North Korea is copying the American Hellfire missile, US Army Brig. Gen. Patrick Costello said. Pyongyang previously unveiled two drones that looked suspiciously like the MQ-9 Reaper and RQ-4 Global Hawk. Costello’s observation comes amid heightened US concern about drone threats in the Indo-Pacific region. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a […]
The UN’s humanitarian office has called for an investigation into an Israeli air strike that killed 23 people in northern Lebanon on Monday. Spokesman Jeremy Laurence said the strike, on the Christian-majority village of Aitou, raised “real concerns” with respect to international humanitarian law. Laurence said that 12 women and two children were understood to […]
One person is dead after a head-on collision involving a semi truck and an SUV on Monday night, according to police. Slave Lake RCMP say a Chevrolet Suburban towing a dual axel flat deck trailer travelling on Highway 2 at Township 710 A entered the eastbound oncoming lane of traffic at around 9:20 p.m. While […]
Panda Bear is back to announce Sinister Grift, his seventh solo album, out February 28th, 2025. He’s also shared the album’s lead single, “Defense (featuring Cindy Lee),” as well as a batch of 2025 North American tour dates with Toro y Moi. Panda Bear, the solo project of Animal Collective member Noah Lennox, crafted Sinister Grift at […]
Putin proposes ratification of Russia-DPRK agreement on mutual assistance Russian President Vladimir Putin submitted a bill to the State Duma to ratify the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty between Russia and the DPRK. The treaty was signed by Moscow and Pyongyang in June 2024. Photo: flickr.com by Roman Harak, CC BY-SA 2.0 “To ratify the Comprehensive […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Tuesday that a treaty it signed with North Korea earlier this year provides for “strategic cooperation” in all areas, but declined to be drawn on how a mutual defence clause in the agreement could be put into practice. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the treaty with North Korean leader […]
South Korea’s military said it fired warning shots near its heavily fortified border on Tuesday after North Korean forces reportedly destroyed roads along the border. It comes days after the North vowed to permanently seal off its southern border. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Pyongyang “conducted an explosive operation aimed at blocking the connection roads” […]
Since leader Kim Jong-un declared the South his country’s “principal enemy” earlier this year, the North has laid fresh mines, erected anti-tank barriers, and deployed missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads along the already heavily fortified border. Last week, North Korea accused Seoul of using drones to drop anti-regime propaganda leaflets on the capital Pyongyang, […]
Earlier today, Hezbollah said its fighters fired artillery rounds at Israeli troops attempting an “infiltration” into south Lebanon. Source link
South Korean officials said on Monday that they had gathered intelligence indicating that the North was preparing to demolish its half of roads that connect the two countries. “They have installed screens on the road and are working behind those screens, preparing to blow up the roads,” Lee Sung Joon, a spokesperson for South Korea’s Joint Chiefs […]