South Korea says North Korea preparing to send more troops, weapons to Russia
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FILE - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversees a performance test of drones during a visit to the Drone Institute of North Korea's Academy of Defense Sciences, August 24, 2024, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday there are indications that North Korea is preparing to send more troops and weapons to support Russia’s war effort in Ukraine.
People look for salvageable items following an Israeli strike in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Dec. 22, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Reda Abu Zarada wraps herself and her grandchildren in blankets as they prepare to sleep in their tent at a camp in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Dec. 19, 2024.
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Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, right, shakes hands with France's President Emmanuel Macron at the newly renovated Ethiopia's historic National Palace in Addis Ababa on Dec. 21, 2024, as part of a two-day visit to Djibouti and Ethiopia. Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, left, speaks with France's President Emmanuel Macron during a visit at the newly renovated Ethiopia's historic National Palace in Addis Ababa on Dec. 21, 2024.
A multi-story residential building shows damage after an alleged Ukrainian drone attack in Kazan, Russia, Dec. 21, 2024.
A Palestinian child runs to shelter from the rain at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip on Dec. 20, 2024. A Palestinian carries a wounded child at the site of an Israeli strike on an apartment building in Nuseirat, Gaza Strip, on Dec. 20, 2024. Palestinian girls struggle to reach for food at a distribution center in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, on Dec. 20, 2024.
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