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Press Statement of DPRK Foreign Ministry Spokesperson

Pyongyang, September 21 (KCNA) -- A spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea released the following press statement on Monday:

The foolish behavior of the U.S. and the West is again sparking off criticism and ridicule of the world as they have openly ignored the principles of international law with respect for sovereignty and non-interference as the core and sought to save the structure of sanctions and pressure on the DPRK from its total bankruptcy.

Recently, the U.S.-led "multilateral sanctions monitoring team (MSMT)" cooked up and announced a "report" pulling up the beneficial and routine economic cooperative relations between the DPRK and other countries and thus vividly revealed its true colors as a plot-breeding organization which distorts normal as abnormal and brands legal as illegal.

The MSMT is a ghost group lacking any legality in the justification and purpose of existence. Its illegal act committed under the signboard of implementing the UN "resolution" is just a violation of the UN Charter and international law and a mockery of the international community.

The U.S.-led isolated minority group has never been given the mission and authority to act on behalf of the UN, and "resolutions" against the DPRK cooked up by the UN Security Council wantonly violating the sovereignty and the rights to development of a sovereign state have never been recognized by the DPRK.

What the MSMT, made up of pseudo experts addicted to the compilation of sanctions, has done is nothing but to devise all sorts of conspiracy theories under the U.S. command, and there is no room for discussion about the reliability and objectivity of such documents they have produced.

The DPRK's relations of exchange and cooperation with other countries cannot be subject to interference or investigation of a third party in any case as they are the exercise of legitimate rights under bilateral and multilateral treaties and agreements.

The UN Charter stipulates as one of the main purposes of the UN to develop friendly relations among nations on the principle of equality and self-determination, and the declaration on the principles of international law on friendship and cooperation among nations under the UN Charter, adopted as Resolution 2625 of the UN General Assembly, specifies that any country or group of states has no right to interfere in the internal affairs and external affairs of other countries.

What should be questioned and rejected in the present international relations are bad behaviors of the U.S. and the West openly conducted worldwide, in contravention of the purpose and principle of the UN Charter which disallows the use of and threat by force against the political independence and territorial integrity of any country.

No matter how zealously the U.S. and the West resort to chop logic, it is unchangeable that the MSMT is no more than a political tool for ensuring their specific interests and pressurizing sovereign states.

No matter what new document of sanctions the hostile forces may cook up and no matter what semblance of "legality" they may give to their illegal conspiratorial organization, they cannot break the steadfast will of the DPRK to thoroughly defend its core interests and grow stronger nor check its constant development trend.

The DPRK, as in the present so in the future, too, will never tolerate the malicious attempt of the hostile forces to bind and obstruct the state development and normal and reciprocal cooperative relations of independent countries but will strongly counter it and thoroughly defend the dignity and development interests of the state. -0-

http://kcna.kp/en/article/detail/b3ad05c03f927588e45a9d940f638e55

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UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on ​Tuesday said US government ‌documents would use "super intelligence" going forward instead of ​artificial intelligence, and ​repeated his previous calls about ⁠AI warnings being ​a hoax.

"From this point ​forward, all of United States documents, and hopefully the world's ​will be changed ​to use the much more ‌accurate ⁠term 'super' as opposed to artificial. So it's super intelligence," Trump said ​in a ​UN ⁠General Assembly speech.

"I'm not going ​to stifle growth of ​something ⁠that will be bigger than the industrial ⁠revolution," ​he said.

DPRK Missile Administration Tests New, Important Combat Weapon System

Pyongyang, September 22 (KCNA) -- The Missile Administration of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea successfully tested a new-type weapon, which is of great significance in the rapid technological development of weapon systems, on September 20.

The test did not have any adverse impact on the security of neighboring countries.

It is an extension of the regular activities of the DPRK Missile Administration and its defence science research institutes aimed at implementing the national defence policy.

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, oversaw the test.

Saying that the test was undoubtedly a striking demonstration of ultra-modern defence technology and clear progress in the modernization of the armed forces, he stressed that it represents the irresistible might.

To acquire such a technology is of weighty significance in the state's readiness for war and the future development of the armed forces, he said, adding that the enemy will know better what such progress means without any explanation in the aspect of military technology. He affirmed that such reality would give the enemy an incurable headache and a very cruel and unavoidable blow.

