Headlines- For the sixth night in a row, the US military strikes Iran, and Iranian media reports explosions in areas including Bandar Abbas, Ahvaz, and Iranshahr.
- Two persons injured in a US attack on the Bandar Abbas railway junction station, according to Iran's ISNA news agency.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned on Thursday that it would not "allow" the United States to cause instability in the region.
- In a post to X on Thursday, the headquarters of the Kuwait Armed Forces stated that the Gulf country's air defenses were once more "confronting attacks by hostile drones" that were launched from Iran.
- Eight more Iranian missiles were intercepted by Jordan's military early on Thursday morning, according to the official Jordan News Agency.
Tag: North Korea
Journalist Recalls Reporting Life in North...
North Korea is one of the most closed-off countries, especially to foreign media. However, years of reporting from within the country helped Jean Lee, the first American news bureau chief in Pyongyang, in providing the audience with a more comprehensive understanding of the country.
Russia Grounds Plane, Arrests North Korean...
Russian authorities grounded a Moscow-bound flight to arrest a North Korean diplomat’s wife and son who went missing from the far eastern city of Vladivostok last month, residents in Russia familiar with the case told Radio Free Asia.
North Korean Diplomat’s Wife and Son...
Russian authorities have issued a missing persons alert for the family of a North Korean diplomat, in what local and international media reports said could be an attempted defection.
Childhood Friend of North Korea’s Kim...
A childhood friend that has visited North Korean leader Kim Jong Un several times over the years told Radio Free Asia that he has never met Kim’s son, casting doubt on previous intelligence reports about the leader’s family life.
In North Korea, ‘Judas’ is Nickname...
‘Judas’ has become a scornful nickname for informers in North Korea.For example, when a girl confided in her friend during the COVID-19 pandemic that she planned to escape North Korea once the border with China reopened, she was brought before authorities and punished.
North Korea Confiscates Dollars and Yuan...
North Korea banned the use of foreign currency this month and has begun confiscating yuan and dollars from citizens by stopping them on the street for random searches, sources in the country told Radio Free Asia.
Rising Food Prices Sap North Koreans’...
The holiday spirit in North Korea is at a low ebb as higher prices for meat, rice and other foods make celebrating the Lunar New Year a costly affair, sources in the country told Radio Free Asia.
North Korea Bans Cellphones from Public...
North Koreans are no longer allowed to bring their cellphones into propaganda lectures, which are a regular, mandatory part of life there, sources in the country say.
Locals on Island Near North Korea...
As the North launches a record number of missiles and the South ramps up military drills, relations between the two Koreas are at their lowest point in years.
How Long Can North Korea Maintain...
North Korea is about to face the third year under a COVID-19 economic embargo. The country’s economy is suffering as a result of the pandemic measures, which appear to be unsustainable