World
South Korea
South Korea, NATO and the United States claim thousands of North Korean troops are already training in Russia.
Oct. 26
Moscow
A member of Russia’s National Guard was killed in an attack on a military vehicle on Thursday on the outskirts of the Chechen capital in the mountainous North Caucasus.
Oct. 26
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Oct. 26
Russia
Born into poverty in the village of Chorvila in western Georgia, Ivanishvili made his fortune in Russia during the cutthroat 1990s, amassing huge wealth as state-owned Soviet assets were privatized.
Oct. 26
China
A military issues website cites unnamed sources that part of the motivation for sending 12,000 North Korean troops to fight in Ukraine is the promise of more than 30 of Moscow’s latest fighters.
Oct. 26
HUR
In an intercepted call, a Russian soldier expressed doubts about North Korean troops’ integration: “One translator for 30 soldiers? Where will we find three senior personnel for them?”
Oct. 26
Russia
Serbia's Prime Minister Milos Vucevic had met earlier with Maxim Reshetnikov, Russia's Minister of Economic Development.
Oct. 26
EU
An exclusive report from the Georgian capital on the mood before Saturday’s vital parliamentary election.
Oct. 26
Putin
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected the report, saying "it's all untrue, absolutely false information."
Oct. 26
Russia
Brussels has warned that the vote will determine European Union candidate Tbilisi's chances of joining the bloc.
Oct. 26
War in Ukraine
German Chancellor says N. Korean troops being deployed by Russia against Ukraine is serious and worrying.
Oct. 25
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Oct. 25
Putin
The Wall Street Journal says nature of these conversations is being closely guarded, with only select members of the US administration aware of the ongoing dialogue.
Oct. 25
HUR
Putin confirmed there are North Korean troops in Russia amid the Ukraine war but denied responsibility for escalating the conflict, blaming the West.
Oct. 25