Today's success is the priceless fruit brought by a special think tank of the sci-tech forces involved in development of the important weapon system for a specific purpose and their sincere efforts, he said, expressing thanks to the Missile Administration and its defence science institutes and working groups. -0-

http://kcna.kp/en/article/detail/43471f3e8d3913afbf81811967e5fbdf

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Stavros was on the Drew Barrymore show to promote his new Netflix comedy special “Uncle Stav.”

They are wearing matching tracksuits.

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will depart for New York on Tuesday to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, the chief executive’s office announces.

The director general of public relations at the president’s Office, Habibollah Abbasi, made the announcement on Monday.

The president is scheduled to address the General Assembly on Wednesday, Abbasi said, adding that during the visit, he will also meet and hold talks with some heads of state and officials from countries participating in the assembly.

According to the official, the president’s schedule in New York also includes a meeting with prominent Iranians residing in the United States, as well as discussions with American intellectuals and think tanks.

A high-ranking Iranian delegation, including Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, will accompany President Pezeshkian.

Abbasi, meanwhile, described US refusal to issue visas to some members of the delegation, including members of the president’s media team, as “an unprecedented hostile move by the US administration.”

The 81st General Assembly session is to begin on Tuesday at the UN headquarters in New York under the general theme of restoration of trust among nations.

President Pezeshkian’s visit comes nearly eight months following the launch of the latest round of the United States' and the Israeli regime’s unprovoked aggression against the Islamic Republic.

US President Donald Trump announced a unilateral ceasefire on April 7 amid consistent Iranian retaliation, but American violations have persisted, including through Washington’s keeping up an illegal naval blockade of Iranian ports and vessels and carrying out intermittent attacks on Iranian targets.

Earlier this week, President Pezeshkian said Iran was ready to resolve differences with its neighbors through dialogue and mutual respect, while denouncing Washington and Tel Aviv for seeking to sustain tensions in the region.

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Congratulations to our newest session of FBI National Academy graduates session 299 - represented by 265 law enforcement officials from around the country.

This session is historic - FBI was honored to be joined by one of the best supporters of law enforcement in the country - @Shaq - who graduated with this session and became an honorary FBI Special Agent.

It’s also the first time ever a National Academy session includes two FBI special agents - representing Pennsylvania and North Carolina - making our partnerships out in the field even stronger.

Congratulations to all - proud to serve alongside each of you. Mission first.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7608186/2026/09/18/shaq-fbi-agent-academy-graduation/

Shaquille O’Neal, the popular Hall of Fame basketball player and broadcaster, became an honorary FBI Special Agent this week at the bureau’s national academy graduation, FBI director Kash Patel announced.

O’Neal is a four-time NBA champion, 15-time All-Star and the 2000 league MVP.

The No. 7 player in The Athletic’s “Basketball 100” was also named to 14 All-NBA teams, including eight first-team selections.

Even in retirement, the 54-year-old O’Neal remains a prominent public figure as an analyst on the wildly popular show “Inside the NBA” and a pitchman with endorsement and marketing deals with an insurance company, cereal brands, Papa John’s and several other businesses.

Throughout his playing and post-playing career, O’Neal has been a vocal supporter of law enforcement.

He has been sworn in as a reserve officer or deputy with police departments in Florida, Arizona, Georgia and California. He’s also made financial contributions and appearances in support of various police departments across the country.

Shaq has reportedly responded to fan's criticism by calling them 'broke'.

(cw miami herald article has a quotation with a black man saying the n-word)

https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/article317312750.html

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Guides Work of Defence Industry

Pyongyang, September 19 (KCNA) -- Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, learned about the production at major munitions industrial enterprises from September 16 to 18.

He was accompanied by Vice-Chairman Pak Jong Chon and member Kim Jong Sik of the Central Military Commission of the WPK, Yu Chang Son, director of the Artillery Bureau of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army, and Ri Pyong Chol, Ri Il Hwan, Kim Yo Jong, Kim Jae Ryong and O Yong Jae, who are cadres of the Central Committee of the WPK, and leading officials in the sector of defence science research.

Comrade Kim Jong Un learned in detail about the production of each enterprise.

In hearty response to the decisions of the Ninth Congress of the WPK, the major munitions industrial enterprises turned out in attaining the new year's production goals. They are steadily increasing the revolutionary enthusiasm and making upsurge in production, recording high results every day.

