North Korean state media reported that the first stage of construction on a massive hydroelectric power station designed to address chronic electricity shortages is nearing completion, over four years after the original deadline.

A new program that aired on state TV highlighted the efforts of soldiers and young workers to finish the project, while praising a laborer who died during construction for sacrificing his life for the state.

The party daily Rodong Sinmun published a series of editorial articles condemning the U.S.-Israel alliance, deriding Israel as “a malignant tumor” that Washington has used