Headlines- The coalition led by Saudi Arabia claims to be conducting a "large-scale operation" in Yemen aimed at Houthi fighters and their military prowess.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to release Russian diesel to US and international markets, according to US President Donald Trump on Friday.
- Attorney General Hamad Saif al Shamsi of United Arab Emirates said that the Omani co-pilot who attacked the captain of the Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv had planned to crash the plane into Tel Aviv's international airport in a suicide attack.
- Panama struck by a powerful earthquake on Friday morning with a magnitude of 7.7.
- During a trade union-organized anti-austerity march on Friday, hundreds of protesters clashed with police in Belgium capital Brussels.
- Despite US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's confirmation of the plan, US Vice President JD Vance stated on Friday that he wasn't sure if there would be a livestream of Nidal Hasan's execution in December, adding that if it were, "I'm not going to be watching it."
Tag: RFA Korea Service
Could ‘Apron Dad’ on North Korean...
In a scene from a North Korean TV show, a man wears a floral apron and serves a meal to his family. Analysts told Radio Free Asia that this striking reversal in gender roles could be a propaganda effort to get the people to accept North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s daughter Ju Ae as his successor.
North Korea May Send More Troops...
North Korea may deploy more troops to Russia as early as July or August to aid in its war against Ukraine, with recruitment efforts already underway for another wave of military support to Moscow, South Korean intelligence told lawmakers Thursday.
North Korean POWs in Ukraine Excluded...
Two captured North Korean soldiers fighting with Russia in its war against Ukraine were not among the 1,000 prisoners of war recently repatriated by Ukraine to Russia due to a request from Seoul, said a South Korean lawmaker.
North Korean Escapees Speak at UN...
One North Korean woman described how her father died of starvation. Another said her friends were publicly executed for watching and sharing South Korean television dramas. North Korea’s ambassador appeared unmoved. When he got up to speak, he described it as a political scheme and labeled the women as “human scum.”
North Korea Deploys Handheld Signal Detectors...
North Korean authorities have distributed high-performance handheld radio signal detectors to border security agents as part of an intensified campaign to block residents from making unauthorized phone calls to South Korea, local sources told RFA.
Homes Destroyed After North Koreans Balk...
A fire that broke out in an apartment complex in North Korea’s Sinuiju city spread to neighboring homes, destroying over 10 units, after residents hesitated to call for help due to the high costs of dispatching fire trucks, two sources inside the region told Radio Free Asia.
North Korea Orders Schools to Breed...
Authorities in North Korea have ordered schools across the country to raise more rabbits to supply and feed its army or face punishment, sources told Radio Free Asia.
S Korea Detains Boat Carrying Suspected...
South Korean authorities said Tuesday it detained a North Korean boat carrying four people believed to be seeking to defect, to assess the legitimacy of their intentions.