SEOUL: South Korea‘s spy chief told lawmakers Wednesday that North Korea has sent another 1,500 troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine. Last week, the National Intelligence Service said it had confirmed that North Korea sent 1,500 special operation forces to Russia this month. NIS director Cho Tae-yong told a closed-door parliamentary committee…
Russian forces stepped up their attacks on the Pokrovsk front in eastern Ukraine over the last 24 hours, the Ukrainian military said on Tuesday, reporting the largest number of battles in the area in a single day in a week. The increase in fighting comes after Ukraine mounted a surprise cross-border incursion into Russia‘s Kursk…
Since the United States and EU prohibited the export of their banknotes to Russia in March 2022 following the invasion of Ukraine, approximately $2.3 billion in dollar and euro bills have been transported to Russia, according to customs data reviewed by Reuters. The data, which was previously unreported, indicates that Russia has found ways to…
NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot divide us, outlast us or weaken us”, said US national security advisor Jake Sullivan on Tuesday as the country kickstarted 3-day Nato meet marking 75th anniversary of the military alliance, Reuters reported. He further said that Nato was committed to “standing with Ukraine in the long term”.Reiterating Sullivan’s…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Moscow on Monday for a two-day high-profile visit to Russia. He was greeted at the airport by Denis Manturov, Russia‘s first deputy prime minister.PM Modi’s visit, his first to Russia in nearly five years, comes at a crucial time for both countries. His last visit was in…
YEKATERINBURG: US journalist Evan Gershkovich went on trial behind closed doors Wednesday in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, where he faces charges of espionage and a likely sentence of up to 20 years in prison.Prosecutors say the Wall Street Journal reporter gathered secret information on the orders of the US’ CIA about a company that…
MOSCOW: Russia‘s southern region of Dagestan held the first of three days of mourning Monday following an attack by Islamic militants who authorities say killed 20 people, mostly police, and attacked Christian and Jewish houses of worship in assaults in two cities. Sunday’s violence in Dagestan’s regional capital of Makhachkala and nearby Derbent was the…
KYIV: Russian authorities said four people died and over 100 were wounded in Ukrainian drone and missile attacks on Sunday, while the second day of Russia‘s aerial bombing of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine killed at least one person. Three people – including two children – were killed by falling debris when five Ukrainian missiles were…
NEW DELHI: Concerns regarding the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un have emerged following his latest public appearance alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin. Speculation about Kim’s well-being intensified after a former CIA analyst remarked, “Oof, he doesn’t look too great,” referencing Kim’s appearance during their recent meeting.During the highly anticipated summit, Kim Jong-Un and…
