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  Beijing (AFP) Nov 1, 2024 China on Friday insisted that growing ties between Pyongyang and Moscow were not its concern, after the United States warned up to 8,000 North Korean troops have reached Russia's border region trained and ready for combat with Ukraine. "North Korea and Russia are two independent sovereign states. How they develop bilateral relations is their own matter," Beijing's foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said. Seeking advantage in his grinding invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin has brought ... read more |
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Joint Russia sea drills signal start of Indonesian foreign policy shiftJakarta (AFP) Nov 3, 2024 Indonesia's first joint military drills with Russia this week signal that new President Prabowo Subianto will seek a bigger role for Jakarta on the world stage as part of a significant foreign policy shift, analysts say. ... more  
Zelensky says Ukraine needs to use long-range missiles in Russia in face of N.Korean troop presenceKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 1, 2024 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said Ukraine needed permission from its allies to fire long-range missiles into Russia in the face of a North Korean troop deployment there. ... more  
Zelensky wants Ukraine to attack North Korean troops in RussiaWashington DC (UPI) Nov 2, 2024 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants Western nations to support Ukraine preemptively striking North Korean troops in Russia instead of waiting for those troops to attack Ukraine. ... more  
Niger inks deal with Russia for three satellitesNiamey, Niger (AFP) Nov 1, 2024 Niger signed a deal Friday with Glavkosmos, a subsidiary of Russia's Roscosmos space agency, to buy three satellites to boost security in the Sahel nation and its neighbours, all battling jihadist attacks. ... more |
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US, South Korea meet after North Korea fires most powerful ICBMWashington (AFP) Oct 31, 2024 The United States and South Korea held high-level talks Thursday after North Korea test-fired one of its newest and most powerful missiles, demonstrating its threat to the US mainland days ahead of elections. ... more |
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North Korea says test-fire 'perfected' new solid-fuel ICBMSeoul (AFP) Nov 1, 2024 North Korea's latest weapons test "perfected" its newest and most advanced solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile, state media said Friday, as global criticism mounts over Pyongyang's purported deployment of troops to Russia. ... more  
Zelensky slams 'zero' Western response to N.Korean troop deploymentKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Oct 31, 2024 Ukraine's Western allies have not adequately responded to the involvement of North Korean troops in Russia's war with Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview released Thursday. ... more 
North Korea fires ICBM as US, Seoul slam Russia deploymentSeoul (AFP) Oct 31, 2024 North Korea said Thursday it had test-fired one of its newest and most powerful missiles to boost its nuclear deterrent, Kim Jong Un's first weapons test since being accused of sending soldiers to Russia. ... more 
China says 'concerned' over Korean Peninsula tensions after North fires ICBMBeijing (AFP) Oct 31, 2024 China on Thursday said it was "concerned" over the situation on the Korean Peninsula, after Pyongyang said it had test-fired one of its most powerful missiles to boost its nuclear deterrent. ... more |
 
S. Africa, Vatican, Qatar to mediate return of Ukrainian children from RussiaMontreal (AFP) Oct 31, 2024 South Africa and the Vatican joined Qatar at a conference in Montreal on Thursday in offering to mediate and facilitate the return of about 20,000 Ukrainian children from Russia. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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30 Years On, NASA's Wind Is a Windfall for Studying our Neighborhood in SpaceGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 04, 2024 Picture it: 1994. The first World Wide Web conference took place in Geneva, the first Chunnel train traveled under the English Channel, and just three years after the end of the Cold War, the first ... more 
US says N.Korea troops ready for Ukraine combat as missile raises tensionsWashington (AFP) Oct 31, 2024 The United States said Thursday that up to 8,000 North Korean troops have reached Russia's border region with Ukraine trained and ready for combat, as Pyongyang's firing of a long-range missile ramped up tensions days before the US election. ... more 
