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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday lashed out against the “zero” response of his Western allies to reports that thousands of North Korean mercenaries are preparing to fight on Russia’s behalf.

Communist North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Thursday that flew for 86 minutes, a record for Pyongyang, suggesting it is capable of reaching the continental United States.

The South Korean Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) reportedly told lawmakers on Wednesday that it had reason to believe communist North Korea has refurbished the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, unused since 2017, and could potentially detonate a nuclear weapon in time for the U.S. presidential election.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Tuesday that his government is preparing “countermeasures” in response to evidence of a growing North Korean presence in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, demanding of his Cabinet a “heightened sense of vigilance.”

A group of about two hundred North Korean defectors is asking to be deployed in Ukraine so they can help with demoralizing and influencing the roughly 12,000 North Korean troops allegedly dispatched to fight for Russia, a report revealed on Monday.

North Korean propaganda leaflets featuring disparaging messages against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and First Lady Kim Keon Hee were found on Thursday scattered on the streets of Seoul.

Communist North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un inspected the readiness of nuclear-capable missiles, state media reported on Wednesday, to ensure Pyongyang could fire if necessary in response to the allegedly “ever-increasing threat” posed by the United States.

South Korea said on Tuesday it is considering a set of “phased measures” in response to deepening North Korean military cooperation with Russia, possibly including weapons shipments to Ukraine.

Bohdan Krotevch, acting commander of Ukraine’s controversial Azov Brigade, on Sunday suggested that now might be a good time for South Korea to attack North Korea and reunite the Korean Peninsula, since the North has dispatched so many of its best troops to help Russia fight in Ukraine.

The city government of Seoul announced on Monday that it will launch a 24-hour call center for residents who are struggling with intense feelings of loneliness and isolation. The need for such a service offers another glimpse at the cultural impact of demographic collapse.

NATO’s Rutte warns of a “serious escalation” if North Korean troops reinforce Russia’s invasion force in Ukraine.

The South Korean military confirmed on Tuesday that it fired warning shots near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) as it had observed North Korea destroying roads leading south, behavior it described as “very abnormal” and condemned as belligerent.

North Korean state media says it has ordered its military to be “fully ready to open fire” on its border with South Korea following a weekend of feverish threats from Kim Jong-un’s powerful sister, Kim Yo-jong.

The Pentagon announced on Sunday that it would deploy a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery for missile defense to Israel in response to incessant threats from Iran.

Speculation has built for weeks over the presence of North Korean soldiers, and now Zelensky has acknowledged their presence.

The North Korean military announced on Wednesday that it will sever all road and rail links to South Korea and construct more fortifications on the border, deepening the chasm between the two peninsular governments.

South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun said at a congressional event on Tuesday that he believed it “highly likely” communist North Korea sent soldiers to fight in the Russian invasion of Ukraine – and similarly probable it has suffered numerous “casualties.”

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian claims he has reached a “good understanding” with Qatar for access to the $6 billion windfall of cash paid by President Joe Biden after a prisoner exchange deal with the United States in September 2023.

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un delivered a violent rant in which he questioned the mental abilities of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol.

North Korea’s U.N. representative claims America’s “anti-DPRK war machine” has brought the Korean Peninsula to the brink of conflict.

North Korean state media claimed on Thursday that dictator Kim Jong-un oversaw a successful test of a new model of “tactical ballistic missile” that can carry a “super-large” warhead.

Police in Chennai, India, detained 104 striking employees of the local Samsung Electronics plant because they were allegedly planning to hold a protest march without obtaining proper permission.

South Korea has removed over 1,300 Chinese-made security cameras from miltiary bases after they were found to pose a security risk.

North Korea published photos of Kim Jong-un touring a national “Nuclear Weapons Institute,” where the regime is allegedly enriching uranium.

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) reports that China has become the world leader in roughly 90% of critical technologies.

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un vowed to “exponentially” increase North Korea’s nuclear arsenal to meet “threats” posed by the United States.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that military units had arrived in Vladivostok, Russia, to participate in joint military exercises with Moscow, part of a greater plan to for China to also host the Russian military in exercises in the Sea of Japan.

Vice President Kamala Harris published a policy page on her official website Sunday promising she is “ready to be Commander in Chief on day one,” but she cited one of her most notorious foreign policy gaffes — claiming the United States has a “strong alliance” with North Korea — as evidence.

The South Korean Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that many of the government’s climate change goals are unconstitutional.

The South Korean Defense Intelligence Agency has documented over 13,000 shipping containers, believed to contain weapons, traveling from North Korea to Russia throughout the course of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a South Korean lawmaker revealed Tuesday.

South Korean officials found toxic substances in women’s accessories that Chinese e-commerce giants Shein, AliExpress, and Temu sell.

The Korea Times on Tuesday reported some consternation in Seoul over the mysterious disappearance of “denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula” from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) platform.

The Chinese government has implemented tighter health screening for travelers from Africa, where a new outbreak of monkeypox or “mpox” was recently declared a global public health emergency by the World Health Organization (W.H.O.).

Mercedes-Benz and BMW have reportedly disclosed the names of their electric vehicle battery suppliers in South Korea, following a recent EV explosion that triggered widespread revolt against electric vehicles.

The Japanese stock market suffered its worst single-day sell-off in history Monday, losing even more points than on “Black Monday” in 1987.

Statistics Korea, a government operation run by the South Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance, released data on Monday that showed the population rose by 0.2 percent in 2023.