U.K. Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said North Korea will pay a “high price” for supporting Russia, a day after the U.S. accused Moscow of using Pyongyang-supplied missiles in its war on Ukraine. “The world has turned its back on Russia, forcing Putin into the humiliation of going cap in hand to North Korea to keep his illegal … Read more
LONDON — Britain accused Russia of using North Korean missiles in Ukraine in an act of “desperation.” The White House on Thursday said it had intelligence indicating “the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea recently provided Russia with ballistic missile launchers and several ballistic missiles,” and that Russian forces had launched “at least one of these … Read more
SEOUL: North Korea is shaking up the way it handles relations with South Korea, enacting changes to policy and government organisations that would effectively treat the South as a separate, enemy state. The moves, which break with decades of policy, could have North Korea’s foreign ministry taking over relations with the South, and potentially help … Read more
SEOUL: North Korea plans to launch three more spy satellites in 2024 as part of efforts to ramp up its military, state media reported on Sunday (Dec 31). Pyongyang successfully put a spy satellite into orbit last month and has since claimed it was providing images of major United States and South Korean military sites. This … Read more
KIM Jong-un is said to be giving top end Mercedes cars to members of his inner circle – but no one knows how he is getting them. The North Korean dictator clearly isn’t short of cash despite ruling over an impoverished nation as he has been splashing out on a slew of fancy cars. 6 … Read more
Praetorianphoto | E+ | Getty Images The $7,500 tax credit for new electric vehicles will be easier for many consumers to claim in 2024, but it may be more difficult for others. These opposing dynamics are due to federal policies taking effect at the same time. One policy kicking in Jan. 1 will allow car … Read more
“I was a three-year-old riding on my auntie’s back when I boarded the last ship headed south from the now-North Korean city of Hamhung during the Korean war,” the 76-year-old You says, referring to the large-scale evacuation operations conducted by America’s X Corps during the war. Weary of wagyu? How about Hanwoo? All about the … Read more
“[The soldiers] fought for nights of peace for the new China, with their blood and their lives,” the post said. The 12-second video included clips from the 2021 domestic film The Battle of Lake Changjin, which depicts a pivotal Korean war battle, also known as the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. The battle took place about … Read more
South Sudan, Libya and Afghanistan are among the most dangerous countries on earth to visit in 2024, it has been revealed. That’s according to an annual interactive map that shows where travellers are most likely to face security threats based on the risk of political violence, social unrest, violent and petty crimes and, this year, … Read more
