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De Jong vs. Zverev 2026 livestream: How to watch French Open for free

De Jong vs. Zverev 2026 livestream: How to watch French Open for free

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TL;DR: Live stream de Jong vs. Zverev in the 2026 French Open for free on France TV. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. With a number of high-profile early defeats at the 2026 French Open, No. 2 Alexander Zverev is now the highest-ranked player in the men’s singles category. Indeed, the field has been blown wide open thanks to the exit of No. 1 Jannik Sinner and No. 3 Novak Djokovic, which gives Zverev a golden opportunity to win his first Grand Slam. The German star now faces Jesper de Jong of the Netherlands in the fourth round. On paper, this should be a comfortable win for Zverev over the unseeded de Jong, but the Dutchman has had a fairytale tournament so far. He entered as a lucky loser and has unexpectedly fought his way to the fourth round, dropping relatively few sets. Can de Jong do the unthinkable and eliminate the highest remaining seed to put yet another twist in the the tale of this Roland-Garros? If you …

North Korean POWs: Political pawns in Russia’s war on Ukraine? | Kim Jong Un

North Korean POWs: Political pawns in Russia’s war on Ukraine? | Kim Jong Un

Published by Sam Flores

101 East investigates the plight of two North Korean POWs in Ukraine and the campaign to transfer them to South Korea. In January 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced to the world the capture of two North Korean soldiers. It was the first hard evidence that Kim Jong Un had secretly deployed some 15,000 special forces troops to support the Russian invasion of Ukraine in exchange for billions of dollars worth of military technology and cash for Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programme. But posting the POWs’ images online and opening their prison doors to media caused alarm, with international human rights organisations arguing that such exposure breaches the Geneva Convention and puts the soldiers and their families in North Korea in grave danger. As Russia’s war on Ukraine continues, 101 East investigates whether North Korean POWs are being used as political pawns and the challenges of bringing them to safety in South Korea. Published On 30 May 202630 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link

Kim Jong Un confirms self-destruct policy for North Korean fighters in Ukraine war

Kim Jong Un confirms self-destruct policy for North Korean fighters in Ukraine war

Published by Sam Flores

Kim Jong Un has confirmed for the first time that North Korean soldiers follow a policy of killing themselves on the battlefield to avoid capture while fighting in Russia’s war against Ukraine. Speaking at the inauguration of a memorial museum dedicated to North Korean soldiers killed in the conflict, the North Korean dictator praised what he described as the “extraordinary heroism” of troops who “unhesitatingly opted for self-blasting, suicide attack”, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency. North Korea remains the only third party to deploy troops directly to the frontlines of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, as part of a deal that cemented the axis between Vladimir Putin’s invading forces and the east Asian hermit kingdom. An estimated 15,000 North Korean soldiers have been deployed to Russia to support combat operations, including efforts to recapture parts of the western Kursk region, according to South Korean intelligence. The exact number remains unclear, but nearly 2,000 are believed to have died while serving alongside Russian forces. The memorial to these soldiers was unveiled on Sunday in Pyongyang, …

North Korea launches ballistic missiles towards sea off its east coast | Kim Jong Un News

North Korea launches ballistic missiles towards sea off its east coast | Kim Jong Un News

Published by Sam Flores

Multiple ballistic missiles fired from eastern Sinpo area in seventh such test this year. Published On 19 Apr 202619 Apr 2026 North Korea has launched multiple ballistic missiles towards the sea off its eastern coast, according to South Korea and Japan. The incident on Sunday marked North Korea’s seventh ⁠ballistic missile launch this year and its fourth in April. The missiles were fired near the city of Sinpo on North Korea’s east coast at about 6:10am on Sunday (21:10 GMT, Saturday), South Korea’s military said in a statement. It added that South Korea had bolstered its surveillance posture and was closely exchanging information with the United States and Japan. Japan’s ⁠government posted on social media that the ballistic missiles were believed to have fallen near the east coast of the Korean Peninsula. No incursion into Japan’s exclusive economic zone was confirmed. South Korea’s presidential office said it has held an emergency security meeting, according to media reports. Such tests violate United Nations Security Council resolutions against North Korea’s missile programme. The diplomatically isolated country rejects …

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un reappointed as president of state affairs

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un reappointed as president of state affairs

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Kim is the third-generation ruler of the nuclear-armed state founded by his grandfather Kim Il Sung in 1948. He has ruled the country since his father’s death in 2011. The election is a “highly choreographed event with a pre-determined outcome”, said Lee Ho‑ryung of the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses. “Throughout the third-generation rule, the North has staged such events to showcase a procedure in an attempt to achieve political legitimacy,” she said. “But no one thinks any different outcome would emerge from it.” Photos released by KCNA show Kim dressed in a formal western suit and seated at the centre of a stage, flanked by top officials in front of two giant statues of his father Kim Jong Il and grandfather. Source link