Comrade Kim Jong Un warmly encouraged the working class who are reliably stepping up the radical growth of our munitions industry and its more independent and advanced development through their energetic and devoted labour struggle, always full of revolutionary zeal.

He expressed great satisfaction over the fact that the major munitions industrial enterprises are fulfilling their plans for the production of combat equipment on the most important indices of urgent military significance in a responsible manner without fail and, as a result, the huge plans issued by the Party Central Military Commission are being successfully carried out one by one.

He appreciated the major munitions industrial enterprises for carrying on without an inch of deflection the projects for expanding the production capacity assigned by the Party to meet the requirements of the all-round plan for reorganizing and modernizing the artillery combat force of our army.

Stressing that the fulfillment of this year's production plans is most essential in attaining the new Five-Year Plan aimed at fresh progress and leap forward in the building of a powerful army and the defence industry, he said that the major munitions industrial enterprises should continue to consolidate the current trend in production and dynamically and simultaneously conduct a series of technical infrastructure reinforcement for promoting the long-term munitions production plans.

He said that the building of a powerful artillery force is the core for deterring and fighting war, adding that our artillery should have the most concentrated and destructive, massive and versatile offensive capability and responsibly perform the two missions of deterring and fighting war. He stressed that the achievements made by the DPRK in all fields to modernize all components of the national defence capability including artillery are meaning a significant change in the composition and means of our armed forces and their plan for countering a war. Stating that the enemy's military systems would be gradually damaged and useless by action of the irresistible might which we have already possessed or will soon possess, he said that the munitions industrial enterprises at all levels under the Second Economy Commission should play a bigger role in carrying out the strategic policy of the Party on building the most powerful army and the country's munitions industry should be further expanded and strengthened.

He said that the production success at the major munitions industrial enterprises is not merely significant for increased production but it is of weighty significance as it is undoubtedly a product of the will and efforts of the working class to defend our sovereign security, and this is a great contribution for the state.

Stressing that major munitions industrial enterprises have a very pivotal role to play in steadily augmenting the country's war deterrent and war-fighting capability, he encouraged them to vigorously continue their patriotic production drive for steadily equipping our army with the most powerful and overwhelming strategic strength.

He clarified important policy-oriented tasks for the enterprises' production and management, including the issue of steadily accelerating the expansion of production capacity and the modernization of technical processes, raising the level of artificial intelligence of offensive and defensive combat weapon systems and putting the armor and automation of artillery weapons on a higher stage and the issue of bettering the conditions and environment for production.

Comrade Kim Jong Un expressed expectation and belief that all the officials, technicians and workers serving at important core factories would continue to fully display their inherent creation spirit and fighting spirit and thus powerfully propel the radical strengthening of our armed forces. -0-

http://kcna.kp/en/article/detail/afa1f3792f6dcb1db01ef52bb76c197f (13 photos)

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Matthew Lillard admitted to being “embarrassed” by his decision to return to the Scream franchise after the producers fired Melissa Barrera for her vocal support of Palestine in 2023. Lillard reprised his role as Stu Macher in this year’s Scream 7 despite the controversy.

During a recent audience Q&A at a 30th anniversary screening of the original Scream, Lillard was asked about the difficulty of speaking up about politics as an actor. “I don’t know how else to do it,” Lillard responded. “For me, I have queer kids. If I’m not standing up for queer kids or kids in the trans community, then what the fuck am I doing? If I’m not standing up against ICE, then what the fuck am I doing?”

He added “I don’t think it’s easy all the time,” citing the example of Barrera’s firing. “Melissa Barrera, who’s a beautiful actor, was fired for what she said after the whole Palestinian — what started happening in Israel,” Lillard said. “It’s really fucking bullshit and really hard, and she’s on the right side of history. When they start coming after your job, sometimes things are worth it… When that happened to Melissa, the whole world didn’t pipe up. But she was a year early on what the fuck’s going on. But the whole world should have popped up and said, ‘She’s right.’ And they didn’t. And that’s brutal.”

“I went back to do Scream, and I got called out,” Lillard acknowledged. “And I’m like, ‘Oh, fuck. That’s brutal.’ I feel bad about that. I feel ashamed about that. Because in that moment I was so excited to go back, I didn’t really think about Melissa and that journey. I didn’t say no. I’m embarrassed. That’s the truth… I blew that. I’m on the wrong side of history for that. I still like being in the movie [but] it may not have been the best idea.”

