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Tuesday, August 26, 2025
TopicKim Jong Un

Topic: Kim Jong Un

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un decorates soldiers who fought for Russia, KCNA says

Kim laid a flower at a memorial wall for soldiers fallen overseas, and a concert was held for soldiers returned from Russia.

North Korean leader calls Seoul’s peace bid a ‘pipedream’

Kim Yo Jong, Kim Jong Un's sister & a senior official in the North’s ruling Workers’ Party said plans for military drills by South Korea & the US were 'futile'.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister rebuffs outreach of South Korea

President Lee had vowed to mend ties with Pyongyang, halting anti-North propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts and banning leaflet balloons. But the efforts were rejected.

Kim Jong Un commissions North Korea’s new 500-tonne warship into service

Kim Jong Un attended the launch ceremony for one of the 'most powerful weapons'. The warship was indigenously built within 200 days.

Why China accessing East Sea through Russia-North Korea border river can ring alarm bells

Beijing's relentless pressure on allies to allow it to navigate Tumen & access Rajin port seems to have finally worked. But, river deal comes with its share of geopolitical tension.

What a ‘weakened Modi’ could mean for businesses & India sweltering in a heatwave

Canadian Sikhs holding a mock trial of Modi to 'hold India accountable' for Nijjar's death & India hurrying to counter China's dominance in cobalt supply chain make global headlines.

North Korea’s Kim gives pair of local Pungsan dogs to Putin

Pungsans are a breed of hunting dogs native to a region in northern North Korea.

North Korean weapons, Russian oil, mutual defence pact — Putin & Kim Jong-Un’s growing ties

Putin’s 1st visit to North Korea in 24 yrs signal of how ties between the countries developed since 2022. North Korea’s supply of artillery shells, missiles key to Moscow’s war efforts.

Putin and Kim hug as Russian President arrives in North Korea, vow new multipolar world

Putin is on his first trip to North Korea in 24 years, a visit likely to reshape decades of Russia-North Korea relations at a time when both countries face international isolation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit North Korea the first time in 24 years

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un extended an invitation to Putin during a visit to Russia's Far East last September. Putin last visited Pyongyang in July 2000.

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Indians should adopt stray dogs. It’s what Hindu value system teaches

Compassion and cohabitation with animals are ingrained in the Indian value system. A humane solution must be found for the rising conflict between man and free-range animals.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Centre appoints Army ex-vice chief Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani as military adviser to NSC Secretariat

New Delhi: Former Indian Army Vice Chief Lt Gen N.S. Raja Subramani (Retd) has been appointed the new Military Advisor (MA) to the National...

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.