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Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher after Wall Street drifts ahead of US election

Nov. 05, 2024 00:50 AM EST

Shares were mostly higher in Asia early Tuesday, with major benchmarks gaining more than 1%, after U.S. stock indexes drifted lower a day ahead of the U.S. presidential election. This week will bring various potential flashpoints, among them Election Day in the United States. But...

North Korea fires a barrage of ballistic missiles toward the sea ahead of US election

Nov. 04, 2024 21:58 PM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a barrage of short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Tuesday, its neighbors said, as it continued its weapons demonstrations hours before the U.S. presidential election. Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said at least seven...

South Korea and EU worry about Russia's technology transfer in return for North Korea troops

Nov. 04, 2024 14:18 PM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea and the European Union on Monday strongly condemned North Korea’s reported dispatch of troops to aid Russia’s war against Ukraine and expressed concerns that Russia could reward North Korea with transfers of sensitive technology to enhance its nuclear and...

US flies long-range bomber in drill with South Korea, Japan in reaction to the North's missile test

Nov. 03, 2024 06:30 AM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States flew a long-range bomber in a trilateral drill with South Korea and Japan on Sunday in response to North Korea’s recent test-firing of a new intercontinental ballistic missile designed to strike the U.S. mainland, South Korea’s military said. ...

Ukraine's Zelenskyy urges allies to act before North Korean troops reach the front

Nov. 02, 2024 13:50 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged its allies to stop “watching” and take steps before North Korean troops deployed in Russia reach the battlefield, and the country's army chief warned that his troops are facing “one of the most powerful offensives” by...

North Korea boasts of 'the world's strongest' missile, but experts say it's too big to use in war

Nov. 01, 2024 11:52 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea boasted Friday that the new intercontinental ballistic missile it just test-launched is “the world’s strongest,” a claim seen as pure propaganda after experts assessed it as being too big to be useful in a war situation. The ICBM...

Japan and EU announce a security and defense partnership as regional tensions rise

Nov. 01, 2024 09:49 AM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — Japan and the European Union announced a security and defense partnership on Friday as they seek to step up military ties, including joint exercises and exchanges between their defense industries, amid growing tensions with China, North Korea and Russia. It is the...

North Korea's top diplomat holds talks in Moscow as Pyongyang sent troops to help the war on Ukraine

Nov. 01, 2024 09:15 AM EDT

Russia's top diplomat on Friday met his North Korean counterpart for talks amid reports that Pyongyang has sent thousands of troops to Russia to support its military in the war in Ukraine. Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui's visit to Moscow and her meeting with Russian Foreign Minister...

US calls on a silent China to use its sway over Russia and North Korea

Oct. 31, 2024 21:04 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and South Korea have called on China to use its influence over Russia and North Korea to prevent escalation after Pyongyang sent thousands of troops to Russia to aid Moscow's war against Ukraine. Beijing has so far stayed quiet. In a rare meeting earlier...

Thousands of North Korean troops in Russia. What does that mean for the war with Ukraine?

Oct. 31, 2024 16:37 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Biden administration said Thursday some 8,000 North Korean troops are now in Russia near Ukraine’s border and are preparing to join the fight against Ukrainian troops in coming days – a potentially serious escalation of the nearly 3-year-old war. If...