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Deadly Israeli attacks in Beirut and Gaza as Blinken returns to push for peace amid intensifying warfare

Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Tuesday to renew the push for a ceasefire in the close U.S. ally Multi-front war with Iran's so-called proxy groups. Just hours before his landing, air raid sirens broke the morning calm in Tel Aviv and operations at Ben-Gurion Airport were briefly suspended, heralding Hezbollah's latest […]

South Korea is considering sending military personnel to Ukraine – media

The flag of South Korea. Stock Photo: Getty Images South Korea is considering sending military and intelligence personnel to Ukraine after the North deployed troops to support Russia. Source: Newsweek Details: South Korean media, citing an intelligence official, have reported that the South Korean government and military are “exploring a plan to send an appropriate […]

South Korea is demanding that North Korea withdraw the troops it claims are stationed in Russia

Putin promises trade and security for North Korea beyond the West Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged his full support for the isolated state in a letter published by North Korean state media. South Korea's foreign minister summoned the Russian ambassador on Monday over North Korea's alleged deployment of troops to join the Russian military in […]

Israel's war with Iran-backed Hezbollah escalates as IDF bombs financial institutions across Lebanon

A new wave of Israeli airstrikes began Sunday evening on locations across Lebanon, some striking dangerously close to Lebanon's only international airport. Israel had announced it would launch a large-scale attack on a banking institution it considers to be Hezbollah's de facto financial arm, the Al-Qard Al-Hassan Association. The attacks began a day after a […]

North Korean troops in Ukraine war see “enormous” risk of escalation – POLITICO

Both the Kremlin and Pyongyang deny military transfers. And NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Friday he could not “confirm reports that North Koreans are now actively involved as soldiers in the war effort.” But Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a comprehensive strategic partnership treaty last summer that commits both countries […]

The US warns of North Korea's growing support for Russia's war in Ukraine

The United States has expressed growing concern over North Korea's increasing military support for Russia in the ongoing war against Ukraine. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said Wednesday that Washington and its allies are alarmed by Pyongyang's nuclear threats and increasing evidence that North Korea is supplying materials such as artillery and missiles to […]