welt.de: Kim fährt 4500 Kilometer im gepanzerten Sonderzug zu Trump

Am Mittwoch treffen Donald Trump und Kim Jong-un in Vietnam aufeinander. Nordkoreas Machthaber ist bereits auf dem Weg. Statt mit dem Flugzeug legt Kim den 4500 Kilometer langen Weg mit einem Zug zurück – der natürlich kein gewöhnlicher ist.  [mehr…]

guardian: North Korea missile test new world threat, says US amid show of force

https://embed.theguardian.com/embed/video/world/video/2017/jul/04/could-north-korea-trigger-a-nuclear-war-video-explainer

The US has ramped up pressure on North Korea after Tuesday’s successful intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test, making a show of force off the Korean peninsula and warning that any country harbouring North Korean workers was abetting Kim Jong-un’s regime. [more…]

format.at: Die letzten Verbündeten von Nordkorea

Das stalinistisch geführte Nordkorea hat sich mit seinem Konfrontationskurs international weitgehend isoliert. [mehr…]

the guardian: North Korea increases tensions with South by issuing threat over factories

US plays down prospect of war on the peninsula as Pyongyang follows ‘state of war’ declaration with more sabre-rattling [more…]

new york times: From North Korea, an Altered Procession – Manipulation von Bildern

In the Kyodo photograph, which appeared in Wednesday’s Pictures of the Day, six men are standing near a camera behind the assembled crowds. In the North Korean photo, the men — as well as the camera and their tracks in the snow — are gone. [more…]