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June 21, 2024

China silent as Russia and North Korea forge new defense pact, raising regional power shift concerns

China appears to be keeping its distance as Russia and North Korea move closer to each other with a new defense pact that could tilt the balance of power.

June 21, 2024

Kim Jong Un prompts health speculation as experts declare: 'doesn't look like a healthy man'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has gained, lost and regained significant amounts of weight during his roughly 13 years in power, with his peak weight hitting around 286 pounds, according to an expert.

June 21, 2024

South Korea summons Russian ambassador over controversial defense pact with North Korea

South Korea on Friday summoned the Russian ambassador to protest a new defense pact between Russia and North Korea amid escalating border tensions, officials said.

June 21, 2024

Putin's AI doctrine seeks semi-automated military as Moscow could look to China for help, expert says

Russia's urge to catch up to U.S. and China's AI dominance may cause it to take unnecessary risks, though current doctrine stresses the need to keep humans in the loop on decisions.

June 20, 2024

'We haven't seen a threat like this since WWII,' Gen. Keane warns

Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ senior strategic analyst retired Gen. Jack Keane said President Biden should make the threat from the four-country alliance more clear to Americans.

June 20, 2024

American ballerina accused of spying stands trial in Moscow for $51 Ukraine donation

Around a dozen cases in Russia focus on exaggerated charges in what appears to be a crackdown on anti-war and anti-Putin sentiment in the country as the Ukraine war languishes.

June 20, 2024

Russia, North Korea commit to defending each other 'without delay' if invaded, provoking South Korean outrage

Russia and North Korea have entered into a mutual defensive pact that obligated both to come to each other's aid "without delay" if invaded by foreign powers, outraging South Korea.

June 19, 2024

As GOP calls Biden's oil reserve depletions election-year politics, figures show he's sold off the most

Despite a Congressional Research Service report saying not all oil reserve depletions should be considered political, Republicans have hammered President Biden for using up the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

June 19, 2024

Putin thanks Kim Jong Un for supporting Russian invasion of Ukraine as nations sign mutual defensive pact

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un signed a mutual defense pact on Wednesday, an agreement both leaders characterized as a landmark partnership.

June 19, 2024

Risk of terror attack on US soil rises to alarmingly high level, experts warn

The threat of a major terror event taking place on the U.S. homeland is at a dangerously high level with big cities like New York City and Washington DC most vulnerable to an attack