21:54 International News in DPRK Media (August 4, 2026) | |
August 4, Pyongyang (RSTV) [조선어] [English] [Русский] [中国语]
The international news published on page 6 of Rodong Sinmun dated August 4, 2026 carries an article exposing the shameless plunder of resources and peace-disrupting acts by Western countries, remarks by President Xi Jinping on the tasks arising in national defence and army modernization, the exposure by the Russian Foreign Minister of Western anti-Russian hostile acts, the appeal of African countries to prepare against El Niño, China's condemnation of Japan's fabrication of the "National Intelligence Bureau", Pakistan's position on strengthening hepatitis prevention and treatment work, natural disasters in various countries including China, India, Slovakia, and Greece, wildfire damage in France, and common knowledge on food beneficial to athletes. The following is the full text. Shameless Plunderer, Dangerous Peace-Disrupting Force Not long ago, at an open debate of the UN Security Council, the Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations stated that Western countries are openly declaring that Ukraine is necessary for them as a source of agricultural products and useful minerals, emphasizing that their ambition to illegally seize the natural wealth of other nations, as has always been the case, constitutes the root source engendering a grave security crisis. Exposing their true intentions, he pointed out that the crisis lingering in the Middle East region to this day is mainly linked with the ambition of the West to seize key transport routes, including the Strait of Hormuz through which most of the world's hydrocarbons pass, as well as energy resources. In sum, the West is a peace-disrupting force that disregards international law and does not hesitate to commit aggression and armed intervention against sovereign states for the sake of plundering resources. Historically, whenever Western forces including the United States interfered in the internal affairs of other countries or dispatched armed forces, they invariably trumpeted flamboyant slogans such as the "defence of freedom and democracy" and "protection of human rights." In reality, however, they manipulated affairs so that figures obedient to them would seize power, manipulating them to gain control over resources. After the Second World War, regimes were changed in not a few countries owing to Western intervention. An associate professor at Boston University in the United States exposed in a book titled "Covert Regime Change: America's Secret Cold War" that during the 42 years from 1947 to 1989, the United States carried out 64 covert regime-change operations and 6 overt ones. According to other data, entering the present century, the United States invaded over 20 countries or plotted regime change in the countries concerned, and engineered "color revolutions" in various countries of West Asia and North Africa. Some European countries joined in this. Whether under the guise of "defence of freedom and democracy" or "protection of human rights," no matter how the West altered its wrappers and signboards, all was aimed at plundering resources alongside seizing hegemony. The Iraq War serves as a typical example. Over 20 years ago, under the pretext that "Iraq possesses weapons of mass destruction," the United States invaded Iraq without hesitation under the signboard of "defence of freedom and democracy." However, it was subsequently revealed that the rumor of Iraq's "possession of weapons of mass destruction" was a total lie. Following the end of the Iraq War, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace of the United States conducted an investigation and announced that there was no evidence supporting the claims of the US administration, stating it was impossible for Iraq to destroy, conceal, or move such a vast amount of chemical and biological weapons without being detected in the slightest by the United States. Furthermore, it disclosed that "US administration officials systematically distorted the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs." The United States concocted the absurd allegation of "possession of weapons of mass destruction" behind closed doors precisely to seize Iraq's abundant crude oil resources and launched an assault on Iraq. The US invasion left the country utterly devastated. Countless Iraqis lost their lives. A political analyst of Iraq denounced that the war empire, the United States, is accustomed to unleashing wars under the pretexts of "democracy" and "freedom," turning other countries into zones of violence and conflict; that the US deceived the Iraqi people with slogans of "democracy," "freedom," and "human rights"; and that within the very first month of US military occupation, they realized it was a blatant lie. After the Iraq War, the West declared that it would "transform the Middle East through democracy" and sow the seeds of the "Jasmine Revolution" in Middle Eastern soil. However, what this Middle Eastern version of "color revolution" brought about was endless turmoil. Western countries including the United States, which masterminded it behind the scenes, embellished it as the "Arab Spring" and eventually mobilized armed forces to turn Libya into a heap of ruins. Even now, owing to the sinister schemes of shameless and brigandish Western forces, not a few countries are having their resources plundered at dirt-cheap prices and becoming victims of dangerous armed conflicts. Staff Reporter Li Hak Nam President Xi Jinping Mentions Tasks Arising in National Defence and Army Modernization President Xi Jinping of China on July 30 mentioned the tasks arising in the work of national defence and army modernization. He