North Korea

Hundreds of laptops, bank accounts linked to North Korean fake IT workers scheme seized in major crackdown
North Korean operatives worked with individuals in the US, China, United Arab Emirates and Taiwan to successfully obtain employment with more than 100 US companies.

Russia hits Kyiv with huge attack while condemning US strikes on Iran

World’s nuclear disarmament era over, report warns

Trump celebrates U.S. military might amid tensions at home and abroad

Lithuania continues to battle for Ukraine to join NATO

Weapons sales to Europe will continue as South Korea pivots left

China threat is ‘imminent,’ US’s Hegseth warns Asia allies
Europe leads world in media freedom rankings — but Greece trails again
Northern and Western Europe are the best places in the world to be a journalist, according to a new report.
North Korea officially confirms it sent troops to fight for Putin
Russia and Ukraine dispute whether Kyiv’s troops have been kicked out of the Kursk region.
More than 150 Chinese citizens fighting for Russia, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian authorities are interrogating 2 Chinese soldiers taken prisoner in the Donetsk region earlier this week.
China reportedly mulling participation in Ukraine peacekeeping mission
Beijing’s inclusion in the mission “could potentially increase Russia’s acceptance of peacekeeping forces in Ukraine,” EU diplomats tell Welt.
Trump’s Ukraine ceasefire plan: What we know so far
Your questions answered about the proposed Russia-Ukraine truce agreed between Marco Rubio and Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s team in Saudi Arabia.
Israel warns of ‘military option’ against Iran as Netanyahu embraces Trump
Time is running out to disrupt Tehran’s nuclear program, the Israeli foreign minister said.
AI risks could spark an ‘Osama bin Laden scenario,’ former Google boss fears
Eric Schmidt calls for government oversight — but also warns against overregulation, especially in Europe.
Putin’s North Korean troops taken off the front line, Seoul’s spy agency says
Pyongyang’s soldiers deployed in Kursk suffered heavy losses, according to South Korean intelligence.
US to again withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council, stop UNRWA funding
The actions come one day before Trump is set to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington.
Will Europe send troops to postwar Ukraine?
Everyone agrees conversations need to move forward, but no one really knows how.
Suicide and soap operas: North Koreans react to being Ukrainian POWs
The capture of two North Korean soldiers definitively proves Pyongyang is sending military support to Russia.
North Korean troops are far from ‘cannon fodder,’ Ukrainian soldiers say
Zelenskyy offers prisoner exchange if Kim Jong Un helps with the return of Ukrainian prisoners from Russia.
Ukraine captures 2 North Korean soldiers in Kursk, Zelenskyy says
The capture of the prisoners of war comes soon after Kyiv began pushing a new offensive in the Kursk region.
Russia will send advanced space tech to North Korea, Blinken says
The Kremlin also “may be close” to recognizing North Korea as a nuclear power, says U.S. top diplomat.
Hundreds of North Korean troops dead in Kursk, Ukraine estimates
Russia has deployed soldiers from the autocratic East Asian nation to try to regain lost territory.
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North Koreans launching ‘human wave’ attacks against Ukrainian positions in Kursk
North Korea is suffering “heavy casualties,” White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters.
Get ready for turf battles among Trump’s many foreign envoys
Does the United Kingdom need a special envoy and an ambassador?
Seoul reveals how many of Putin’s North Koreans have died fighting Ukraine
The soldiers are suffering on the battlefield because of their unfamiliarity with drone warfare, according to South Korean intel.
World War III is already underway. In Ukraine.
Three years in, Russia’s invasion has drawn in dozens of countries.
Tech billionaires prepare to invade the Pentagon
A handful of Silicon Valley executives could help transform the country’s largest bureaucracy — and benefit themselves while trying.