North Korea’s Kim vows to win anti-US battle marking Korean War anniversary
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Trump says US will work with Thailand and Cambodia, adds both ‘want to settle’
Cambodia and the United States have agreed to a ceasefire. The two countries have been at loggerheads for more than a year. U.S. President Donald Trump said he would not back down from the deal. He said he spoke to the leaders of both countries on Sunday.
TURNBERRY, Scotland, July 27 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he believed both Thailand and Cambodia wanted to settle their differences after he told the leaders of both countries that he would not conclude trade deals with them unless they ended their fighting.
“I spoke to both of the prime ministers, and I think by the time I got off, I think they want to settle now,” Trump told reporters at the start of a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Turnbery, Scotland.
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Trump said he believed Thai and Cambodian officials were due to meet in coming days.
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North Korea’s Kim vows to win anti-US battle marking Korean War anniversary
North Korea signed an armistice agreement with the United States and China on July 27, 1953, ending the fighting in the three-year war. U.S. generals signed the agreement representing the United Nations forces that had backed South Korea. Kim Jong Un said the country would achieve victory in “anti-imperalist, anti-U.S.” battles, state media reported. South Korea does not mark the day with any major events, but President Lee Jae Myung pledged to further cement the country’s alliance with United States.
SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country would achieve victory in “anti-imperalist, anti-U.S.” battles, as the country marked the anniversary of the Korean War armistice, state media reported on Sunday.
Kim “affirmed that our state and its people would surely achieve the great cause of building a rich country with a strong army and become honourable victors in the anti-imperialist, anti-U.S. showdown,” KCNA state news agency said, referring to his visit to a war museum on a previous day.
North Korea signed an armistice agreement with the United States and China on July 27, 1953, ending the fighting in the three-year war. U.S. generals signed the agreement representing the United Nations forces that had backed South Korea.
North Korea calls July 27 “Victory Day” even though the armistice drew a border dividing the Korean peninsula roughly equally in area after the two sides had made major advances back and forth during the war.
South Korea does not mark the day with any major events.
But in a speech read out on Sunday at a commemoration ceremony honouring Korean War veterans in Washington, D.C., South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung pledged to further cement the country’s alliance with the United States and protect freedom and peace.
“Through efforts in various fields including politics, economy, security, and culture, we will further strengthen the noble South Korea-U.S. alliance forged in blood and make even more efforts to firmly protect freedom and peace on the Korean Peninsula,” Lee said.
North Korea is now fighting alongside Russia in the war in Ukraine. Thousands of North Korean troops were deployed to Russia’s Kursk region, while Pyongyang has also supplied Russia with munitions. It may deploy more troops in July or August, South Korea has said.
Kim also visited memorials honouring the veterans of the 1950-53 war including the Tower of Friendship remembering the Chinese People’s Liberation Army soldiers who fought with the North Koreans, and met soldiers in an artillery regiment to celebrate the day, state media KCNA said. REUTERS
Russia launches first direct passenger flights connecting Moscow and Pyongyang in decades
The first flight will leave Sheremetyevo airport at 7pm (1600 GMT) The eight-hour flight will be operated by a Boeing 777-200ER with a capacity of 440 passengers. Tickets started at 44,700 roubles ($563) and the first flight quickly sold out. It follows the resumption of Moscow-Pyongyang passenger rail service in June.
The start of regular flights between the capitals for the first time since the mid-1990s, according to Russian aviation blogs, follows the resumption of Moscow-Pyongyang passenger rail service, a 10-day journey, in June.
The first flight will leave Sheremetyevo airport at 7pm (1600 GMT), according to the airport’s timetable.
The eight-hour flight will be operated by a Boeing 777-200ER with a capacity of 440 passengers, Russia’s RIA state news agency said on Sunday. It said tickets started at 44,700 roubles ($563), and the first flight quickly sold out.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toast during a reception at the Mongnangwan Reception House in Pyongyang on June 19, 2024 (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Russia’s civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia has granted Nordwind Airlines permission to operate flights between Moscow and Pyongyang twice a week. The transport ministry said in a statement that for now flights would operate once a month, “to help build stable demand”.
