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North Korea bars foreigners from recently unveiled ‘world class’ beach resort days after Lavrov visit
The Independent
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July 18, 2025
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Trump Agriculture Dep’t Boots Foreign Researchers with Ties to U.S. Adversaries
The Pennsylvania Daily Star
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July 18, 2025
by Melissa O’Rourke The Department of Agriculture (USDA) has terminated around 70 foreign contract researchers from adversarial nations to reduce risks to American agriculture, Reuters reported Friday. A USDA spokesperson confirmed that the agency...
Korea, U.S., Japan reaffirm 'strong' North Korea deterrence in high-level diplomatic talks
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 18, 2025
Published: 18 Jul. 2025, 19:56 U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, left, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi, center, and South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo, right, pose for a photo ahead of their...
North Korea slams Japan for labeling Pyongyang 'urgent threat' in defense paper
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 18, 2025
Published: 18 Jul. 2025, 10:35 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches an artillery firing competition among large combined units of the Korean People's Army on May 29. [YONHAP] North Korea on Friday lambasted Japan for describing it as an "urgent...
US Official Briefs UN On North Korea Sanctions Monitoring Report
MENAFN
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July 18, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Washington, July 18 (IANS) A US diplomat briefed United Nations (UN) member states on a recent report by an international North Korea sanctions monitoring team at the UN in New York on Thursday, focusing on military cooperation...
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U.S. Farm Agency Fires 70 Foreign Researchers Following National Security Review
Successful Farming
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By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, July 18 - The USDA said it has fired 70 foreign contract researchers after a national security review intended to secure the U.S. food supply from adversaries including China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran. "USDA has...
US Farm Agency Sacks 70 Foreign Researchers After National Security Review
Arise News
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July 18, 2025
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has dismissed around 70 foreign contract researchers following a national security review aimed at protecting the country’s food supply from foreign adversaries, including China, Russia, North...
US farm agency fires 70 foreign researchers following national security review
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON -The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it has fired 70 foreign contract researchers after a national security review intended to secure the U.S. food supply from adversaries including China, Russia, North Korea and...
U.N. report cites 'flagrant' violations by Russia and North Korea
United Press International (UPI)
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) walks with Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu during their meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, on June 17 to discuss a “special military operation” in Russia’s Kursk region. File Photo by North...
North Korean hackers blamed for record spike in crypto thefts in 2025
Yahoo Finance
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 15: People watch a TV at the Seoul Railway Station showing a file image of a North Korean missile launch, on September 15, 2021 in Seoul, South Korea. The unidentified type of missiles were fired from central inland...
North Korea Enhances Rocket Site With Maritime Pier
StratNews Global
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July 17, 2025
Home Asia North Korea Enhances Rocket Site With Maritime Pier ICEYE added that it took about 28 months from initial reports to develop and complete the pier. Recent satellite imagery reveals that a new maritime pier has been completed at North...
Chainalysis: $2.17 billion in crypto stolen in first half of 2025, driven by North Korean hacks
The Record
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July 17, 2025
More than $2 billion in cryptocurrency was stolen by hackers in the first half of 2025, according to the blockchain security firm Chainalysis. Most of the total comes from the $1.5 billion stolen from Dubai-based crypto platform Bybit in February...
asia New pier completed at North Korea rocket launch site, satellite imagery shows
Asiaone
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July 17, 2025
Satellite imagery indicates that a new maritime pier has been completed at North Korea's key rocket station, where the latest spy satellite launches and other rocket tests have been conducted, satellite operator ICEYE said. The pier at the Sohae...
North Korea Floods npm Registry with Malware
Bank Information Security - New Jersey
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67 Malicious Packages, XORIndex Loader Target JavaScript Code-Sharing Platform Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • July 16, 2025 North Korean threat actors escalated their software supply chain attacks by uploading 67 new malicious packages to the npm...
Satellite Imagery: New Pier Completed at North Korea Rocket Launch Site
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 17, 2025
Satellite imagery indicates that a new maritime pier has been completed at North Korea's key rocket station, where the latest spy satellite launches and other rocket tests have been conducted, satellite operator ICEYE said. The pier at the Sohae...
‘North Korea is now a more important ally for Russia than Iran or China’
Yahoo News
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wept as he threw himself over the coffin of a soldier draped in the national flag, one of six or so who were lined up in a row. Photographs of him mourning were shown at a gala performance at a theatre in Pyongyang...
Canada issues advisory over North Korean IT espionage threat
Winnipeg Sun
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canada In a joint advisory issued this week, the RCMP, Public Safety Canada, Global Affairs Canada, FINTRAC, and the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security said that North Korean nationals are using fake identities and...
North Korea's Kim reaffirms support for Russia in Ukraine conflict: report
GEO TV
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russia's top diplomat his country was ready to "unconditionally support" all actions taken by Moscow to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, state media reported on Sunday, as the two countries held high-level...
North Korean Hackers Exploit 67 Malicious npm Packages to Spread XORIndex Malware
GBHackers
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July 15, 2025
The Socket Threat Research Team has discovered a new software supply chain attack that uses a malware loader called XORIndex that had not been previously reported, marking a major uptick in North Korean cyber operations. This activity builds on...
North Korea’s embrace of the two-state theory a political death sentence for defectors
NK Insider
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July 14, 2025
(Image: La Terase/Shutterstock.com) When U.S. President Donald Trump said he “gets along well with Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader instantly fired back, calling the U.S. “a gangster nation,” casting further ambiguity on the actual nature of...