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Russia's President Putin and North Korea's leader Kim meet in Amur region.
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Putin toasts to “strengthening of cooperation” with Kim Jong Un

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for several hours on Wednesday in Russia’s far east region amid reports that the Kremlin is looking to buy ammunition and weapons from Pyongyang due to dwindling stockpiles at home

People watch a news report on North Korea firing what it called a space satellite toward the south, in Seoul, South Korea.
News

Hard Numbers: South Korea’s false alarm, Kyiv targeted, Sudan’s broken truce, Iran’s persecuted journalists, UK’s cheese tussle

Freed Houthi prisoners stand as they wait to board an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)-chartered plane at Aden Airport, in Aden, Yemen.
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Hard Numbers: Yemen prisoner swap, North Korea’s new missile, Germany ditches Russian imports, gender parity in Kiwi cabinet, Juice headed to Jupiter

North Korea launched its first intercontinental ballistic missile test in a month, with some reporting that Pyongyang tested an advanced, harder-to-detect missile for the first time.

U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau during a bilateral meeting at the North American Leaders' Summit in Mexico City, Mexico, January 10, 2023.
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Biden-Trudeau talks focus on immigration and defense

Amid the pomp and pageantry accompanying President Joe Biden’s first official visit to Canada, he and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau are looking to make some deals.

​A Somali refugee girl carries her sibling in the Hagadera refugee camp near the Kenya-Somalia border, in Garissa County, Kenya, January 17, 2023.
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Hard Numbers: Somalia’s deadly drought, Yemen prisoner swap, North Korean war games, a happier world?

Somalia’s longest-recorded drought claimed 43,000 lives last year, with up to 34,000 more deaths projected in the first half of 2023, according to a new WHO report.

A general view as North Korea fired two missiles from a submarine at an underwater target at an undisclosed location in North Korea March 12, 2023.
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Hard Numbers: North Korea goes ballistic about “puppets”, Iran pardons protesters, Lula sacks soldiers, Freddy ravages Southern Africa

North Korea on Monday announced it had tested two new cruise missiles, which it says it plans to fit with nuclear warheads.

Firefighters at the site of a Russian missile attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.
Europe

What We’re Watching: G7 stands up to Putin, Israel and Lebanon reach maritime deal, South Korea touts missile shield

The war grinds on, Lebanon-Israel deal is finally underwater, ignoring South Korea's missile defense bravado

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during an interview with Reuters in Kyiv.
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What We're Watching: Ukraine won't negotiate, AMLO busted spying, North Korean missile diplomacy

Ukraine on offense, Mexico’s AMLO caught riding a winged horse, North Korea wants attention

The Graphic Truth: North Korea's missile menu
Graphic Truth

The Graphic Truth: North Korea's missile menu

North Korea recently conducted its first test of an intercontinental ballistic missile in almost five years. Pyongyang claims that the Hwasong-17 is its most advanced missile to date. Theoretically, the multi-warhead and nuclear-capable projectile (whose name means “Mars” in Korean) can reach the US mainland. We take a look at the range of North Korea’s missiles.

What We’re Watching: Kim goes hypersonic, confident Europeans, Japan’s new safe hands
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What We’re Watching: Kim goes hypersonic, confident Europeans, Japan’s new safe hands