New US sanctions target Sudan's warring military leader
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on the leader of Sudan’s military in a devastating war that is spreading famine in that country
North Korea denounces US for sending aircraft over Korean peninsula, KCNA reports
North Korea denounced the United States for sending military aircraft over the Korean peninsula several times this month, as well as the U.S., Japan and South Korea for holding an air military exercise,
North Korea launches missiles toward eastern waters in 2nd launch of year, South says
South Korea’s military says North Korea has test-fired multiple missiles toward its eastern waters in its second launch event of 2025.
'By the skin of my teeth I escaped the Korean War', says veteran
"Three or four vehicles behind me was a medical officer and his driver and they were captured. I just got out by the skin of my teeth." Following World War Two, Korea, which had been under Japan's control, was split in two along the 38th parallel.

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Ukraine says 3,800 North Koreans have been killed or wounded so far in Kursk
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North Korea warns of intensified self-defense measures after trilateral air drills with B-1B bombers
North Korea warned Friday it will "more intensively" exercise the right to self-defense, denouncing South Korea, the United States and Japan for staging combined air drills, involving U.S. B-1B bombers.
South Korea slams Hegseth over North Korea 'nuclear power' comments
Trump defense secretary nominee Pete Hesgeth ruffled feathers in S. Korea with his written statement to the Senate panel overseeing his confirmation
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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Jan. 19
This agreement, reached through Egyptian mediation with regional and international partners, is scheduled to commence at 8:30 a.m. local time (0630 GMT) Sunday, the Egyptian foreign ministry said in a statement. (Egypt-Gaza Ceasefire-Prisoner Release)
Battles Rage Inside Russia, With Waves of Tanks, Drones and North Koreans
Ukrainian soldiers are describing fierce clashes as Russian forces try to retake territory in the Kursk region that could be key in eventual cease-fire talks.
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North Korea stands to lose all 12,000 of its troops in Kursk by mid-April if its casualty rate holds, analysts say
All of North Korea's troops in Kursk could get wiped out by April, given current losses, a think tank said. Analysts cited casualty reports from Ukraine and South Korea, estimating 92 losses per day for Pyongyang. Still, the estimated 12,000 troops sent by ...
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Sudan's Omdurman city faces drinking water crisis due to paramilitary forces' attack on dam
Omdurman city, north of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, has been facing a significant drinking water crisis over the past five days due to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attack on the Merowe Dam in Northern State,
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