North Korea sent 10,000 troops to train in Russia, US saysWashington (AFP) Oct 29, 2024 North Korea has sent 10,000 troops to train in Russia and likely fight Ukraine in weeks, Washington said, as Seoul warned Tuesday that the accelerating deployment posed a "significant security threat." ... more 
Russian defence ministry says held fresh nuclear drillsMoscow (AFP) Oct 29, 2024 Russia said Tuesday its army held fresh nuclear drills under the supervision of President Vladimir Putin, who recently called for changes to rules on the use of Moscow's nuclear deterrent. ... more |
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'Small number' of N.Korea troops in Russia's Kursk region: Pentagon Washington (AFP) Oct 29, 2024 A "small number" of North Korean troops have been deployed in Russia's Kursk region, on the Ukrainian border, the Pentagon said Tuesday, expressing concern that they will be used in combat against Kyiv's troops. ... more 
Indonesia and Russia to hold first joint naval drillsJakarta (AFP) Oct 29, 2024 Indonesia and Russia will hold their first joint naval drills next month, Jakarta's navy said Tuesday, as the Southeast Asian archipelago's new leader seeks to boost ties with Moscow. ... more 
NATO chief says N.Korean troop deployment signals Putin's 'desperation'Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Oct 28, 2024 NATO chief Mark Rutte on Monday decried the deployment of North Korean troops to bolster Russia's war effort in Ukraine as a dangerous expansion of the conflict that signalled President Vladimir Putin's "growing desperation". ... more  
Hungary polls citizens on alleged EU 'trade war' with China, RussiaBudapest (AFP) Oct 28, 2024 The Hungarian government on Monday accused Brussels of launching "a trade war" against China and Russia, as Budapest prepares to host EU leaders at a summit. ... more |
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Russia advanced 478 sq km into Ukraine in October, record since 2022Paris (AFP) Oct 28, 2024 The Russian army advanced 478 square kilometres into Ukrainian territory in October, a record since March 2022 in the first weeks of the war, according to an AFP analysis on Monday of data from the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW). ... more  
NASA Administrator says Musk, Putin contacts 'concerning' as Kremlin denies WSJ reportWashington DC (UPI) Oct 26, 2024 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says reported secret conversations held between SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Russian President Vladimir Putin are "concerning" and, if true, should be investigated. ... more 
India, China and S.Africa leaders bolster Putin at key summitKazan, Russia (AFP) Oct 22, 2024 Some of Moscow's key allies rallied round Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday on the first day of a major summit that the Kremlin hopes will show Western attempts to isolate it over the Ukraine offensive have failed. ... more 
Kremlin denies report of Musk-Putin secret talksMoscow (AFP) Oct 25, 2024 The Kremlin on Friday denied a report by The Wall Street Journal that Russian President Vladimir Putin and billionaire SpaceX founder Elon Musk had been in regular secret contact since 2022. ... more |
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N.Korea involvement in Ukraine raises regional security risks: analystsParis (AFP) Oct 26, 2024 The deployment of North Korean troops to help Russia in its war against Ukraine is unlikely to have a significant impact on the fighting on the ground but could affect security interests in Asia, Europe, and elsewhere, analysts said. ... more |
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Seven dead in overnight Russian attacks on UkraineKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Oct 26, 2024 Russian missile strikes killed five people including a child in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro last night, while a teenager and another person died in attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding region, officials said Saturday. ... more
White House: North Korean troops would be 'fair game' in UkraineWashington DC (UPI) Oct 24, 2024 North Korea has sent at least 3,000 troops to eastern Russia this month, both Washington and Seoul confirmed, with the White House saying that any soldiers deployed on the battlefield would be "fair game." ... more 
Russian military convoy attacked in ChechnyaMoscow (AFP) Oct 24, 2024 One Russian soldier was killed in an attack on a military convoy in Chechnya on Thursday, Russian state media reported. ... more  
Russia approves near 30 percent rise in defence spendingMoscow (AFP) Oct 24, 2024 Russian lawmakers voted for a budget on Thursday that will see defence spending surge by almost 30 percent next year, as the Kremlin diverts huge resources to its Ukraine offensive. ... more |
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