Key words : south north submarine
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The South Korean military says North Korea fired several cruise missiles from waters off its east coast on Sunday morning.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launch was done in waters off Sinpho in eastern North Korea at around 8 a.m.
The latest firing of cruise missiles follows one last Wednesday. The following day, Pyongyang said it had conducted a test-launch of a new type of strategic cruise missile.
North Korea has repeatedly test-fired cruise missiles since last year. They are designed to carry a tactical nuclear warhead and are said to be capable of flying at low altitudes for long periods.
In March last year, the North said it test-fired cruise missiles from a submarine.
Pyongyang says in its 5-year defense plan, announced in 2021, that it would develop medium- and long-range cruise missiles.
Observers say the weapons are intended for use in the event of contingencies on the Korean Peninsula, with potential targets being South Korean and US military bases, including US facilities located in Japan.
A commentary on Sunday by the North's state-run Korean Central News Agency condemned military exercises conducted by the United States and South Korea so far this year.
It warned both countries that if the fuse of war is ignited, they will become a target of conquest.
Key words : allowing volunteers
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Key words : aid agency
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Some US media outlets say vehicles and facilities belonging to a UN aid agency operating in Gaza may have been used during Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel.
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, or UNRWA, has opened an investigation into allegations that some of its staff members were involved in the deadly attack. The agency is acting on information provided by Israel.
The US news site Axios quoted a senior Israeli official as saying the information indicates UNRWA staffers actively participated in the attack, and the agency's vehicles and facilities were used.
The official told Axios that a lot of the intelligence was obtained during interrogations of Hamas militants who had been arrested.
Following the allegations, the United States, the largest UNRWA donor, and five other countries, including the UK and Canada, announced that they will pause additional funding for the agency until necessary measures have been taken.
Israeli forces are continuing their attacks on the southern city of Khan Younis and elsewhere in the Palestinian enclave. Health authorities in Gaza said on Saturday that 174 people had died in the previous 24 hours. They said that brought the overall death toll to 26,257.
UNRWA plays a pivotal role in distributing aid supplies and running shelters in Gaza. Concerns are growing that the latest developments could make the humanitarian situation there worse.
Key words : washington post new strategy
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The Washington Post has reported that the Biden administration is working on a new strategy to support Ukraine, one that will focus on fending off new Russian advances and enhancing Ukraine's fighting capabilities and economy over the long term.
The US newspaper carried the article on Friday, and it cited senior administration officials.
The Post said the new strategy will de-emphasize winning back territory and focus instead on "helping Ukraine fend off new Russian advances while moving toward a long-term goal of strengthening its fighting force and economy."
The paper said this comes after disappointing results from last year's counteroffensive in Ukraine.
The US officials were quoted as saying that the new strategy will aim to "build a future Ukrainian military force that can deter Russian aggression" and "help protect, reconstitute and expand Ukraine's industrial and export base."
With the possibility of former President Donald Trump returning to the White House, one of the officials reportedly said the new strategy is expected to "future-proof" aid for Ukraine.
Trump has been complaining about the amount of aid the US has been sending to Ukraine. He has described the US contribution as an excessively heavy burden.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials say that the Russian defense ministry has provided them with the names of 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war it claims were on board the Russian military plane that went down on Wednesday. Russia has accused Ukraine of shooting down the aircraft.
But local media outlets have reported that Ukraine's military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said, "We currently don't have evidence that there could have been that many people on board the aircraft." He reportedly indicated that Ukraine is carefully analyzing all available information regarding the incident.
Key words : putin visit
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised Soviet Union soldiers who fought in World War Two during his visit to a war memorial on the outskirts of St. Petersburg.
The Russian leader vowed to continue fighting what he called "Nazism".
St. Petersburg, then called Leningrad, was the scene of a fierce battle. Hundreds of thousands of people died during the siege by Nazi Germany, which lasted nearly 900 days.
Putin commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Red Army ending the siege on Saturday.
He laid flowers at a cemetery and said at a new monument to honor those who died during the war that "we will do all we can to halt and eradicate Nazism."
The Russian leader has stated that the goal of his military operation against Ukraine is "denazification."
His close ally President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus joined him and spoke about the shared history of the two countries during the war.
Putin rallied the Russian people and their support, stressing the victory of the Soviet Union in the World War Two with various events to honor those who fell victim during the war.
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