stated that since the 18th Congress of the Party, the Party Central Committee has steadfastly maintained and strengthened the absolute leadership of the Party over the army and clearly set forth the Party's goal of building a strong army in the new era. He pointed out that the ideological foundation must be solidly laid to ensure that officers and soldiers uphold the Party's leadership and advance following the Party, so that the gun barrel forever obeys the command of the Party. Stressing that in promoting national defence and army modernization at a high level of quality, the basic orientation and standard of inspection are always combat capability, he emphasized the need to properly organize actual combat-oriented inspection and evaluation, and substantially push forward training and war preparations to effectively defend national sovereignty, security, and development interests. 【KCNA】 Russian Foreign Minister Exposes Anti-Russian Hostile Acts of the West Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in a recent interview with the Director General of the TASS News Agency, stated that a grave situation has been created wherein the entire Western world has now turned out in a fight against Russia. He exposed that the West has once again begun talking about a "strategic defeat," organizing various anti-Russian organizations in Europe and actively supporting Russians who raise funds for so-called underground struggles aiming at the disintegration of the Russian Federation. Furthermore, pointing out that Western countries announced they would deliver modern weapons to Ukraine and produce high-tech new-type missile defence systems, he disclosed that they are fighting Russia using Ukraine as a proxy. He emphasized that although the West insists on preserving the Nazi regime in Ukraine and issuing ultimatums regarding the settlement of the conflict, Russia has not yielded, stressing that Russia's national interest above all lies in its independence as a major power. 【KCNA】 African Countries Called Upon to Prepare Against El Niño A commissioner of the African Union Commission, at a meeting regarding climate issues on July 30, appealed to member states of the Union to prepare themselves to cope with El Niño. Noting that this year's El Niño phenomenon is predicted to be the strongest since 1950, he contended that many regions of the continent may face crises such as food and water shortages and outbreaks of infectious diseases due to severe drought, destructive floods, and persistent heatwaves. Stressing that this is not a future possibility but an immediate crisis, he emphasized the need for decisive and united action to cope with the crisis. 【KCNA】 Fabrication of "National Intelligence Bureau" by Japan Denounced A spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at a press conference on July 31, denounced the Japanese authorities' fabrication of the "National Intelligence Bureau." In connection with the Japanese authorities' formal fabrication of the "National Intelligence Bureau," he maintained that this constitutes another negative move by Japan in its internal and external security policy. He stated that in the past, Japanese intelligence agencies paved the way for Japan to fully promote militarism and unleash wars of foreign aggression, committing immeasurable crimes against Asian neighbors and the Japanese people. Criticizing Japan for recently accelerating remilitarization while talking about "national security" and "external threats," thereby threatening regional peace and stability and evoking great concern from the international community, he emphasized that Japanese politicians should draw a serious lesson from history and behave discreetly. 【KCNA】 Position on Strengthening Hepatitis Prevention and Treatment Work Emphasized The Prime Minister of Pakistan, in a recently released letter, clarified the government's stance to further strengthen hepatitis prevention and treatment work. Noting that Hepatitis C remains a major challenge in public health work, he mentioned that the government is concentrating effort on work to protect the population from this infectious disease, including embarking last year on the execution of a plan aimed at eradicating Hepatitis C. He emphasized that screening, diagnosis, and treatment work would be further expanded in order to terminate the spread of Hepatitis C by 2030. 【KCNA】 Natural Disasters in Various Countries - A landslide occurred recently in an autonomous county of Chongqing City, China, causing damage. - Damage caused by flooding is expanding in Assam State, India. - The water volume of the Danube River in Slovakia is sharply decreasing due to drought. - Wildfire damage is expanding across various parts of Greece due to strong winds. 【KCNA】
Wildfire damage in France Common Knowledge Food Beneficial to Athletes A specialist doctor of Russia explained about internal organs beneficial to athletes. According to him, organ meats serve as beneficial food for people with active lifestyles owing to their high nutritional value. Liver, kidneys, heart, and other internal organs allow maximum intake of useful substances even when food intake is relatively small. He stated that under heavy physical exertion, the organism consumes not only calories but also large amounts of trace elements and coenzymes, adding that organ meats help quickly satisfy this demand and consist of vitamins and biologically active substances with high bioavailability. For athletes, organ meats serve as food that effectively replenishes deficient substances without additives. However, the key factor lies not in "unique protein," but in abundant micronutrients. 【KCNA】 | |
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