Russia hints at changing stance on using nuclear weapons

Russia hints at changing stance on using nuclear weapons

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 7, 2024.  Anton Vaganov | Reuters Russia has again hinted that it’s making changes to its official stance on the use of nuclear weapons, amid Ukraine’s continuing incursion into its Kursk border region. Deputy … Read more

China’s state media slams U.S. over Biden nuclear strategy report

China’s state media slams U.S. over Biden nuclear strategy report

Wong Yu Liang | Moment | Getty Images China’s state media and foreign ministry quickly moved to criticize Washington, after the New York Times reported that U.S. President Joe Biden reoriented the U.S.’ nuclear strategic plan in March to focus on Beijing’s rapid expansion of its nuclear arsenal. The outspoken editor of the Global Times, … Read more

what do Kim Jong Un and Putin get from each other?

what do Kim Jong Un and Putin get from each other?

People sit near a television showing a news broadcast with footage of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un (R) greeting Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) at the Pyongyang Sunan International Airport in Pyongyang, at a railway station in Seoul on June 19, 2024.  Anthony Wallace | Afp | Getty Images Even a long wait for … Read more

Putin visits North Korea’s Kim Jong Un for the first time in 24 years

Putin visits North Korea’s Kim Jong Un for the first time in 24 years

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un during their meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur region on September 13, 2023.  Vladimir Smirnov | Afp | Getty Images As Russian President Vladimir Putin visits North Korea for the first time in 24 years on Tuesday, Western officials will … Read more

Activists send balloons carrying K-pop and money into North Korea

Activists send balloons carrying K-pop and money into North Korea

A balloon believed to have been sent by North Korea, carrying various objects including what appeared to be trash and excrement, is seen over a rice field at Cheorwon, South Korea, May 29, 2024.  Yonhap News Agency | Reuters The battle of the balloons continues. North Korean defectors, part of an activist group in Seoul, … Read more

Iran reportedly sends hundreds of ballistic missiles to Russia

Iran reportedly sends hundreds of ballistic missiles to Russia

Iran presents its first hypersonic ballistic missile ‘Fattah’ (Conqueror) in an event attended by President Ebrahim Raisi and other government officials in Tehran, Iran on June 06, 2023. Sepah News | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Iran has sent hundreds of its powerful ballistic missiles to the government of President Vladimir Putin in Russia, furthering … Read more