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North Korea Pauses Border Broadcasts
MENAFN
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June 12, 2025
(MENAFN) According to the South Korean military, North Korea has seemingly halted its border loudspeaker transmissions as of Thursday morning. This development comes just a day after South Korea paused its own broadcast activities, which were part...
Russia’s Security Chief Visits North Korea
MENAFN
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June 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia's chief security official, Sergey Shoygu, traveled to Pyongyang for discussions with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, as reported by Russian government media on Tuesday. This marks Shoygu’s second journey to the North Korean...
Russia Security Chief Returns to North Korea for Crucial Meeting
MENAFN
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June 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia’s top security official, Sergey Shoygu, has returned to Pyongyang for a crucial meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Russian state media confirmed Tuesday. This marks Shoygu’s second visit to the North Korean capital in...
Russia, N-Korea sign deal to deepen cooperation in education
MENAFN
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia and North Korea have reached an agreement aimed at enhancing collaboration in the field of education, which includes establishing language centers in both nations. The agreement was finalized by Russian Education Minister Sergey...
S. 1883, Defending International Security by Restricting Unacceptable Partnerships and Tactics Act
Congressional Budget Office
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June 24, 2025
S. 1883 would require the Departments of State, Defense, Treasury, and Commerce, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Central Intelligence Agency to establish task forces to analyze the cooperation among the foremost...
Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Acting at the Direction of North Korea to Export Firearms, Ammo, and Technology to North Korea
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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June 9, 2025
An illegal alien from China pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for illegally exporting firearms, ammunition and other military items to North Korea by concealing them inside shipping containers that departed from the Port of Long...
S. Korea’s Foreign Minister Pledges to Drive Peace on Korean Peninsula
MENAFN
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June 24, 2025
(MENAFN) Media reports that South Korea's newly appointed nominee for foreign minister pledged Tuesday to prioritize peace efforts on the Korean Peninsula, with a strong focus on rekindling talks between Pyongyang and Washington. Cho Hyun, tapped...
Moscow, Pyongyang consent enhancing education relations
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia and North Korea have agreed to strengthen their collaboration in education, including the establishment of language centers in both countries. The agreement was signed by Russian Education Minister Sergey Kravtsov and North Korean...
Passenger Rail Service Restarts Between Pyongyang, Moscow
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN) After a five-year halt due to the COVID-19 outbreak, passenger train operations linking Pyongyang and Moscow have officially recommenced, as confirmed by Russian officials on Wednesday. The Russian Ministry of Transport revealed that the...
S. Korea’s President Orders Suspension of Anti-North Propaganda
MENAFN
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June 12, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korea’s newly sworn-in President Lee Jae-myung has ordered a suspension of anti-North Korea propaganda broadcasts along the border, signaling a move to reduce tensions and “rebuild trust” between the two Koreas. Relations between...
Malware Targeting Developers Reaches 845K Packages According to Sonatype Open Source Malware Index
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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July 8, 2025
Fulton, Md., July 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sonatype®, the end-to-end software supply chain security company, today released the Q2 2025 edition of its Open Source Malware Index, uncovering 16,279 malicious open source packages across major...
Russia secures ammunition production race over NATO
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has raised concerns over Russia’s rapidly expanding military production, warning that Moscow is significantly outpacing the alliance in ammunition output. In an interview with The New York Times on...
South Korea Conducts Emergency Water Assessments
MENAFN
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July 5, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korea escalated environmental monitoring efforts Friday, conducting emergency water assessments following mounting allegations that North Korea has contaminated cross-border waterways with radioactive nuclear waste. Seoul's latest...
NATO selects new ‘threat’ to bully
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN) At its recent summit in The Hague, NATO announced a major shift in its defense strategy, committing to raise annual military spending to 5% of GDP by 2035—more than doubling the current 2% target. This marks a significant move toward...
S. Korea Leader commits to forging cooperative trade deal with US
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung has committed to forging a cooperative trade agreement with the United States and reinitiating communication with North Korea in a bid to restore stability and collaboration on the peninsula,...
Quad Reveals Plan to Protect Critical Mineral Supply Chains
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) The foreign ministers of the Quad nations— the US, Australia, India, and Japan— revealed a major new initiative on Tuesday aimed at safeguarding and diversifying global supply chains for vital minerals. The Quad Critical Minerals...
Quad countries announce initiative to strengthen global supply chains
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) The foreign ministers of the Quad countries—comprising the United States, Australia, India, and Japan—announced on Tuesday the launch of a new initiative aimed at strengthening and diversifying the global supply chains for critical...
S. Korea Holds Inaugural Remembrance Day for War Abductees
MENAFN
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) In a historic move, South Korea on Saturday held its inaugural national ceremony honoring citizens abducted by North Korea during the 1950–53 Korean War, reaffirming its commitment to tackling long-standing humanitarian challenges tied to...
H.R. 866, ROUTERS Act
Congressional Budget Office
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June 27, 2025
H.R. 866 would require the Department of Commerce to study the national security risks and cybersecurity vulnerabilities posed by consumer routers, modems, and devices that combine a modem and a router that are designed, manufactured, or supplied...
Trump Says Putin Respects US Again
MENAFN
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that Russian leader Vladimir Putin has once again come to “respect” the United States, a sentiment Trump argued had vanished under the prior leadership. Trump’s remarks came in response to statements...