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Kim Jong Un left fuming after North Korea’s new destroyer damaged in failed launch

North Korean dictator Kim Jung Un was left fuming this week when he attended the botched launch of a new 5,000-ton naval destroyer.
The launch, at the northeastern port of Chongjin, was intended to tout the communist nation’s military advancement but ended in embarrassment for Kim after the ship slid off a ramp and became stuck, state media reported.
The flatcar failed to move alongside the ship, throwing it off balance and crushing parts of the ship’s bottom, North Korean news agency KCNA reported. Its stern slid down the launch slipway while its bow section failed to leave the ramp.
North Korean dictator Kim Jung Un was left fuming this week when he attended a botched launch of a new 5,000-ton naval destroyer. (Contributor/Getty Images, left, Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, right.)
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The total extent of the damage was unclear and it isn’t known if there were any injuries.
North Korea did not release photos from the scene, although satellite imagery released by South Korea on Thursday indicated that the ship was lying on its side in the water after the failed launch.
According to KCNA, Kim, who was present at the ceremony on Wednesday, blamed military officials, scientists and shipyard operators for a «serious accident and criminal act caused by absolute carelessness, irresponsibility and unscientific empiricism.»
Kim warned that the errors caused by the «irresponsibility of the relevant officials» would need to be investigated at a ruling Workers’ Party meeting slated for late June.
He said that restoring the destroyer before the meeting was directly related to the prestige of the state and the restoration should be completed unconditionally.

This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows a blue tarp covering a North Korean destroyer after it suffered a failed launch while it was being put to sea in Chongjin, North Korea, on Thursday, May 22, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
Moon Keun-sik, a navy expert who teaches at Seoul’s Hanyang University, said that despite the embarrassment, Kim still wanted to publicly report on the mishap.
«It’s a shameful thing, but the reason why North Korea disclosed the incident is it wants to show it’s speeding up the modernization of its navy forces and expresses its confidence that it can eventually build,» he told The Associated Press.
Moon suspected that the incident likely happened because North Korean workers aren’t yet familiar with such a large warship and had been rushed to put it in the water.
It was the second naval destroyer the secretive nation launched in a month after Kim attended the successful launch of another 5,000-ton destroyer from Nampo, a port on the west coast of North Korea. Kim later watched missiles fired from the ship, with experts saying that it appeared to have been built with Russian technology.
Experts said that both ships are likely designed to carry weapons systems including nuclear-capable ballistic and cruise missiles.
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A report by the North Korea-focused 38 North website assessed last week that the destroyer in Chongjin was being prepared to be launched sideways from the quay, a method that has rarely been used in North Korea. The report said the destroyer launched in Nampo, in contrast, used a floating dry dock.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un talks to military members as he inspects projectiles during a visit to an airfield in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency, May 16, 2025. (KCNA via Reuters)
Kim has framed the arms buildup as a response to perceived threats from the United States and South Korea, which have been expanding joint military exercises in response to the North’s advancing nuclear program.
In March, Kim oversaw tests of newly developed AI-powered suicide drones and called for their increased production. He was seen walking with aides on what appeared to be an unmanned surveillance aircraft that resembles the U.S. RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude surveillance aircraft parked on the tarmac in the background.
Other images showed a fixed-wing drone zeroing in on a tank-shaped target then exploding in flames.
Kim has said that unmanned control and AI capability must be the top priorities in modern arms development.
Kim was also seen walking to a large aircraft with four engines and a radar dome mounted on the fuselage. Analysts have previously reported that North Korea was converting the Russian-made Il-76 cargo aircraft for an early-warning role to help augment the North’s existing land-based radar systems, which are sometimes limited by the peninsula’s mountainous terrain, London’s International Institute for Strategic Studies said in a report in September.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walks alongside officials in March while overseeing tests of newly developed AI-powered suicide drones. (KCNA via Reuters)
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North Korea also revealed this year that it has a nuclear-powered submarine under construction, a weapons system that could pose a major security threat to South Korea and the U.S.
Meanwhile, North Korea has sent between 11,000 and 15,000 military personnel to fight alongside Russia in the war against Ukraine in its first involvement in a large-scale conflict since the 1950-53 Korean War.
The South Korean military assessed that around 4,700 of them have been killed or wounded.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
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El gobierno uruguayo se niega a intervenir en el mercado del dólar y sugiere invertir en pesos

