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New US sanctions target Sudan's warring military leader

Jan. 16, 2025 14:55 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. imposed sanctions on the leader of Sudan's military Thursday, saying he was blocking humanitarian aid and bombing hospitals, schools and markets in a war against an armed rival that has created a widening famine and the world's largest displacement crisis. ...

YouTube election fraud conspiracy theories fuel impeached South Korean president and his supporters

Jan. 16, 2025 05:25 AM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Thousands have braved the frigid January weather in Seoul protests, waving South Korean and American flags and shouting vows to protect their embattled conservative hero, the impeached South Korean president facing imprisonment over potential rebellion charges. ...

North Korea launches missiles toward eastern waters in 2nd launch of year, South says

Jan. 13, 2025 22:46 PM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Tuesday test-fired multiple missiles toward its eastern waters, South Korea’s military said, as it continued its weapons demonstrations ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the...

Seoul's spy agency says North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine haven't shown desire to defect

Jan. 13, 2025 05:39 AM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers on Monday that two North Korean soldiers who were captured by Ukrainian forces while fighting alongside Russian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region haven’t expressed a desire to seek asylum in South Korea. ...

North Korean troops in Ukraine gain battlefield experience, cementing alliance with Russia

Jan. 12, 2025 00:09 AM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — For weeks, Ukrainian troops braced for an unfamiliar enemy: North Korean soldiers sent to bolster Moscow’s forces after Ukraine launched a lightning-fast incursion and seized territory in Russia's Kursk region over the summer. Their arrival marked a new and...

Ukraine says it captured 2 North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia

Jan. 11, 2025 11:39 AM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s forces have captured two North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday, the first such claim by Kyiv since North Korea sent thousands of troops to shore up Moscow's war effort...

Japan slaps new sanctions on Russia and groups in other nations that allegedly helped it evade bans

Jan. 10, 2025 04:52 AM EST

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved additional sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, including freezing the assets of dozens of individuals and groups and banning exports to dozens of organizations in Russia and several other countries that have allegedly helped it evade...

North Korea says it tested hypersonic intermediate range missile aimed at remote Pacific targets

Jan. 07, 2025 06:03 AM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Tuesday its latest weapons test was a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile designed to strike remote targets in the Pacific as leader Kim Jong Un vowed to further expand his collection of nuclear-capable weapons to counter rival nations. ...

South Korea says North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea

Jan. 06, 2025 03:25 AM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Monday fired a ballistic missile that flew 1,100 kilometers (685 miles) before landing in waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, South Korea’s military said, extending its weapons testing weeks before Donald Trump returns as U.S. president. ...

Taiwan says China is redoubling efforts to undermine democracy with disinformation

Jan. 03, 2025 22:29 PM EST

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan ’s government says China is redoubling efforts to undermine confidence in the self-governing island’s democracy and close ties with the United States through the spread of disinformation, especially online. The National Security Bureau said the...