Beijing is Pyongyang’s main political and economic backer. The Chinese president is in North Korea, with many saying he aims to reinforce Beijing’s leverage with Pyongyang. North Korea is largely isolated on the world stage, and under UN sanctions. China remains its main supporter. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list It’s been sidelined … Read more
Pyongyang says it will stand by Moscow in its war against Ukraine. The United States says thousands of North Korean soldiers are now on Russian soil, preparing to enter the war against Ukraine. Most are in Russia’s Kursk region – where Ukraine launched a counter-invasion almost three months ago. Fighting there has been intense, and … Read more
LA Times Guild announces one-day walk-out to protest planned layoffs. The Los Angeles Times is planning to lay off a “significant” number of journalists, the newspaper’s union has said, becoming the latest media outlet to shed employees in an era of collapsing advertising revenues. The LA Times Guild said that it would organise a one-day … Read more
Biden administration ‘doing everything we possibly can’ to free captives, official quoted as saying. The administration of United States President Joe Biden has said that securing the release of the more than 240 captives held by Hamas will require a “very significant pause” in fighting in Gaza. “It is something that is under a very … Read more