North Korea troops not in combat in Russia’s Kursk since mid-Jan: Seoul

North Korea troops not in combat in Russia’s Kursk since mid-Jan: Seoul

North Korean soldiers previously fighting alongside Russia’s army on the Kursk front line appear not to have been engaged in combat since mid-January, South Korea’s spy agency told AFP on Tuesday, after Ukraine claimed they had been withdrawn following heavy losses. “Since mid-January, it appears that the North Korean troops deployed to the Kursk region of…

Planned trip to Kyiv by Trump’s Ukraine envoy isn’t going ahead yet: Ukraine top diplomat

Planned trip to Kyiv by Trump’s Ukraine envoy isn’t going ahead yet: Ukraine top diplomat

An upcoming trip to Kyiv by US President-elect Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia has been canceled but will be rescheduled, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Tuesday. The planned meetings between Keith Kellogg, a highly decorated retired three-star general who has long been Trump’s top adviser on defense issues, and Ukrainian officials are…

Israel pushes for Lebanon ceasefire deal as ‘gift’ for Trump: Report

Israel pushes for Lebanon ceasefire deal as ‘gift’ for Trump: Report

Israeli officials are in talks with US President-elect Donald Trump and Jared Kushner to negotiate an immediate ceasefire deal in Lebanon with the help of Western and Russian cooperation, and create an early foreign policy win for Trump, according to a report citing three current and former Israeli officials briefed on the meeting. The Washington…