The Lazarus Heist S2: 5. ‘Olympic Destro...

“He wrote me beautiful letters!” A “bromance” begins between President Trump and Kim Jong-un but how long will it last? The US president’s former security advisor, Ambassador John Bolton, reveals what happens inside the summit room when the two leaders meet face to face. Plus, th ... Show More

The Smoking Dragon, a fake wedding and a divorce party. And lots of counterfeit money. #LazarusHeist 

It’s North Korea’s first crypto conference. Eight international tech experts decide to go but someone is watching. Their every move in Pyongyang is followed and they soon regret the trip. “I was put in handcuffs and taken to an interrogation centre.” #LazarusHeist 

Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong, who was convicted of bribery and embezzlement in 2017, has been granted a special presidential pardon.South Korea's government justified the move, saying the de-facto leader of the country's biggest company was needed back at the helm to spearhead econo ... Show More

<p><b>In the U.S. we’re taught that North Korea is a horrible backwards dictatorship where every person is captive to an evil regime run by a mad man who has an inexplicable hatred of the U.S., freedom and democracy – and is always on the edge of launching a nuclear missile to de ... Show More

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will begin in 4 weeks’ time with more than 2,000 athletes from across the globe expected to take part. Officials have set up a bubble to keep arriving athletes and officials separate from the general population, all part of attempts to prevent cor ... Show More

North Korea is reported to have detained a serving US army soldier who crossed the heavily-fortified border from South Korea without permission. The US State Department says the captured solider crossed "willfully and without authorisation" into North Korea. It's unclear if the m ... Show More

<p>North Korea has launched a series of balloons packed with household waste over the border into South Korea.</p> <p>Pyongyang says it’s in response to Seoul distributing anti-North propaganda leaflets into cities and towns across the North.</p> <p>In this episode of the Briefin ... Show More

C’est une rengaine qui revient dans le paysage géopolitique international à intervalles réguliers, et ce depuis des années&nbsp;: la Corée du Nord enchaîne les tirs de missiles et les prises de parole belliqueuses contre son voisin sud-coréen. Mais la situation depuis quelques mo ... Show More

Allegations of human rights' abuses have led to an official boycott by a number of Western governments of the Winter Olympics in Beijing this month. China has responded angrily, accusing them of politicising a sporting bonanza. The International Olympic Committee insists that spo ... Show More

(Note: A few hours after we published this episode, Japan and the IOC announced that the Olympics will, in fact, be postponed until 2021.)Yesterday, a member of the International Olympic Committee told a reporter that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be postponed until next year. Thi ... Show More