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SEOUL—Wanting to halt defections to neighboring South Korea, North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has ordered the construction of new border walls, rearmed guard posts and installed more land mines. But North Koreans keep finding creative ways to flee. The latest escape unfolded in spectacular fashion early Tuesday morning: A North Korean soldier, on foot, navigated the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone to his freedom.

about whether they will be able to return to Bangladesh to complete their studies. Besides their safety, they are worried about the loss of their academic year and the recurring threat of internet shutdowns, which sever their only connection to loved ones back home. Reports of attacks on Hindus have also fuelled fears among Indian students.

Police in Russia and Belarus have made 60 arrests in a raid on a crypto exchange they claim was a front for a money-laundering gang.

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Ukraine, the External Affairs Ministry said today. It will be Modi's first trip to the war-torn country since its conflict with Russia and about a month after he met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Details of the trip will be shared later in the day, Reuters reported quoting the foreign ministry. Modi is expected to visit Ukraine between August 21 and 23, ET had reported earlier. It comes just over a month after Modi visited Russia and Austria. Western capitals have imposed sanctions on Moscow following its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but friendly nations such as India and China have continued to trade with it.

TMC) MP Saket Gokhale on Monday accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of unleashing a sinister toolkit in West Bengal with an agenda to topple the state government. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he said, «There's an organized campaign being run by BJP by trending 'Mamata Must Resign'.' »It's been 5 days since CBI took over the case & there are ZERO updates. But not a SINGLE protest has been done against CBI. Genuine protestors have now been replaced by BJYM & BJP workers on the streets of Kolkata. In their own words: the ONLY agenda is toppling the Govt," he added.

prisoners of war whose fate moved crowds. He was serving time for assault in a prison in the Kherson region in southern Ukraine when Russian troops took control of the area in 2022. Ahead of the liberation of the territory by Ukrainian forces later that year, Russian forces moved him inside Russia — to Yulia's despair and to general indifference.

volcano, located in Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka region, has erupted, sending ash as high as 8 km into the sky, Russian agency TASS reported. According to the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, part of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the ash column has risen as high as 8 kilometers above sea level. The eruption has also led to the release of a significant amount of lava. Shiveluch is one of the largest and most active volcanoes on the Kamchatka Peninsula, standing at a height of 3,283 meters. The Shiveluch volcano is situated at the junction of the Kuril-Kamchatka and Aleutian island arcs, approximately 50 kilometers from the village of Klyuchi in the Ust-Kamchatsky District and about 450 kilometers from the regional capital, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

Gold topped $2,500 an ounce for the first time, bolstered by hopes the US Federal Reserve is edging closer to cutting interest rates. Spot bullion climbed as much as 2.2% Friday, exceeding the previous record set last month, as a disappointing reading on the US housing market reinforced expectations of fast and deeper cuts by the Fed. Lower rates generally are positive for gold as it pays no interest. The precious metal is up more than 20% this year amid mounting optimism on monetary easing and large purchases by central banks. It also has seen increased demand as a haven asset due to rising geopolitical risks, including tensions in the Middle East and Russia's war with Ukraine.

Russia accused Ukraine on Saturday of planning to attack a nuclear plant in the Kursk region that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's troops have entered and blame such a «provocation» on Moscow, Interfax news agency said. Kyiv denied that as «insane» propaganda. Ukraine launched an incursion into Russia's western Kursk region on Aug. 6 to try and swing the dynamics of the two-and-a-half year war in its favour after Moscow's 2022 invasion.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday his troops had strengthened positions and expanded territory in Russia's Kursk region nearly two weeks into their incursion. Ukraine says it has seized more than 80 settlements over 1,150 square km (444 square miles) in Kursk since Aug. 6 in the biggest invasion of Russia since World War Two. Zelenskiy said his army chief Oleksander Syrskyi had reported that Ukrainian troops continued their advance and also took more Russian servicemen as prisoners.

(This story originally appeared in on Aug 16, 2024)

Kursk have seriously dented President Vladimir Putin's authority and he has come under attack for the first time. The man who played a very crucial role in strengthening Russia after establishing itself as a regional power once again in Europe has been challenged and questioned by the people surrounding him. Quoting Abbas Gallyamov, who worked as a speechwriter for Putin from 2008-2012, the «Express» has reported that Vladimir Putin's leadership is «already being questioned» by his colleagues in the Kremlin.

Narendra Modi on Friday urged his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu «to de-escalate the situation» in West Asia when the latter dialled him to wish him on India's 78th Independence Day. «Appreciate PM @netanyahu's phone call and warm wishes on India's 78th Independence Day. We discussed the current situation in West Asia. Emphasized on the need to de-escalate the situation. Reiterated our call for immediate release of all hostages, ceasefire and need for continued humanitarian assistance,» Modi said on X. A statement from the Israeli PMO reads: «On behalf of the State of Israel, I extend heartfelt congratulations to Narendra Modi and the people of India on your 78th Independence Day! May our close relations flourish and bring prosperity to both our nations». The phone call comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and Israel following killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. There has been a flurry of diplomatic activity in West Asia this week. France, Germany and the United Kingdom urged Iran and its allies to «refrain from attacks that would further escalate regional tensions and jeopardise the opportunity to agree (to) a ceasefire and the release of hostages.»

As conflict casts a shadow across the Middle East, people are getting rich in Dubai

Moscow ministers and the nation’s Central Bank are discussing a plan to “create” Russian crypto exchanges, as the country continues to pivot to cryptoassets.

A dual U.S.-Russian citizen has been sentenced to 12 years in a Russian prison for treason after authorities learned she donated just over $50 to a charity supporting Ukraine.

Russia, invaded over the past 10 days by Ukraine’s forces rolling into Kursk, last saw its borders violated this way only in World War II (by Nazi Germany). This flip in fortunes has stunned not just weary war watchers, who were wondering how long Kyiv could hold up against its bigger adversary, but perhaps Moscow too, given the latter’s sluggish response.

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