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Ust-Nera, which has a population of around 5,000, is one of the world’s coldest permanently inhabited settlements, with current temperatures dropping to around -32C at night. Founded in the 1930s, it is located on what is known as the ‘Road of Bones’. The object was filmed at around 8pm local …

Donald McNeil Jr, who had worked at the Times since 1976, resigned in early February. His distinguished career ended after he was accused of racism over using a slur word during a trip with students to Peru in 2019 – a revelation that caused an internal revolt by newspaper employees. …

The DPRK has always been a closed state, but getting in and out of it became even harder after the coronavirus hit. Eight diplomats and their family members, who returned to Russia from the country on Thursday, swapped several means of transportation during their lengthy journey. Its most important leg …

The allies will conduct a computer-simulated command-post drill in mid-March, South Korean media reported on Sunday. The Korea Herald newspaper cited sources saying that a nine-day war game will simulate combat operations against Pyongyang. The event will be the first US-South Korean drill during Joe Biden’s administration. The two countries …

In the olden days, groups of white people who wanted to get together to talk race in North Carolina used to meet in the woods and burn crosses. Ku Klux Klan enclaves still exist in the state, but white supremacy has fallen out of fashion among the youth. Instead, those …

The UN report was released on Monday and detailed how North Korea had evaded sanctions in 2020 and continued to advance its nuclear weapons program, having “produced fissile material, maintained nuclear facilities and upgraded its ballistic missile infrastructure.” One of the most eye-catching elements in the report was the accusation Pyongyang …

We need to talk about Keir Starmer, the latest incarnation of the ever-present middle-class white man – this one is even a knight of the realm – who leads the Labour Party. It is incredible now to think the Labour Party came out of the trade union movement a 100 …

An assortment of troops and some of the reclusive country’s most advanced military hardware were flaunted by Pyongyang on Thursday to mark the conclusion of the North Korea’s Workers’ Party congress – its first since 2016. © KCNA via Reuters Although the display did not feature North Korea’s dreaded ICBMs …

Four years ago this month, one of the earliest tweets of Donald Trump’s presidency from his now culled Twitter account stated, “North Korea just stated it is in the final stages of developing a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the US. It won’t happen!” Famous last words, as …

A new study led by researchers at the Universities of Bristol, Exeter, and Bath examined 40 observed sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) events which occurred over the last 60 years.  These events take place in the atmospheric band of air located between 10 and 50km (6.2 and 31 miles) above the …