A councillor who claims that Covid-19 is a ‘fake virus’ which does not exist has compared life under lockdown restrictions to ‘living in North Korea‘. Irene Hewitson, an Independent member of Great Aycliffe Town Council in Co Durham, said she will believe that coronavirus exists ‘when my neighbours, relatives, friends and work people are dying around … Read more
Six Russian military officers have been charged in the US with carrying out ‘cynical and reckless’ global cyber attacks, including attempts to disrupt next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo. British and US officials said the attacks were conducted by Unit 74455 of Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency. In an indictment unsealed today, the US … Read more
Kim Jong-un wept during a huge military parade in North Korea as he issued a rare apology for his failures during the coronavirus outbreak. The leader removed his glasses and wiped away his tears as he spoke at the parade to mark the 75th anniversary of the country’s ruling Workers’ party. He said, according to … Read more
President Donald Trump has reportedly expressed his fury over what appear to be sophisticated new missiles unveiled by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a military parade on Saturday. ‘Trump is really angry about [North Korea‘s] missile parade’ and is ‘really disappointed’ in Kim after fruitless peace talks, an unnamed source told Vox national … Read more
Nuclear-armed North Korea held a giant military parade Saturday, television images showed, with thousands of maskless troops defying the coronavirus threat and Pyongyang expected to put on show its latest and most advanced weapons. The widely anticipated display is part of commemorations of the 75th anniversary of the North’s ruling Workers’ Party. State broadcaster KCTV … Read more
Senior leaders of North Korea were pictured clapping, cheering and weeping as the country’s main orchestra put on a special patriotic performance to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Worker’s Party. The officials, including some of the country’s highest-ranking officials and members of Kim’s inner circle, were seen wearing face masks as they watched the … Read more
Experts have warned that a huge parade in North Korea to mark the 75th anniversary of the Worker’s Party could turn into a coronavirus ‘super-spreader’ event. Thousands of troops in close formation are due to goose-step through the streets of Pyongyang on Saturday, watched by crowds of civilians and North Korea’s leaders – including Kim … Read more
More than half of nation-state cyber attacks in the last year have originated from Russia, Microsoft has revealed in a new report. According to the firm’s annual Digital Defense Report, 52 per cent of state-sponsored hacking attempts from July 2019 and June 2020 were Russian in origin. Exactly a quarter during this time period came … Read more
North Korea HAS created miniature nukes and has been developing its ballistic missile programme at an ‘intense pace’ despite coronavirus pandemic, UN report warns North Korea has developed miniature nukes, according to a new UN report Report stated that the DPRK has continued to develop its ballistic missile programme ‘at an intense pace’ since the … Read more
North Korea could conduct first submarine-launched ballistic missile test within a year, South Korea warns South Korean official warned North Korea may soon launch the test missile Comes amid long-stalled nuclear talks between the North and the United States North Korea has been pushing to for ability to launch missiles from submarines By Ap Published: … Read more