A North Korean defector, reveals the strict regulations and government control in North Korea, including censorship of TVs, government-approved hairstyles, and forced worship of the Kim family.

Western tourists had three weeks to experience North Korea - which has remained closed to travellers from non-allied states - before it was shuttered again without warning

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, criticised the Trump administration for stepping up "provocations" and said it justified the nuclear state increasing its nuclear deterrent,