La cotización del dólar se ha devaluado en torno a un 10% en lo que va del año, algo que está en línea con lo que sucede en el mercado global. La divisa estadounidense cerró el mes de septiembre a la baja y ya son ocho los meses en los que pierde valor en la comparación entre el primer día del mes y el último. Desde el sector exportador ven con preocupación este fenómeno porque aseguran que le genera una pérdida de competitividad. Pero el gobierno responde que tiene poco para hacer.
En el gobierno argumentan que la caída del dólar responde principalmente a causas externas. En Brasil, que es el principal mercado de referencia para Uruguay, su cotización tuvo la mayor caída mensual en septiembre y también presenta un retroceso grande en lo que va del año.
Los exportadores alertan que estas caídas podrían derivar en la fuga de algunas empresas. “Es siempre un factor de preocupación porque las exportaciones se venden en dólares y esos dólares rinden cada vez menos para pagar todas las cuentas en pesos, ya sea salarios, tarifas públicas, impuestos”, explicó a Canal 5 la economista de la Unión de Exportadores María Laura Rodríguez.

Hubo, a su vez, una “alerta especial” para las empresas que exportan servicios. “Al no tener una infraestructura física, podrían cambiar de país. Muchas de ellas tienen dependencias en distintos países y pueden comparar los costos de trabajar en un país y en otro. Vienen planteando que las casas matrices les dicen: ‘Defendeme por qué Uruguay’. Están teniendo cada vez menos elementos por un tema básicamente de competitividad”, señaló la economista.
Durante una gira por el interior del país, el ministro de Economía, Gabriel Oddone, respondió estos planteos y negó que el gobierno vaya a intervenir en el mercado. “A diferencia de lo que pasó en los últimos cuatro años cuando la apreciación del peso uruguayo era un evento espurio –que ocurría en Uruguay pero que no estaba ocurriendo en el mundo–, lo que está ocurriendo hoy con el peso uruguayo va en línea con lo que está ocurriendo a nivel global”, explicó el ministro en una conferencia de prensa consignada por Telemundo de Canal 12.

El foco del equipo económico está puesto en que haya condiciones para que la inflación del país sea baja, algo que entienden que ayuda a la competitividad de los exportadores. Además, Oddone defendió algunas medidas que tomó el gobierno pensando en estos empresarios, como la eliminación de tasas.
Si bien históricamente el problema de la competitividad se ata al dólar, el gobierno de Yamandú Orsi busca desligar estos dos conceptos. “El gobierno no tiene vocación por fijar el precio del dólar (…). Para el gobierno el dólar no constituye un objetivo de política”, expresó y pidió que los uruguayos aprendan que en el país “no hay control de precios”.
En el gobierno hay una fuerte apuesta por desdolarizar la economía, en un contexto en el que la suba de los precios está consolidad. El presidente del Banco Central del Uruguay, Guillermo Tolosa, hizo explícita esta sugerencia días atrás: “No vengo a decir que hay que invertir en pesos porque no sé lo que va a pasar de acá a tres meses. Pero algo que sí sé es que si invertís en dólares tu poder adquisitivo va a ser muy volátil. Es una especie de timba de casino donde poder invertir y perder en el corto plazo y a largo plazo perdés siempre. Cuando invertís en UI o en pesos tu poder adquisitivo va a estar estable”, explicó.

Este miércoles, el ministro Oddone dijo estar de acuerdo con él. “En estos contextos de inflación baja, cualquiera que haga los números puede encontrar que es muchísimo más rentable ahorrar en pesos que en dólares. Por supuesto que hay un riesgo en el que se incurre: una eventual devaluación. En Uruguay no tiene lugar una devaluación en escalón desde hace 20 años”, expresó.
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Church of England names Sarah Mullally first woman Archbishop of Canterbury after Welby exit

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The Church of England announced Friday that Sarah Mullally will become the next Archbishop of Canterbury, marking the first time a woman has been selected for the role.
Serving as the bishop of London since 2018, Mullally replaces former archbishop Justin Welby, who resigned last November after an independent investigation found he failed to act after learning about serial physical and sexual abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps.
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Britain’s new Archbishop of Canterbury-designate, Sarah Mullally, speaks following the announcement of her posting, at Canterbury Cathedral in south east England on October 3, 2025. (BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)
She will be the first woman Archbishop of Canterbury after 105 male predecessors.
Mullally will be known as the Archbishop of Canterbury-designate until her election is confirmed at St. Paul’s Cathedral in January 2026, according to the church. A service of installation will take place in March at Canterbury Cathedral.
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