Nuclear submarine arms race heats up between North and South Korea : NPR

In this undated photo provided Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un inspects a nuclear-powered submarine under construction at an undisclosed location in North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of … Read more

Sources: North Carolina works toward hiring Bobby Petrino as OC

Eli LedermanDec 22, 2025, 11:16 AM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. North Carolina and coach Bill Belichick are working toward hiring Bobby Petrino as the program’s next offensive coordinator, sources confirmed … Read more

Russian bombers carry out ‘scheduled’ flight north of Scandinavia

AFP | | Posted by Yamini C S Published on: Dec 25, 2025 01:01 pm IST Russian Tu-95 bombers conducted a scheduled flight over the Norwegian and Barents Seas, escorted by foreign fighter jets. Russian nuclear-capable bombers conducted a “scheduled” flight over the Norwegian and Barents Seas, prompting “fighter jets of foreign countries” to escort … Read more

How an Elusive Banker Allegedly Kept North Korea’s Dirty Money Flowing

The $216,000 paid in cryptocurrency was supposed to go to the coder in Singapore. Instead, it went to a digital wallet controlled by a North Korean named Sim Hyon Sop, according to crypto-analytics firm TRM Labs, which tracked the transactions. U.S. prosecutors allege that Sim has engaged in money laundering and sanctions evasion on behalf … Read more

Priyanka Chopra hugs daughter Malti as she celebrates wrap of Nick Jonas’ North America tour in New York. See pics

Actor Priyanka Chopra is in full cheerleader mode for husband Nick Jonas as he wrapped up the North American leg of his Greetings From Your Hometown tour. Giving fans a fun peek behind the curtain, the actor shared some inside moments from the last concert, complete with warm hugs, smiles, and adorable family touch with … Read more

Amazon blocks 1,800 North Koreans from applying for jobs

US tech giant Amazon said it has blocked over 1,800 North Koreans from joining the company, as Pyongyang sends large numbers of IT workers overseas to earn and launder funds. The North Koreans typically use “laptop farms” — a computer in the United States operated remotely from outside the country, Amazon official said.(Bloomberg) In a … Read more