‘Kim Jong Un-level insanity’: Trump plans to build a 100K-seat stadium near White House to host a UFC fight on his birthday

‘Kim Jong Un-level insanity’: Trump plans to build a 100K-seat stadium near White House to host a UFC fight on his birthday

Published by Sam Flores

President Donald Trump says he plans to build a 100,000-seat stadium near the White House to host a UFC fight on his birthday. The president confirmed the MMA event last year, although his critics have branded the plan to build an arena for the event as “Kim Jong Un-level insanity.” “They are going to put up something that’s really amazing,” Trump told reporters. “It’s really having to do with our great 250th birthday, where we’re having so many wonderful things. “UFC’s coming, as you know, in front of the White House, where they’re building, literally, a stadium. We’re gonna have over 100,000 people. This is gonna have a lot of…I won’t even say how many people because I think it can set a record for racing. It’s gonna be very, very important.” President Trump says that he is planning to build a a 100,000-seat stadium near the White House (Win McNamee/Getty Images) Trump made the announcement while holding a meeting in the Oval Office about his executive order to bring an IndyCar street race to …

As US Readies Iran Action, Kim Jong Un Vaunts ‘Irreversible & Permanent’ Nuclear Arsenal

As US Readies Iran Action, Kim Jong Un Vaunts ‘Irreversible & Permanent’ Nuclear Arsenal

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Kim Jong-un just gave a fresh nuclear speech, vowing that North Korea will expand its atomic arsenal in both scale and sophistication, and that this is necessary given pressure from nuclear-armed “imperialist” superpowers like the United States. Kim presented the strategy during a weeklong congress of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, declaring that his country’s nuclear-armed status is “irreversible and permanent” (though not for the first time). He pledged that Pyongyang will continue to strengthen its arsenal “as long as nuclear weapons exist on the earth” and as long as the country faces threats from “US imperialists and their followers,” according to state media on Thursday. Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP “We have a long-term plan to strengthen the national nuclear force on an annual basis in the future and will concentrate on increasing the number of nuclear weapons and expanding the means and space for nuclear operation,” Kim stated. Kim earlier warned during a military parade in the capital on Wednesday that North Korea would “deliver terrible retaliatory attacks to any forces” …

Kim Jong Un fuels succession buzz with daughter’s matching leather jacket

Kim Jong Un fuels succession buzz with daughter’s matching leather jacket

Published by Sam Flores

He said North Korea would continue to take the “toughest stand” against the U.S., but that if Washington dropped its demands for denuclearization, “there is no reason why we cannot get on well.” That leaves the door open for the resumption of diplomacy. President Donald Trump, who met with Kim three times during his first term, has expressed interest in another face-to-face. Kim had more contentious words for U.S. ally South Korea, describing it as his country’s “most hostile” relationship. He dismissed South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s recent efforts to improve relations, saying the North could “launch any action” if Seoul threatened its security and that its neighbor risked “complete collapse.” The South Korean government said Thursday that it would continue to pursue its policy of peaceful coexistence. Earlier in the week, Kim was re-elected general secretary of the Workers’ Party. His reappointment reinforces that “even amid domestic and external crises, there is no alternative to Kim Jong Un’s leadership,” Lim said. For Kim, the party congress is also an opportunity to reinforce the …

Dressed for succession? Kim Jong Un, daughter fuel speculation with matching coats

Dressed for succession? Kim Jong Un, daughter fuel speculation with matching coats

Published by Sam Flores

The Kim family has ruled North Korea with an iron grip for decades, and a cult of personality surrounding their “Paektu bloodline” dominates daily life in the isolated country. Ju Ae has long been seen as the next in line, a perception stoked by a string of recent high-profile outings. Analyst Lim Eul-chul said the jackets – a staple of leader Kim’s wardrobe, especially during key public appearances – were more than a fashion statement. “In North Korea’s political symbolism, that look carries weight – it’s tied to the image of the leader as the ultimate guarantor of national security and future prosperity. “So when that same symbolic attire is put on his young daughter, it’s hard to see it as accidental.” Other photos from the parade showed Ju Ae striding a red carpet next to her father as he received salutes from North Korea’s military top brass. Ju Ae has been clearly “designated as a successor”, South Korea’s national intelligence service said earlier this month. Korean affairs expert Leif-Eric Easley said Ju Ae’s latest …