The North Korea-Russia relationship
Putin's gifts to Kim: Lions, bears – and 40 ducks
Russian President Vladimir Putin has given a number of animals to North Korea as a sign of friendship between the countries. This is reported by AFP.
"An African lion, two brown bears, two tame yaks, five cockatoos, 25 pheasants of various species and 40 mandarin ducks have been sent from the Moscow Zoo to the Pyongyang Zoo," said a statement on Telegram.
Putin has previously given his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un 24 horses. The Russian president has in turn received a couple of dogs, according to AFP.
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the countries have strengthened their political and military ties.
Putin's gifts to Kim: Lions, bears – and 40 ducks
Russian President Vladimir Putin has given a number of animals to North Korea as a sign of friendship between the countries. This is reported by AFP.
"An African lion, two brown bears, two tame yaks, five cockatoos, 25 pheasants of various species and 40 mandarin ducks have been sent from the Moscow Zoo to the Pyongyang Zoo," said a statement on Telegram.
Putin has previously given his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un 24 horses. The Russian president has in turn received a couple of dogs, according to AFP.
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the countries have strengthened their political and military ties.
The Russian invasion
North Korean doldis leads the troops in Russia
North Korean General Kim Yong-Bok has kept a low profile as commander of the army's special forces. Now South Korea and Ukraine confirm that he was sent to lead the North Korean troops in Russia, reports the Wall Street Journal.
His hidden role in the public eye has been due to the fact that his special forces - the world's largest of its kind, with 200,000 soldiers - would carry out covert missions in the event of war on the Korean peninsula. That's what Jeon Kyung-Joo at the South Korean Korea Institute for Defense Analyzes says.
Kim Yong-Bok's new mission is a signal to Russia that North Korea is not sending just anyone, and that it is planning a long-term effort, according to Jeon Kyung-Joo.
- Behind the curtains, he has clearly proven to be reliable.
Political situation in Belarus
Belarus president pardons 32 political opponents
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has pardoned 32 people convicted of "extremism", state media reports according to AFP.
These are 24 men and eight women, of which 17 suffer from chronic diseases and nine are over 50, according to the Belta news agency.
Lukashenko has in several rounds pardoned people who were imprisoned after protests critical of the regime in connection with the 2020 elections, which, according to foreign observers, were manipulated in the president's favor.
The future of the EU
Green light for the new EU commissioners
The leading party groups in the EU have agreed to approve all 27 new EU commissioners, several media reports.
Thus, it is open for a vote in parliament next week, according to TT. The new commission is supposed to take office on December 1.
For Sweden, Ylva Johansson (S), who had responsibility for internal affairs, is replaced with Jessika Roswall (M), who is given responsibility for the environment, water resilience and a competitive circular economy.
That the new commission dragged on was due to arguments between the centre-right group EPP and the social democratic S&D over seven candidates.
The assassination plot in Brazil
Poison, weapons and a plane - that's how the military tried to assassinate Lula and take power
In the middle of the G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian police make a breakthrough – five people have been arrested, suspected of planning a coup after Jair Bolsonaro's election loss in 2022.
Four of the five are high-ranking military officers suspected of plotting to assassinate Brazil's current president, Lula da Silva, the vice president and the country's top judge.
Here's what's known about the plan:
• Supervised Supreme Court judges
• Suspected of planning murder on December 15, 2022
• Seen at the home of Bolsonaro's defense minister
North Korean doldis leads the troops in Russia
North Korean General Kim Yong-Bok has kept a low profile as commander of the army's special forces. Now South Korea and Ukraine confirm that he was sent to lead the North Korean troops in Russia, reports the Wall Street Journal.
His hidden role in the public eye has been due to the fact that his special forces - the world's largest of its kind, with 200,000 soldiers - would carry out covert missions in the event of war on the Korean peninsula. That's what Jeon Kyung-Joo at the South Korean Korea Institute for Defense Analyzes says.
Kim Yong-Bok's new mission is a signal to Russia that North Korea is not sending just anyone, and that it is planning a long-term effort, according to Jeon Kyung-Joo.
- Behind the curtains, he has clearly proven to be reliable.
Political situation in Belarus
Belarus president pardons 32 political opponents
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has pardoned 32 people convicted of "extremism", state media reports according to AFP.
These are 24 men and eight women, of which 17 suffer from chronic diseases and nine are over 50, according to the Belta news agency.
Lukashenko has in several rounds pardoned people who were imprisoned after protests critical of the regime in connection with the 2020 elections, which, according to foreign observers, were manipulated in the president's favor.
The future of the EU
Green light for the new EU commissioners
The leading party groups in the EU have agreed to approve all 27 new EU commissioners, several media reports.
Thus, it is open for a vote in parliament next week, according to TT. The new commission is supposed to take office on December 1.
For Sweden, Ylva Johansson (S), who had responsibility for internal affairs, is replaced with Jessika Roswall (M), who is given responsibility for the environment, water resilience and a competitive circular economy.
That the new commission dragged on was due to arguments between the centre-right group EPP and the social democratic S&D over seven candidates.
The assassination plot in Brazil
Poison, weapons and a plane - that's how the military tried to assassinate Lula and take power
In the middle of the G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian police make a breakthrough – five people have been arrested, suspected of planning a coup after Jair Bolsonaro's election loss in 2022.
Four of the five are high-ranking military officers suspected of plotting to assassinate Brazil's current president, Lula da Silva, the vice president and the country's top judge.
Here's what's known about the plan:
• Supervised Supreme Court judges
• Suspected of planning murder on December 15, 2022
• Seen at the home of Bolsonaro's defense minister
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