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US confirms North Korea behind record-breaking $1.5B crypto heist from Bybit

US confirms North Korea behind record-breaking $1.5B crypto heist from Bybit

FBI calls on crypto industry to block transactions linked to TraderTraitor cyber activity, listing associated addresses

US confirms North Korea behind record-breaking $1.5B crypto heist from Bybit
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin February 27, 2025
UN envoy warns funding cuts will impair work of North Korean human rights NGOs

UN envoy warns funding cuts will impair work of North Korean human rights NGOs

Elizabeth Salmon calls for governments and private donors to provide support after US freezes billions in foreign aid

UN envoy warns funding cuts will impair work of North Korean human rights NGOs
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer February 27, 2025
Kim Jong Un says army must learn from ‘combat experience’ on modern battlefields

Kim Jong Un says army must learn from ‘combat experience’ on modern battlefields

North Korean leader hints at Ukraine war deployment during visit to school displaying posters on ‘exterminating’ South

Kim Jong Un says army must learn from ‘combat experience’ on modern battlefields
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 26, 2025
North Korean delegations to Russia eye sanctions cooperation, VIP flats, horses

North Korean delegations to Russia eye sanctions cooperation, VIP flats, horses

Workers’ Party agrees to strengthen ties with Russia’s ruling party, as DPRK diplomats tour lodgings in Moscow

North Korean delegations to Russia eye sanctions cooperation, VIP flats, horses
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin February 26, 2025
North Korean firm advertises illegal restaurants in China and Cambodia

North Korean firm advertises illegal restaurants in China and Cambodia

DPRK magazine states Tongnam Trading Company runs ‘scores’ of restaurants overseas, despite UN sanctions against this

North Korean firm advertises illegal restaurants in China and Cambodia
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll February 26, 2025
North Koreans mourn police officer in rare mass display of grief for non-leader

North Koreans mourn police officer in rare mass display of grief for non-leader

State media glorifies security official who died saving young boy in unusual effort to foster loyalty for the regime

North Koreans mourn police officer in rare mass display of grief for non-leader
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung February 25, 2025
UK sanctions North Korean defense officials over troop deployment to Russia

UK sanctions North Korean defense officials over troop deployment to Russia

Australia, New Zealand and Canada also announce measures, but US sits out as Trump takes friendlier stance toward Moscow

UK sanctions North Korean defense officials over troop deployment to Russia
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy February 25, 2025
Kim Jong Un says army obedience top priority as troops fight in Russia’s war

Kim Jong Un says army obedience top priority as troops fight in Russia’s war

North Korean leader visits Kim Il Sung University of Politics to check soldier education but doesn’t mention deployment

Kim Jong Un says army obedience top priority as troops fight in Russia’s war
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 25, 2025
DPRK supplying half of Russia’s munitions with more arms to come: Ukraine

DPRK supplying half of Russia’s munitions with more arms to come: Ukraine

Kyiv assessed North Korean missiles have shown significant improvements as Australia, New Zealand sanction Moscow

DPRK supplying half of Russia’s munitions with more arms to come: Ukraine
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin February 24, 2025
North Korean fishermen hidden on Chinese trawlers in Indian Ocean for years: NGO

North Korean fishermen hidden on Chinese trawlers in Indian Ocean for years: NGO

New report reveals DPRK exploits maritime domain to earn revenue from North Korean fishermen forced to labor

North Korean fishermen hidden on Chinese trawlers in Indian Ocean for years: NGO
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer February 24, 2025
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