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Barrasso becomes No. 2 Senate leader

Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) won the election to become Senate majority whip on Wednesday, cementing him as the No. 2 leader in the Republican conference for the foreseeable future. Barrasso was ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

South Korean court acquits former police chief over deadly crowd crush

A South Korean court found the former police chief of the country’s capital, Seoul, not guilty over a botched response to a Halloween crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people in 2022

World - ABC News - October 17

'Not everything in life is a conspiracy': Andy Kim responds to claims he wore North Korean flag

Congressman Andy Kim, D-N.J., slammed Trump delegate Mike Crispi who accused him of wearing the North Korean flag during Tuesday night’s New Jersey Senate debate.

After treating LPGA players, staff to Korean BBQ, Lydia Ko in position for another win

Ko is seeking her third consecutive LPGA Tour title this week in South Korea.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 17

South Korea says North is sending troops to aid Russia's war in Ukraine

South Korea’s spy agency says North Korea has dispatched troops to support Russia’s war against Ukraine

World - ABC News - October 18

Video appears to show North Korean soldiers gearing up for Ukraine war at a Russian military training base

World - Yahoo News - October 19

The Guardian view on North Koreans in Ukraine: a Russian war is using foreign labour | Editorial

Moscow is relying on soldiers and workers enlisted from abroad to keep its war going. Around 1 million soldiers are believed to have been killed or wounded in Russia’s war in Ukraine. In addition ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

North Korean arms more significant than troops in Russia’s war against Ukraine

Intelligence builds that members of Pyongyang’s special forces are in Russia preparing for combat as munitions are also shipped. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, got to the point in his ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Key Republican: US should consider 'direct military action' if North Korean troops enter Ukraine

House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) on Wednesday said the U.S. should consider taking “direct military action” if North Korean troops enter the war in Ukraine, following the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

South Korea says trash carried by a North Korean balloon has fallen on the presidential compound in Seoul

World - ABC News - October 23

Putin using North Korean soldiers in Ukraine could solve one problem but create more

KAZAN, Russia — Once again the reality of war may be dictating the direction of global politics.

Pentagon confirms North Korean troops are training in Russia, may be sent to fight in Ukraine

The Pentagon has confirmed that thousands of North Korean troops are training with Russian forces at three specialized military sites inside Russia. Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy is ...

North Korean troops could join war this weekend, Ukraine warns, as Putin alarms his friends and foes

Reports that North Korea is sending soldiers to fight for Russia in Ukraine are likely to be unwelcome in China, which has long been North Korea’s main ally.

One of Russia's closest allies warned it against sending North Korean troops to war

World - Yahoo News - October 25

Ukraine war briefing: Russia plans to send North Korean troops into battle as early as Sunday, Zelenskiyy says

Ukraine president urged world leaders to pile ‘tangible pressure’ on Pyongyang as South Korea urges Russia to stop its ‘illegal cooperation’ with North Korea. What we know on day 976. Ukrainian ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

Ukraine's surrender hotline is tempting North Koreans to desert, promising they'll be well fed

World - Yahoo News - October 28

NATO confirms North Korean troops are being sent to Russia to fight Ukraine, with some already deployed

World - ABC News - October 28

North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to likely fight against Ukraine, Pentagon says

Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh says North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to train and likely fight against Ukraine within “the next several weeks.”