North Korea pulled out all the stops this week to welcome home the soccer players who led the country to victory at the women’s under-20 World Cup, with leader Kim Jong Un meeting the athletes and hailing their “patriotic deed.”

State media reported on Israel’s attacks on Lebanon and expressed “support and solidarity” to countries fighting Israel, using the Middle East conflict to portray the U.S. as the common enemy of the international community.

The DPRK marked the International Day for Older Persons on Tuesday with celebrations across the country, claiming that