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(6th LD) N. Korea's Kim arrives in Beijing ahead of military parade
Yonhap News Agency
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September 2, 2025
(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout with new info, photos) By Park Boram BEIJING/SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- A special armored train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in Beijing on Tuesday as he is set to appear at China's...
Trump Tower in North Korea? South Korea’s Lee Wants Trump to Play Golf in Kim’s Country
News18
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August 26, 2025
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung proposed building a Trump Tower in North Korea during his White House meeting with President Trump on August 25. The lighthearted remark coincided with Trump expressing interest in resuming direct talks with...
Kim Jong Un rides his trademark green train to China. He also has a plane, limos and...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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Another photo showed him smoking a cigarette outside a carriage marked with a golden state seal, reminiscent of a smoking break he took on the train to Vietnam in 2019 for a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, though his sister wasn’t there...
Kim Jong Un boards ‘moving fortress’ to join fellow anti-Western leaders at Beijing parade
Sky News Australia
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September 2, 2025
Supreme Leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, is en route to China after departing from Pyongyang aboard his personal train. The reclusive leader has left North Korea and is expected to arrive in Beijing on Tuesday, according to South Korean news...
Around 2,000 North Korean troops killed in war against Ukraine
Ukrainska Pravda
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South Korean lawmakers have said, citing intelligence, that about 2,000 North Korean service personnel sent to Russia to take part in combat in Ukraine have been killed. Source: South Korean Yonhap news agency Details: South Korea’s National...
Russia's Putin hails 'unprecedented' ties with China at talks in Beijing
BBC
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September 2, 2025
Russian leader Vladimir Putin said his ties with Chinese President Xi Jinping are at an "unprecedented level" as the two met in Beijing on the eve of a massive military parade. Putin described Xi as a dear friend; Chinese state media said...
N. Korea launches luxury river cruises to earn dollars and boost loyalty
Daily NK
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September 2, 2025
Circular sightseeing boats recently launched on Pyongyang’s Taedong River represent a strategic blend of foreign currency generation and regime promotion, offering wealthy North Koreans and tourists an unusual entertainment experience that serves...
Russia-Ukraine war: About 2,000 North Korean troops killed in Russia deployment: Seoul spy agency
RTL Today
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September 2, 2025
Around 2,000 North Korean soldiers deployed to help Russia fight Ukraine are estimated to have been killed, Seoul's spy agency said Tuesday, according to a lawmaker. Seoul's National Intelligence Service said in April "the number of war dead was...
Kim Jong-un to attend China's Victory Day parade alongside Xi and Putin this week
Korea JoungAng Daily
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September 2, 2025
Published: 02 Sep. 2025, 16:01 Updated: 02 Sep. 2025, 17:46 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, on Sept. 1 leaves for China to attend the Victory Day parade set to take place on Sept. 3. [RODONG SINMUN] North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is...
'Fortress' on wheels: Kim Jong Un's bulletproof train
The Derby Informer - Kansas
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An olive-green North Korean train, emblazoned with a gold stripe, carried leader Kim Jong Un into China on Tuesday for a grand military parade that President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin will also attend. Since taking power in 2011, Kim...
Xi hails relationship with Putin despite ‘international changes’ as China hosts Ukraine aggressors
The Independent
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September 2, 2025
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Armoured train, virgin harem and a personal portaloo…inside Kim Jong-un’s journey to Axis of Evil summit with Putin & Xi
The U.S. Sun
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September 2, 2025
KIM Jong-un has made the 20-hour trip to China on board his heavily armoured train as he prepares for the first ever "Axis of Evil" summit. The North Korean dictator is making a rare trip outside of his hermit kingdom to meet up with Xi Jinping...
Oldest countries in the world 2025: Nations with rich historical legacies
The Times of India
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When we talk about the “oldest countries,” we are referring to nations with the longest recorded histories, where culture, politics, and society have developed over centuries or even millennia. These countries have seen empires rise and fall,...
South Korean Intelligence Revealed How Many DPRK Military Died In Ukraine
Charter 97
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The count is in the thousands. About 2,000 North Korean military personnel have died in the war in Ukraine. Pyongyang may send additional forces to the front, Yonhap reported, citing South Korean intelligence. According to intelligence reports,...
Kim Jong-un arrives in Beijing on 'pleasure train with virgins' for 'Axis of Evil' meet
Daily Star
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September 2, 2025
The nutty North Korean leader has made it to Beijing ahead of an “Axis of Evil” get-together with Chinese president Xi Jinping and Russian warmongerer Vladimir Putin – and he's done so in extravagant style, arriving aboard a bulletproof green...
N. Korea's Kim arrives in Beijing ahead of military parade
Korea Herald
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September 2, 2025
A special armored train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in Beijing on Tuesday as he is set to appear at China's upcoming military parade, which will be attended by dozens of state leaders, setting the stage for his multilateral...
Kim Jong Un arrives in China as President Xi challenges Trump with bid to establish new world order at anti-NATO summit alongside Putin
Daily Mail
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September 2, 2025
Kim Jong Un has arrived in China in his armoured train to join Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping for a huge military parade in Beijing as the three communist powers showcase their unity at an anti-NATO summit. The North Korean leader's rare trip marks...
South's presidential office 'closely monitoring' North as leader Kim visits China for military parade
Korea JoungAng Daily
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September 2, 2025
Published: 02 Sep. 2025, 11:40 Presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung gives a briefing to reporters in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Sept. 2. [JOINT PRESS CORPS] The presidential office is "closely monitoring" the moves of North Korea as its...
Spy agency claims about 2,000 North Korean soldiers killed in Russia deployment
Iran Front Page
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September 2, 2025
Around 2,000 North Korean soldiers deployed to help Russia fight Ukraine are estimated to have been killed, South Korea's spy agency claimed Tuesday, according to a lawmaker. Seoul’s National Intelligence Service said in April “the number of war...
North Korea's Kim Jong-un supervises test-firing of new air defence missiles
The Sentinel - Assam News
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Seoul: North Korea conducted a test-firing of two types of newly improved air defence missiles to assess their combat capability, with leader Kim Jong-un supervising the test of new weapons, state media reported Sunday. The Missile Administration...