In 2022, Spyglass rebooted the Scream franchise with Barrera as its new lead. She starred as Sam Carpenter, the secret love child of deceased Ghostface killer Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich), for two films. However, in late 2023 Spyglass announced they were dropping the actress from subsequent sequels for making pro-Palestine statements on social media. Spyglass said at the time it has “zero tolerance for antisemitism or the incitement of hate in any form.”

Barrera responded by saying “Silence is not an option for me.” She wrote, “I condemn Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. I condemn hate and prejudice of any kind against any group of people. As a Latina, a proud Mexicana, I feel the responsibility of having a platform that allows me the privilege of being heard, and therefore I have tried to use it to raise awareness about issues I care about, and to lend my voice to those in need.”

Press Statement of Spokesperson for DPRK Foreign Ministry

Pyongyang, September 19 (KCNA) -- A spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea released the following press statement on Friday:

The hostile forces cooked up and made public a "resolution" against the DPRK at the 70th Session of the IAEA General Conference on Sept. 17.

In the "resolution", they picked quarrel with the DPRK's legitimate and self-defensive exercise of sovereignty, arguing that the DPRK cannot have nuclear weapons under the NPT, they express serious concern over the DPRK's sustainable nuclear activities, and all nuclear weapons and nuclear programs should be abandoned in a complete, verifiable and irreversible way.

The DPRK has not been a member of the NPT and the IAEA from long ago and, therefore, it is illegal and the height of impudence to talk about the position of our state and its efforts to bolster up the defence capabilities.

The DPRK's position as a nuclear weapons state does not need the recognition of the U.S., the West and the IAEA. It is guaranteed by the actual nuclear deterrent and irreversibly and permanently fixed by the supreme law of the state.

Pitifully, the "resolution" cooked up by the U.S. and the West has no effect on the DPRK's position as a nuclear weapons state.

No matter how desperately the hostile forces may try to deny our constitutional position in and around the IAEA, the position of the DPRK as a nuclear weapons state, which is permanently and absolutely settled by the law, is irreversible.

It is the DPRK's invariable line of national defence to more offensively implement its strategic and long-term plans for building reliable self-defensive deterrent to cope with the ever-worsening international security environment.

As a responsible nuclear weapons state, the DPRK will as ever firmly defend the sovereignty and fundamental interests of the state and thoroughly guarantee peace and security in the region and the rest of the world by deterring all challenges and threats from outside by overwhelming force. -0-

http://kcna.kp/en/article/detail/551cb53d9d184def31fedaebb231ea56

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Press Statement of Kim Yo Jong, Department Director of C.C., WPK

Pyongyang, September 19 (KCNA) -- Kim Yo Jong, department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, issued the following press statement "The prejudiced viewpoint and double standards of the IAEA are the main factor that incurred the collapse of the international nuclear non-proliferation system" on Sept. 19:

With the 70th Session of the IAEA General Conference held in Vienna of Austria as an occasion, the IAEA's chronic prejudice and double-standard behavior was revealed again.

On September 17, the IAEA forcibly adopted an anti-DPRK "resolution" to call into question our state's self-defensive and legitimate nuclear activities, disregarding the grave situation in which the DPRK's security environment is exposed to constant nuclear threat of outside forces.

Such meaningless and inefficient "resolution", which the IAEA is cooking up every year at the instigation of the U.S. and the West, is not something new for us and has no effect on the DPRK's position as a nuclear weapons state.

The nuclear activities of the DPRK, a nuclear weapons state outside the NPT which withdrew from the IAEA through legal routes decades ago, are not object of jurisdiction of the IAEA and, the agency has no authority or qualifications to interfere in them.

Therefore, we never recognize any anti-DPRK "resolution" cooked up in the arena of the IAEA.

On the other hand, the IAEA has consistently kept silence, failing to say a right word about the undisguised nuclear proliferation act of the U.S., a depository of the NPT, and the grave plan for the introduction of nuclear submarine by the ROK, a non-nuclear state.

This is another typical example clearly showing the extreme two-faced nature and prejudice of the agency.

As a result, the IAEA vividly revealed its true nature as a Western power organization, unfortunately and completely being deprived of its representative character and impartiality as a UN specialized organization and representing only the interests of the U.S. and its allies.

