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North Korea's Kim Visits Tank Factory, Touts Progress in Korean-style Tanks

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un rests his foot on a tank gun as he tours a military equipment facility at an unspecified location in North Korea, in this image released May 4, 2025 by the Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un rests his foot on a tank gun as he tours a military equipment facility at an unspecified location in North Korea, in this image released May 4, 2025 by the Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS
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North Korea's Kim Visits Tank Factory, Touts Progress in Korean-style Tanks

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un rests his foot on a tank gun as he tours a military equipment facility at an unspecified location in North Korea, in this image released May 4, 2025 by the Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un rests his foot on a tank gun as he tours a military equipment facility at an unspecified location in North Korea, in this image released May 4, 2025 by the Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected an "important" tank factory and touted "great progress in the core technology of Korean-style tanks," state media KCNA said on Sunday.
He said producing cutting-edge tanks and armoured vehicles is key to modernizing the army and reaching the ruling party's plan for "the second revolution in armoured force."
Kim’s visit comes amid a broader push to modernize North Korea’s conventional armed forces in addition to its nuclear and missile arsenals.
The North Korean leader recently attended the launch of a new naval destroyer and tests of new drones, among other weapons, said Reuters.
South Korean and US officials have said they suspect the North is receiving some technical and military help from Russia in return for sending ammunition, missiles, and troops for the war in Ukraine, but no details have been confirmed.

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One Dead after Freight Trains Collide in Munich

20 June 2026, Bavaria, Munich: Two freight-train cars lie on a road after falling off a bridge in Munich. Photo: Ehsan Monajati/dpa
20 June 2026, Bavaria, Munich: Two freight-train cars lie on a road after falling off a bridge in Munich. Photo: Ehsan Monajati/dpa
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One Dead after Freight Trains Collide in Munich

20 June 2026, Bavaria, Munich: Two freight-train cars lie on a road after falling off a bridge in Munich. Photo: Ehsan Monajati/dpa
20 June 2026, Bavaria, Munich: Two freight-train cars lie on a road after falling off a bridge in Munich. Photo: Ehsan Monajati/dpa

One person has died after two cargo trains collided on a bridge in Munich in the early hours of Saturday, causing two of the carriages ⁠to derail and ⁠crash onto the street below, according to local police.

The cause of the ⁠incident is under investigation, a police spokesperson in the southern German city told Reuters.

Emergency services were alerted to the collision in Munich's northern district of Milbertshofen ⁠at ⁠1:40 a.m. (2340 GMT on Friday), with around 60 first responders dispatched to the scene, a fire department spokesperson said.

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Pakistan Minister Arrives in Iran after Switzerland Talks Postponed

People drive on a street in Tehran, Iran, June 18, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
People drive on a street in Tehran, Iran, June 18, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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Pakistan Minister Arrives in Iran after Switzerland Talks Postponed

People drive on a street in Tehran, Iran, June 18, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
People drive on a street in Tehran, Iran, June 18, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Pakistan's interior minister arrived in Iran on Saturday after planned talks between Iran and the United States in Switzerland were postponed, Iranian media reported.

Tehran and Washington were due to hold talks in Switzerland on Friday, after signing a memorandum of understanding ending the war in the Middle East, but the latest negotiations have been postponed with no new date announced.

Iranian media including Tasnim news agency said Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi landed on Saturday in the northeastern city of Mashhad.

Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei had earlier told ISNA news agency that "Pakistan's interior minister will arrive in Iran at noon today, Saturday, as part of Pakistan's efforts regarding the Iran-US negotiations."

Naqvi is expected meet his Iranian counterpart Eskandar Momeni, as well as Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi for talks during the visit, according to Baqaei.

Pakistan has been a key mediator between Tehran and Washington, with Qatar also joining the efforts in the run-up to the deal announced this week.

Iran on Thursday announced it signed a deal with the United States to end the hostilities, with the aim of holding further negotiations on a broader deal that would include Iran's long contested nuclear program.

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2 Roadside Bombs in Northwest Pakistan Kill at Least 7

Volunteers transfer the body of a victim, killed in twin roadside blasts, to a hospital in Bannu on June 20, 2026. (Photo by Karim ULLAH / AFP)
Volunteers transfer the body of a victim, killed in twin roadside blasts, to a hospital in Bannu on June 20, 2026. (Photo by Karim ULLAH / AFP)
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2 Roadside Bombs in Northwest Pakistan Kill at Least 7

Volunteers transfer the body of a victim, killed in twin roadside blasts, to a hospital in Bannu on June 20, 2026. (Photo by Karim ULLAH / AFP)
Volunteers transfer the body of a victim, killed in twin roadside blasts, to a hospital in Bannu on June 20, 2026. (Photo by Karim ULLAH / AFP)

Two roadside bombs in restive northwestern Pakistan killed at least seven people on Saturday, authorities said.

The first targeted a vehicle, while the second went off as rescuers responded to the blast in Bannu, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, senior police official Yasir Afridi said, adding both were controlled remotely.

Afridi said five people were killed in the first blast and two in the second, The Associated Press reported. Three people were also wounded, he said. A search operation to find those responsible is underway.

No group immediately claimed responsibility, but suspicion is likely to fall on the Pakistani Taliban, who have been blamed for similar attacks in the past.

President Asif Ali Zardari strongly condemned the bombings. In a statement, he conveyed condolences to the families of those killed and prayed for the speedy recovery of the wounded.

Without naming any group, Zardari issued a warning to “internal and external handlers of terrorism” who provide safe havens, logistical support and financial assistance to militant networks.

Pakistan has experienced a surge in militant violence in recent years, much of it claimed by the Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP. The group is separate from, but allied with, Afghanistan’s Taliban, who seized power in Kabul in 2021.

Pakistani officials say many TTP leaders and fighters have found sanctuary across the border in Afghanistan.