PANMUNJOM, South Korea — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations urged Russia and China on Tuesday to reverse course, and stop rewarding North Korea’s bad behavior and blocking U.N. scrutiny of the isolated country’s efforts to evade sanctions over its weapons programs. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield made the remarks during a visit to the Demilitarized Zone, a heavily fortified border between the two Koreas, which remain technically at war. Her trip to South Korea came after Russia...
April 2024. By Kelsey Davenport. In the absence of dialogue with North
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On March 28, 2024 and due to a veto cast by Russia, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) failed to…
By: Dan McCaleb | The Center Square President Joe Biden is taking heat from Republicans for easing sanctions on Iran, including giving the terrorist-sponsoring nation access to billions of dollars in previously frozen assets, before it launched a massive drone attack on U.S. ally Israel. Iran fired more than 300 drone and other missiles into
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South Korea has successfully launched its second military spy satellite into orbit, days after North Korea reaffirmed its plan to launch multiple reconnaissance satellites this year. The Koreas each launched their first spy satellites last year – North Korea in November and South Korea in December — amid heightened animosities.
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, April 7, 2024 In a classic under the political radar ploy, Russia has vetoed a UN committee investigating North Korean nuclear, missile, and banking sanctions violations. The low profile but highly significant sanctions 1718 Committee regularly monitors illicit actions by the Pyongyang communists to develop, improve and implement […]
A top Chinese leader will lead a delegation to North Korea this week, both countries announced Tuesday, in what would be the highest-level meeting between the two countries since the pandemic began. Zhao Leji, who is chairman of the National People’s Congress and considered the No. 3 official in the ruling Communist Party, will visit […]
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s defense ministry said Monday that the country’s second homegrown spy satellite had entered orbit after its launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch, which comes after Seoul’s first spy satellite was put into orbit from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base in December, was livestreamed on social media platforms X and YouTube. The Falcon 9 rocket was launched at 7:17 p.m. ET on Sunday and the satellite...
On April 2, North Korea conducted the second flight test of a solid-propellant intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), which it designated…
President Joe Biden said the United States helped Israel take down "nearly all" of the drones and missiles launched during Iran's attack on Saturday.Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Iran fired over 200 drones and missiles in the attack, which included more than 100 bomb-carrying drones toward Israel followed by a wave of cruise and ballistic missiles. A spokesperson for the Israeli military, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, said even though Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles that a vast...