A group of employees and their families from Russian and Mongolian embassies in Pyongyang have left for their home countries, further reducing the total number of foreigners in North Korea while the country's borders remain closed to incoming travellers

Planes from the Pyongyang International Airport runway have been completely cleared, a rare activity associated with visits by foreign leaders that probably signals preparations to host Russian leader Vladimir Putin as early as this week

'Friendly Father', a song glorifying the personality of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, goes viral on TikTok and describes him as a 'loving father' and 'great leader'; the song has been banned in South Korea

North Korea 'supports a United Nations resolution for Palestine's full membership', Pyongyang's foreign ministry said Sunday, criticizing the United States for vetoing the move