The double standard of the IAEA is not confined to the Korean peninsula but is being witnessed in Europe, Oceania, the Middle East and other parts of the world.

The fact that the U.S. deployed nuclear weapons in Europe and shared them with NATO member states, while wantonly violating the non-proliferation obligation of NPT stipulating that nuclear weapons and their management should not be handed over directly and indirectly to anyone, the fact that it actively dragged the ROK and Japan in its plan for nuclear weapons use and its implementation under the pretext of "offer of extended deterrence" and the fact that it is planning to provide nuclear submarine technology for the ROK - all those facts do not become the subject of discussion and concern of the agency in any case.

Moreover, the agency is disregarding Japan's unusual excess accumulation of weapons-grade nuclear materials under the patronage of the U.S. despite the protest of the international community.

The two-faced nature of the agency has led to the creation of a new "nuclear non-proliferation standard" whereby the nuclear activities of a relevant country are regulated as "legitimate" or "illegal" according to whether the nuclear issue is of the West or not. This is the present reality of the nuclear non-proliferation system led by the U.S. and the West.

In fact, the IAEA has certainly been reduced to the U.S. atomic energy organization, and it is no exaggeration to say that the international nuclear non-proliferation system has removedd into the U.S.-led nuclear proliferation system.

The injustice, prejudice and double standards of the IAEA are the main factors eroding the nuclear non-proliferation system on a global scale, and the U.S. open nuclear proliferation behavior being committed in parallel with this is a serious threat disturbing international peace and security and increasing the danger of outbreak of a nuclear war.

The main mission of the IAEA is to provide all member states with the right to peaceful use of nuclear power and to block the military use of nuclear technology, and it is by no means to connive at and foster undisguised nuclear proliferation.

In my personal view, the IAEA might save its disgraced face even a bit if it takes courage to say a single right word about who is the chieftain of undermining the nuclear non-proliferation system.

The further the IAEA interferes in the sovereignty and internal affairs of the DPRK, a non-member state, the worse its reputation and fame will be damaged, and it should judge by itself who will benefit from it.

Conniving at the nuclear threat and proliferation of the U.S. and other hostile forces and asking the DPRK to abandon its nuclear weapons are just like telling us to give up our existence and right to live.

We will not in any case mortgage our sovereignty and security rights to the "tolerance" of the U.S. and the West.

The present grave geopolitical situation, in which the international nuclear order is at the brink of complete collapse due to the radical nuclear arms buildup and undisguised nuclear proliferation of the U.S. and to the double-dealing behavior and lack of principle of the IAEA, requires the DPRK to make a more responsible option.

It is the most important matter for the national security to ensure that the credibility of the nuclear force is not questioned in any case for the DPRK which is constantly exposed to the nuclear threat of the hostile forces. -0-

http://kcna.kp/en/article/detail/bb63503e5a21ff5bbe0dd766766204ce

https://archive.is/aRg38

Sports Contest of Workers from Shipyards in Warship-building Industry

Pyongyang, September 19 (KCNA) -- A sports contest of workers from shipyards in the warship-building industry of the DPRK took place, redoubling the high morale and enthusiasm of the workers devoting all their patriotic strength and wisdom in the vanguard of the historic journey toward a marine power.

Among the spectators were Jo Chun Ryong, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, officials and workers in the field of munitions industry, Pyongyang citizens, youth and students.

A football match between the teams of the Nampho Shipyard and the Chongjin Shipyard was held at the Kim Il Sung Stadium on Friday.

When the players entered the stadium, citizens of the capital city and youth and students extended warm congratulations and encouragement in reflection of the unanimous mind of all the people toward the workers in the warship-building industry.

In the football match, the players of the two teams traded attacks and counterattacks with a resolve to display the honour of their teams. The stadium was heated with enthusiastic cheers encouraging them.

The Nampho Shipyard team beat the Chongjin Shipyard team 3:0 in the match.

Earlier on Thursday, the Nampho Shipyard team beat the Chongjin Shipyard team in the volleyball match.

A prize-giving ceremony took place amid the enthusiastic applause of the participants.

The workers in the warship-building industry were full of high enthusiasm to make greater labour achievements in building warships with their towering self-confidence and fighting spirit so as to live up to the trust and expectation of the Party and the people. -0-

http://kcna.kp/en/article/detail/c0d3eca5df85037593f57f5bdb9aadb8

https://archive.is/qPjuj