The only direct air route between Russia and North Korea has been flights by North Korean carrier Air Koryo to Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East three times a week.
Ukraine and its Western allies have accused North Korea of supplying Russia with artillery and ballistic missiles. Moscow and Pyongyang deny the allegations.
Pyongyang has deployed more than 10,000 troops and arms to Russia to back Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said this month his country was ready to “unconditionally support” Moscow’s efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.
World News: North Korea’s Kim vows to win anti-US battle marking Korean War anniversary
North Korea marks the anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War on July 27, 1953. President Kim Jong-un said the country would achieve victory in the war. He also pledged to strengthen the U.S.-South Korea alliance to protect freedom and peace on the Korean Peninsula. North Korea is now fighting alongside Russia in the Ukraine conflict, which began in March 2011. The two countries have been at odds over control of the South Korean peninsula since the 1950s.
Kim “affirmed that our state and its people would surely achieve the great cause of building a rich country with a strong army and become honourable victors in the anti-imperialist, anti-US showdown,” KCNA state news agency said, referring to his visit to a war museum on a previous day.
North Korea signed an armistice agreement with the United States and China on July 27, 1953, ending the fighting in the three-year war. US generals signed the agreement representing the United Nations forces that had backed South Korea.
North Korea calls July 27 “Victory Day” even though the armistice drew a border dividing the Korean peninsula roughly equally in area after the two sides had made major advances back and forth during the war.
South Korea does not mark the day with any major events.
But in a speech read out on Sunday at a commemoration ceremony honouring Korean War veterans in Washington, D.C., South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung pledged to further cement the country’s alliance with the United States and protect freedom and peace.
“Through efforts in various fields including politics, economy, security, and culture, we will further strengthen the noble South Korea-US alliance forged in blood and make even more efforts to firmly protect freedom and peace on the Korean Peninsula,” Lee said.
North Korea is now fighting alongside Russia in the war in Ukraine. Thousands of North Korean troops were deployed to Russia’s Kursk region, while Pyongyang has also supplied Russia with munitions. It may deploy more troops in July or August, South Korea has said.
Kim also visited memorials honouring the veterans of the 1950-53 war including the Tower of Friendship remembering the Chinese People’s Liberation Army soldiers who fought with the North Koreans, and met soldiers in an artillery regiment to celebrate the day, state media KCNA said.
First direct commercial flight launched between Russia and North Korea
The inaugural flight, operated by Russian carrier Nordwind, departed Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on Sunday with more than 400 passengers aboard. Russia’s Transport Ministry confirmed plans for one monthly flight to accommodate demand. North Korea has been slowly easing the curbs imposed during the pandemic and reopening its borders in phases. But the country hasn’t said if it would fully resume international tourism.
Russia has inaugurated a new regular air service between Moscow and Pyongyang, a development underscoring the deepening relationship between the two nations.
The inaugural flight, operated by Russian carrier Nordwind, departed Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on Sunday with more than 400 passengers aboard. Russia’s Transport Ministry confirmed plans for one monthly flight to accommodate demand.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who visited North Korea’s new Wonsan-Kalma beach resort earlier this month to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, promised to encourage Russian tourists to visit the complex.
The resort, which can accommodate nearly 20,000 people, is at the center of Kim’s push to boost tourism to improve his country’s troubled economy.
Passengers lineup to check-in for the first flight connecting Moscow and Pyongyang at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International airport amidst the warming relations between Russia and North Korea outside Moscow, Russia, Sunday, July 27, 2025. (AP Photo) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
North Korea has been slowly easing the curbs imposed during the pandemic and reopening its borders in phases. But the country hasn’t said if it would fully resume international tourism.
Regular flights between Russia’s eastern port city of Vladivostok and Pyongyang reopened in 2023 following a break caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Russia and North Korea have sharply expanded military and other ties in recent years, with Pyongyang supplying weapons and troops to back Russia’s military action in Ukraine.