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Netflix's smash-hit series «Squid Game» can rejoice as the highly anticipated second season is set to return in 2024. Actor Lee Jung-jae, who plays the lead role of Gi-hun, hinted at a potential release window in December, heightening excitement among viewers.

SEOUL—Jordan Daniels, a 31-year-old pianist and software engineer in California, posted a cover of a catchy new tune on TikTok. One aspect of the ditty, “Friendly Father," made Daniels uneasy: It is propaganda from North Korea, the communist country led by brutal strongman Kim Jong Un. “He’s like this dictator," Daniels said.

People's Liberation Army exploding and destroying US fighter jets worth £78,000 each when the two countries are not at war? Not exactly. There is no US-China war and the Chinese Army has not bombed the US Air Force. What they have done is taking mock drills of exploding jet fighters as a part of their training exercise. According to 'Express', Airbus and Google Earth have captured the images showing destroying US F-35 and F-22 fighter jets in a remote desert area in northwest China. The satellite pictures suggest that the Chinese military destroyed these dummy aircraft with a nearby runway displaying scorch marks and bomb blast craters.

North Korea test-fired two ballistic missile Monday, South Korea's military said, a day after the North vowed «offensive and overwhelming» responses to a new US military drill with South Korea and Japan. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were launched 10 minutes apart in a northeastern direction from the town of Jangyon in southeastern North Korea.

North Korea denounced on Sunday joint military drills by South Korea, Japan and the United States, calling them an «Asian version of NATO» and warning of «fatal consequences».

The Acolyte Season 2 from Disney, showrunner Leslye Headland has hinted at intriguing possibilities for the future of the Star Wars series. Despite the official status of the next season still pending, Headland has already begun envisioning the potential mysteries and plot developments that could unfold.

South Korea Ministry of Unification has said that public executions in North Korea are on the rise. This has yet again highlighted the absolute disregard for human rights by the hermit kingdom. This report is the second annual report which has been prepared based on the testimonies of defectors from North Korea. The laws are vague and people get executed for even petty crimes. The country has in recent times, actively sought to curb cultural influence emanating from its southern neighbor. One recent public execution was that of a 22-year-old in the South Hwanghae province in 2022. His only crime was listening to 70 South Korean songs and sharing three movies.

troops may be moved to the warfront in Ukraine. This follows the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to North Korea. The two sides had signed numerous agreements with a focus on defense cooperation. It is still unclear if North Korean troops will be a part of any combat mission and also there is no clarity on the number of troops who will be moving to Ukraine. Reuters has reported that both the US and Ukraine have taken cognizance of this possibility and are working towards tackling the issue.

Netflix has announced a new live-action series, Soul Mate, which explores a 10-year romance between a Korean man and a Japanese man. This series is part of Netflix's expansion into Japanese content.

Character.AI, a leading AI chatbot company, is taking the next step in human-computer interaction with the launch of its new voice call feature. This innovative feature, dubbed as Character calls, allows users to have real-time conversations with AI characters over phone calls, taking interactions with text-based chatbots to a whole new level.

nuclear arsenal has emerged as a concern for many stakeholders and has threatened global peace. There is also an increasing cost associated with building, maintaining and expanding this weaponry. A report published by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAR) noted that countries spent £72.2 billion on their nuclear arsenal in 2023. This indicated a rise in spending to the tune of £18.1 billion or an increase of 34% as compared to 2022. This amount indicates that around £ 198 million was spent every day, £ 8.2 million a hour, £137,000 a minute and £2288 a second.

SEOUL : North Korea said it had successfully tested technology for raining down multiple nuclear warheads at once—a top weapons goal for Kim Jong Un and an increased threat to the U.S. and its allies. But, in an unusually pointed rebuke, South Korea denounced the self-declared achievement as a bluff.

South Korea, the United States and Japan kicked off major new military exercises on Thursday, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, as the allies seek to counter growing threats from Pyongyang. The drills, dubbed «Freedom Edge», will focus on ballistic missile and air defences, anti-submarine warfare and defensive cyber training, among other areas, the JCS said in a statement. The three countries' leaders held a summit last year and agreed to conduct drills every year to demonstrate unity in the face of North Korea's nuclear threats and China's rising regional influence.

North Korea said Thursday it had successfully tested a multiwarhead missile, a sophisticated weapon coveted by leader Kim Jong Un to overwhelm missile defenses in the continental United States. The statement contradicted South Korea's assessment of a failed launch Wednesday of a different type of weapon. The launch tested the separation and guidance control of individual mobile warheads to ensure the capability of the Multiple Independent Reentry Vehicle, the North's official Korean Central News Agency said. The separated mobile warheads «were guided correctly to the three coordinate targets» and a decoy that separated from the missile was verified by radar, it said. It was North Korea's first known launch event related to the development of a multiwarhead missile, though outside experts believe it was a preliminary test.

young people are reluctant to join up. And it is not just Europe that is struggling with recruitment. In and around the world’s conflict hotspots the question of how to get more people into uniform is vital.

Crypto investors in South Korea will have more peace of mind starting next month, thanks to new rules that protect users’ balances in case of a crypto exchange bankruptcy.

Japan issued an emergency alert following a suspected ballistic missile strike by North Korea on Tuesday (local time). The information was given by the Japan Prime Minister's Office on social media platform X. Minutes later, the Japan PMO said the emergency alert was being lifted as the 'suspected ballistic missile' from North Korea was not expected to reach Japan.

Rescue workers are combing through the charred ruins of a factory building near South Korea's capital to find any more victims of a fire that killed 22 people, mostly Chinese migrant workers

Bitcoin layer-2 developer Alex Lab has indicated that the $4 million exploit it suffered in May is most likely linked to the infamous North Korean hacking consortium, Lazarus Group.

Worldcoin has faced criticism from regulators worldwide for its data practices, but an employee is looking to assure users their iris data is safe.