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Topic: North Korea

Kim Jong-un says virus did not touch N Korea, 4 July could worsen it in US & other Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

Kim Jong Un scolds North Korea cadres for complacency on coronavirus

Kim met with top officials in what was the North Korean leader's first appearance to include photo evidence since 8 June, according to NK News.

Kim Jong Un’s erratic behaviour shows North Korea is stuck

Two years since a flurry of summits with South Korean President Moon Jae In, US President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping, Kim still hasn’t achieved relief from sanctions.

Kim Jong Un shows how little has changed between North and South Korea

Kim Jon Un's shocking act of destruction appears to be a part of a calculated gamble to force the South Korean president to break with US and support North Korea.

South Korea warns Kim Jong Un against ‘reckless’ provocation after North blows up joint office

South Korea urged North Korea to tread carefully after the country reduced to rubble a $15 million liaison office set up in 2018 as a symbol of reconciliation.

North Korea to send troops to disarmed areas where it has joint projects with the South

Joint projects, once seen as symbols of reconciliation, are now a focal point of a pressure campaign by North Korea to force South Korea to break from US-led sanctions.

North Korea says it may send troops into parts of demilitarised zone with the south

South Korean President Moon Jae-in tried to defuse tensions by seeking to cancel the licenses of two groups that sent anti-Kim leaflets in balloons across the border.

Kim’s sister says North Korean army ready for action on South Korea

The latest dust-up was triggered by South Korean activists who sent anti-Pyongyang messages in balloons across the border.

North Korea says it sees no benefit from engaging with Trump

In the two years since the Trump-Kim meet, US has shown that it’s aiming for the 'isolation and suffocation' of the country, North Korea said.

North Korea says it’s cutting communications with South Korea

The move comes as North Korea has turned a cold shoulder to South Korea's President Moon Jae-in and his offers to restore economic and trade ties between the neighbours.

On Camera

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.