Upgraded yet? With the iPhone 16s now out, it seems many couldn’t wait for Apple’s flagship product. Sales in China, the world’s biggest smartphone market, are up 20% in their first three weeks compared with 2023’s model, a report today estimated. In response, Wedbush Securities said a “monster” fourth quarter may mean Apple adds some…
There are now almost 11,000 North Korean infantry troops training in eastern Russia, to fight in Ukraine, Kyiv’s Defense Intelligence Directorate has said. This week has seen multiple reports about Moscow planning to use North Korean soldiers, namely to help push Ukraine’s forces out of Kursk, where they have been carrying out an incursion since…
North Korea has sent 1,500 special forces troops to Russia, according to South Korea’s spy agency. The troops are training ahead of an expected Ukraine war deployment. Satellite images published by Seoul are said to show the North Korean special forces at bases in eastern Russia. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in…
On substance, the EU had little to offer Kyiv. With Hungary objecting, the bloc failed to unblock frozen Russian assets as loans for Ukraine. Zelenskyy also met with Robert Fico, the prime minister of Slovakia, another increasingly pro-Russia country like Hungary. His Brussels tour began in the European Council. Despite a worsening situation on the…
“I’m delighted to report that we are firmly on track to delivering [on] the €40 billion pledge for the coming year as agreed in Washington,” Rutte told a press conference on Wednesday, referring to the NATO leaders’ summit in July. “I can announce today that NATO allies committed €20.9 billion in military assistance to Ukraine during…
“The coalition of criminals together with Putin currently includes North Korea — the Kim family, which enslaves more than 20 million of the Korean people. Our intelligence records not only the transfer of weapons from North Korea to Russia but also the transfer of people,” Zelenskyy said while presenting his so-called victory plan to the…
North Korea destroyed parts of roads and rail lines connecting it with South Korea. It comes after North Korea last week accused South Korea of flying drones over its capital. Experts told BI the road destruction was symbolic, and is unlikely to lead to full-scale war. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in…
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Tuesday that a treaty it signed with North Korea earlier this year provides for “strategic cooperation” in all areas, but declined to be drawn on how a mutual defence clause in the agreement could be put into practice. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the treaty with North Korean leader…
Russia filmed its troops firing a D-74, an old artillery gun the Soviets exported to their allies. Its appearance is leading to suspicions that it was brought back in from a country such as North Korea. Military experts say that even if it wasn’t imported, its age shows a strain on Russian stockpiles. Thanks for…
Russia is strengthening its military ties with North Korea, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned, as he reiterated a plea for more sustained supplies for his country’s forces. “We see that the alliance between Russia and regimes like North Korea is growing,” Zelenskiy said in his daily address to the nation Sunday evening without providing any…