North Korea Enters Ukraine Fight for First Time, Officials Say
Western and Ukrainian officials have called the appearance of North Korean forces on the battlefield a major escalation.
I followed Harris and Trump round North Carolina. It’s clear who’s going to win
I was waiting outside the PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte, North Carolina after Vice President Kamala Harris’s rally when my phone started to blow up. Ann Selzer, the vaunted pollster of Iowa, had just dropped a poll showing that Harris was leading Trump by three points in the Hawkeye State — a state Trump had […]
Geodynamic mantle-flow model explains deformation of continental crust block in North China
Tectonics and reconstructions of the deforming plate in Northeast Asia and the western Pacific. Credit: Nature Geoscience (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41561-024-01513-2 Cratons are fascinating yet enigmatic geological formations. Known to be relatively stable portions of the Earth’s continental crust, cratons have remained largely unchanged for billions of years. Although cratons have survived many geological events, some […]
Gaza polio vaccinations resume in north of territory
A polio vaccination campaign in north Gaza is expected to resume on Sunday, a day after the UN’s children’s agency, Unicef, said three children were injured in an attack “in the proximity” of a clinic. The agency did not say who was responsible but an official from Gaza’s civil defence agency told AFP news agency […]
In exchange for troops in Ukraine, Russian aid to North Korea may extend to space
Earlier this week, North Korea apparently completed a successful test of its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile, lofting it nearly 4,800 miles into space before the projectile fell back to Earth. This solid-fueled, multi-stage missile, named the Hwasong-19, is a new tool in North Korea’s increasingly sophisticated arsenal of weapons. It has enough range—perhaps as […]
China watching North Korea’s friendship with Russia
BBC A tall building on the edge of Fangchuan has become a tourist attraction for the view it offers of North Korea Chinese tourists huddle together against the brisk autumn breeze on a 12-storey building, vying for the best spot to photograph the point where their country meets Russia and North Korea. The three national […]
North Korea fires intercontinental ballistic missile
North Korea has fired an intercontinental ballistic missile, which flew for 86 minutes – the longest flight recorded yet – before falling into waters off its east, South Korea and Japan said. The ICBM was fired at a sharply-raised angle and reached as high as 7,000km (4,350 miles). This means that it would have covered […]
‘Meeting With Pol Pot’ by Rithy Panh Lands North American Deal
Strand Releasing has acquired all North American rights to Rithy Panh’s “Meeting With Pol Pot” which world premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and represents Cambodia in the international feature film race. Sold by Playtime, the film is based on real events chronicled by American war journalist Elizabeth Becker in her book “When the War […]
North Korea, in the Spotlight Over Ukraine, Launches a Long-Range Missile
The launch, into waters west of Japan, came shortly after the United States and South Korea criticized the North for sending troops to join Russia’s war.
Nato says North Korean troops deployed to Russia’s Kursk region
North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia and are operating in the Kursk border region where Ukrainian troops have a foothold, Nato has said for the first time. The alliance’s Secretary General Mark Rutte said he could confirm the deployment after weeks of intelligence reports, following a meeting with South Korean security and defence […]