Asia North Korea '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
Asia North Korea South Korean intelligence claims it has evidence that North Korea is about to send thousands of soldiers to fight against Ukraine alongside Russia; between 8 and 13 October, around 1.500 North Korean soldiers were sent to north-eastern Russia for training
Asia North Korea All roads and railways connecting the country with South Korea will be blocked and border defences will be reinforced, due to repeated military exercises south of the border and the presence of US nuclear weapons in South Korea
Asia North Korea A giant construction workers' camp was built at the site of a former inter-Korean joint nursery project, refers NK Pro satellite image analysis
Asia North Korea North Korea's Kimsuky cybercriminal group known for its phishing operations has added two new malware programmes to its growing arsenal of tools to steal information, according to a US cybersecurity firm