Myanmar rejects ASEAN call for Aung San Suu Kyi’s unconditional release – India Today
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North Korea may deploy up to 50,000 troops to Russia, Zelensky claims – Modern Ghana
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Myanmar Junta, Allied Militias Staging ‘Fake’ Cyber Scam Crackdowns, Ethnic Group Says – bnionline.net
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North Koreans encouraged to eat ‘nutritious’ dog-meat soup during sweltering summer heat – New York Post
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Myanmar orders head of ASEAN member state East Timor’s diplomatic mission to leave country – News On AIR
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North Korea conducts ballistic missile test days before US and South Korea begin drills – The Washington Post
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South Korea focuses on drone mine counters, naval gunnery as attritable unmanned threats proliferate– www.washingtontimes.com
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SEOUL, South Korea — As Ukraine and Iran battle larger, better-armed, high-tech adversaries using economical and attritable unmanned systems, armed forces around the world are taking on board the key lessons.
Take the South Korean navy, which is working up skillsets and technologies capable of countering these asymmetric threats.
The middle power’s navy conducted its first-ever mine-clearance drill combining a crewed vessel with multiple unmanned systems Monday, according to reports from the southeastern port city of Busan.
The trials involved both the South Korean navy and arms company Hanwha Systems, and included an artificial intelligence component. Assets engaged were a 730-ton minesweeper, aerial reconnaissance drones, two surface drones and underwater drones.
Myanmar’s junta slowly but surely winning its war with ASEAN – Asia Times
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North Korea’s ‘Victory Day’ takes place with Kim Jong Un’s power transformed – Chatham House
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Myanmar is reaching out to India. New Delhi shouldn’t squander the opportunity – ThePrint
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South Korean Court Convicts Former President Yoon Over False Campaign Statements – Arise News
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Zelensky says Russia seeks 30,000 extra North Korean troops for Ukraine war– www.channelnewsasia.com
Zelensky says Russia seeks 30,000 extra North Korean troops for Ukraine war– www.channelnewsasia.com
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KYIV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia has sought an extra 30,000 troops and missile launchers from North Korea to fight his country.
Preparations for the extra troops are being made in Russia’s Voronezh region near the frontier with Ukraine, Zelensky said in a social media post late Saturday (Jul 25).
North Korea sent thousands of troops to help Russia fight off a Ukrainian counter-offensive in the Kursk region in 2024. It has also provided arms to help Russia’s invasion since 2022.
According to South Korea, some 2,000 North Korean troops have been killed in the war.
“Russia wants to receive another 30,000 troops from North Korea. Since June, preparations have been underway in Russia’s Voronezh region to receive them,” Zelensky said on X.
“North Korea is also preparing to transfer additional launchers for ballistic missiles to Russia. This is a threat not only to Ukraine. Russia is helping North Korea learn how to wage war, improve its weapons, and gain real combat experience in using them,” he added.
Guilty verdict leaves South Korea’s top conservative ‘a wounded lame duck’ – South China Morning Post
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North Korea Skips ASEAN Forum, Prioritizing Russia, China – 조선일보
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Myanmar Military Renews Airstrikes on Flooded Gwa Township – Narinjara News
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Kim Jong-un meets with China’s top political adviser in Pyongyang – Korea JoongAng Daily
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Publishers detained over alleged anti-State propaganda – vietnamnews.vn
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Armenia seizes company from opposition leader charged with fraud – Reuters
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South Korea has passed a new law that penalizes journalists for sharing “fake news.” The Journalists Association of Korea said of the law, “Even if a law’s objective is legitimate, it could erode the foundations of democracy if it’s enforced in a way that discourages the media and ordinary citizens from freely criticizing and scrutinizing those in power.”
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday called for a major expansion of the country’s naval forces, suggesting the regime should build two large warships each year for the next five years.
Speaking at a commissioning ceremony for a new destroyer, Kim suggested North Korea should build two warships comparable in size to its 5,000-ton Choe Hyon-class vessel each year over the next five years, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
Kim was celebrating the deployment of the new multipurpose destroyer at the port of Nampho. In April, he observed launches of two cruise missiles and three anti-ship missiles from the vessel.
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Russia will restrict imports of most food, seeds, flowers, wood and fertilizer from Armenia starting on Friday, less than a week after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party secured a parliamentary majority in elections seen as a test of Yerevan’s pivot toward the West.
The federal agricultural safety agency Rosselkhoznadzor said the sweeping ban was issued in response to the “systematic detection” of pests in products imported from Armenia since May. It claimed that, in June alone, three separate cases of khapra beetle infestations were discovered in dried food shipments.
“The ban will remain in effect until a specific framework is developed to ensure the safety and traceability of shipped goods,” the agency said in a statement on Thursday, adding to an already long list of Armenian goods recently banned for import to Russia, including produce, flowers, mineral water and alcoholic products.
