invasion.

  • byHyung-Jin Kim
‘Disillusioned’:North Korea claims US soldier defected because of inequality in America

‘Disillusioned’:North Korea claims US soldier defected because of inequality in America

It’s the regime’s first official confirmation of detention of Private 2nd Class Travis King,who bolted across the border while on a tour on July 18.

North Korean leader flanked by Russian,Chinese delegates at missile parade

North Korean leader flanked by Russian,Chinese delegates at missile parade

Kim Jong-un’s biggest weapons were saved for the end:new ICBMs that were flight-tested recently and demonstrated ranges that could reach deep into the US mainland.

  • byKim Tong-hyung
US soldier detained in North Korea after ‘wilfully’ crossing border during tour

US soldier detained in North Korea after ‘wilfully’ crossing border during tour

The UN Command tweeted that the US citizen was on a tour to the Korean border village of Panmunjom and crossed the border without authorisation.

  • byHyung-Jin Kim,Kim Tong-Hyung andTara Copp
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‘I guess it is not a war’:Evacuation alerts,false alarm causes panic in Seoul after North Korea launch

‘I guess it is not a war’:Evacuation alerts,false alarm causes panic in Seoul after North Korea launch

Wailing air raid sirens rattled residents of Seoul early on Wednesday after North Korea launched what it said was a spy satellite.

  • byJu-min Park
From one dictator dad to another:Monica’s lost childhood in North Korea

From one dictator dad to another:Monica’s lost childhood in North Korea

Monica Macias was just seven when her African despot father left her with another feared leader,Kim Il-sung.

  • byJulia Llewellyn Smith
Kim regime warns Japan over ‘dangerous’ security strategy

Kim regime warns Japan over ‘dangerous’ security strategy

Japan unveiled its biggest military build-up since World War II this week. North Korea says it changes everything.

  • bySoo-hyang Choi
Kim Jong-un shows daughter for the first time at ballistic missile test

Kim Jong-un shows daughter for the first time at ballistic missile test

Striking photos show the North Korean leader hand-in-hand with his daughter,whose existence has never been publicly confirmed before.

  • byJosh Smith
APEC summit disrupted by Kim’s ballistic missile landing near Japan

APEC summit disrupted by Kim’s ballistic missile landing near Japan

Anthony Albanese said North Korea violated multiple UN resolutions and must stop,while the Japanese PM said the provocation cannot be condoned.

  • byPoppy McPherson andPanu Wongcha-um