North Korea
North Korea executions more than doubled after COVID, human rights group says
A plurality of death sentences before the pandemic were for murder, while during the pandemic, prosecutions seemingly centered around cultural crimes and information crimes.
UK condemns North Korean missile launches testing warheads containing cluster munitions
North Korea fires missiles ahead of possible US, South Korea talks
North Korea fires suspected ballistic missiles, Japan says
North Korean troops experience mass casualties on Ukraine front lines, White House says
On Dec. 17, a US military official said North Korea had suffered several hundred casualties while fighting against Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk region.
North Korean forces suffer several hundred casualties in Russia's Kursk, US official says
This comes amidst war blogger reports that the DPRK troops are drastically underprepared for official comabt.
South Korean president faces impeachment calls after martial law debacle
The main opposition Democratic Party called for Yoon, who has been in office since 2022, to resign or face impeachment.
G7 renews support for Ukraine, condemns Russian 'escalation'
"Russia's use of an intermediate range ballistic missile on 21 November is further evidence of its reckless and escalatory behaviour," they said in a draft statement.
History repeats: World feigns ignorance to Iran's network of terror - opinion
MIDDLE ISRAEL: Foreigners died fighting other people’s wars since antiquity, but Iran’s proxy scheme is unlike anything history has seen, or mankind can afford
High-ranking North Korean officer wounded in Ukrainian strike - WSJ
The sources did not name the officer nor did they detail the manner in which he was wounded.
US says Russia escalated Ukraine conflict by deploying North Koreans
"It has been Russia that has escalated the conflict time and time again," spokesperson Miller said, pointing to North Korean troops the US says have been deployed and clashed with Ukrainian forces.
How will the recent US election affect Iran, Russia, and North Korea? - opinion
Russian and/or North Korean threats of support for Iran could lay the groundwork for a multi-state nuclear conflict, one that could come to involve the United States and/or China.
Zelensky: Ukrainian forces have engaged in combat with North Korean soldiers in Russia
US authorities previously reported the presence of around 10,000 North Korean soldiers in western Russia's Kursk region, but Zelensky confirmed combat involvement.
Zelensky urges Western action against NK troops in Russia
Zelensky: North Korean troops threaten Ukraine as the world passively watches.
