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Article thumbnail: Part of an FBI wanted poster for Rim Jong-hyok, who was indicted in a conspiracy to hack into American medical centres, military bases and even NASA. (Photo: FBI via AP)
News

Cyber spies backed by North Korea accused of stealing military secrets

The National Cyber Security Centre has issued a joint warning with US and South Korean security agencies about the Andariel group

World

Why Putin’s North Korea pact is an ominous sign of what’s to come

World
Analysis

North Korea has 50 nuclear weapons - Putin's deal might enable its missiles to hit America

Article thumbnail: In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (C) and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a welcoming ceremony at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on June 19, 2024. Putin enjoyed a red carpet welcome, a military ceremony and an embrace from North Korea's Kim Jong Un during a state visit to Pyongyang where they both pledged to forge closer ties. (Photo by Vladimir SMIRNOV / POOL / AFP) / -- Editor's note : this image is distributed by the Russian state owned agency Sputnik -- (Photo by VLADIMIR SMIRNOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
World

Pomp, pageantry and a limo ride for Kim on Putin's historic North Korea visit

World

Putin greeted with hug from Kim as North Korea backs Ukraine war

Article thumbnail: This picture taken on May 30, 2024 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on May 31, 2024 shows the test-firing of 600mm super-large rocket artillery at an unconfirmed location in North Korea. North Korean state media on May 31 released images of leader Kim Jong Un supervising tests of a multiple rocket launcher system, a day after Seoul accused Pyongyang of firing a volley of short-range ballistic missiles. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP) / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE --- / (Photo by STR/KCNA VIA KNS/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: This picture taken on May 30, 2024 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on May 31, 2024 shows the test-firing of 600mm super-large rocket artillery at an unconfirmed location in North Korea. North Korean state media on May 31 released images of leader Kim Jong Un supervising tests of a multiple rocket launcher system, a day after Seoul accused Pyongyang of firing a volley of short-range ballistic missiles. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP) / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE --- / (Photo by STR/KCNA VIA KNS/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: (FILES) This pool image distributed by Sputnik agency shows Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (L) shaking hands during their meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur region on September 13, 2023, ahead of planned talks that could lead to a weapons deal with Russian President. Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to North Korea on June 18, 2024, in a rare visit that may see Moscow sign a "strategic partnership treaty" with Pyongyang, the Kremlin said. (Photo by Vladimir SMIRNOV / POOL / AFP) (Photo by VLADIMIR SMIRNOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: (FILES) This pool image distributed by Sputnik agency shows Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (L) shaking hands during their meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur region on September 13, 2023, ahead of planned talks that could lead to a weapons deal with Russian President. Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to North Korea on June 18, 2024, in a rare visit that may see Moscow sign a "strategic partnership treaty" with Pyongyang, the Kremlin said. (Photo by Vladimir SMIRNOV / POOL / AFP) (Photo by VLADIMIR SMIRNOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA - JUNE 18: (RUSSIA OUT) A picture of Russia's President Vladimir Putin on a billboard is seen on the street on June 18, 2024, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Russian President Vladimir Putin is arriving to North Korea for a two-day visit. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA - JUNE 18: (RUSSIA OUT) A picture of Russia's President Vladimir Putin on a billboard is seen on the street on June 18, 2024, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Russian President Vladimir Putin is arriving to North Korea for a two-day visit. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Russia's President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un visit the Vostochny ??osmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, September 13, 2023. Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS PICTURE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY. AN UNPROCESSED VERSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED SEPARATELY.
Article thumbnail: Russia's President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un visit the Vostochny ??osmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, September 13, 2023. Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS PICTURE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY. AN UNPROCESSED VERSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED SEPARATELY.