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Russia suspected of plotting to send US and Canada incendiary devices through air cargo
Poland flags alleged sabotage effort without naming Russia, as officials cite attempt to send incendiary devices via DHL.
North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea ahead of U.S. election
The launches came days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a flight test of the country’s newest intercontinental ballistic missile designed to reach the U.S. mainland.
"We captured a lot of Russian weapons from HAMAS, may send them to Ukraine," says Israeli politician - Euromaidan Press
Weapons seized in Gaza should go to Kyiv since Ukraine and Israel face the same enemies, says Amir Weitmann, head of the Libertarian Caucus in Israel's ruling Likud Party.
Inexperienced, poorly trained and underfed: the North Korean troops heading to Ukraine
Kim Jong-un has called his army the ‘strongest in the world’ but they are vulnerable to malnutrition, and none have seen combat or know the terrain in Russia’s war
Ukraine's air defence units trying to repel Russian air attack on Kyiv, mayor says
North Korea receiving cash, food, space technology from Russia in return for soldiers, South Korean lawmaker says
North Korean soldiers are believed to receive $2,000 per month for their service from Russia, adding up to a total of at least $200 million annually if calculated by 10,000 soldiers, Wi Sung-lac, a member of the South Korean parliamentary intelligence committee, told The Korea Herald.
Iran plots to assassinate Nevatim airbase commander
Brigadier General Yotam Sigler along with his family, is placed under security protection after a spy-cell made up of immigrants from Azerbaijan, operating on behalf of Iranian intelligence is uncovered
First North Korean troops come under fire in Kursk Oblast, Ukrainian official claims
Andrii Kovalenko did not provide any more details on the circumstances of the engagement or possible losses on the North Korean side.
Germany accuses Russia of ‘massive’ effort to stop Moldovans abroad voting | Moldova
Foreign minister says bomb threats against polling stations in German cities show Putin ‘will stop at nothing’
Report: Russia plotted to start fires on planes bound for Canada and the U.S.
Captured Russian Soldier Says North Koreans Opened Fire on His Unit
Zelenskyy: Canadian PM announces transfer of first NASAMS system to Ukraine
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has informed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the first NASAMS air defence system ordered by Canada has been shipped to Ukraine. It should arrive by the end of this year.
Over 35,000 Palestinian civilians vaccinated as Gaza polio campaign intensifies
The IDF, through the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), has been intensifying ef
Two-thirds of Koreans oppose sending weapons to Ukraine, poll suggests
In an opinion poll commissioned by the JoongAng Ilbo, an affiliate of the Korea JoongAng Daily, and conducted by Gallup Korea, 64 percent of respondents said they were against supplying weapons to Ukraine.
Captured Russian Soldier Says North Koreans Opened Fire on His Unit
63% of Ukrainians ready to endure the war as long as necessary, survey shows
A further 15% of respondents said they were willing to bear the burden of the conflict for a few more months, and 4% said they could endure it for six more months.
Finland closes world's last Lenin museum outside Russia
A new political museum at the same site will open on Feb. 15, 2025, Finnish authorities announced. The museum will reportedly focus on Finnish-Russian relations, including developments in the 21st century.