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Large-scale power outages reported across Ukraine after Russian strikes (VIDEOS)

One attack severely damaged the Dnepr Hydro Power Plant in the Kiev-controlled part of Zaporozhye Region, local officials say ...

EU undecided on ways to tap Russian money

The bloc will continue to look at options for using proceeds from frozen assets, leaders have said in a summit declaration  ...

Ukraine makes fresh move to draft more soldiers

The bill abolishes the ‘fit for limited military service’ category as Kiev struggles to find troops for the front line ...

EU eyes ‘groundbreaking’ change on Ukraine arms funding – FT

Officials are looking for a way to bypass the bloc’s founding treaty to pay for weapons for Kiev, the newspaper has been told ...

MOFA applauds Indonesia’s peaceful election

President Tsai Ing-wen and Vice President Lai Ching-te sent congratulatory messages to Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka on their electoral success, according...

N. Hamgyong Province’s crackdown on generators causes panic

North Hamgyong Province’s police agency is requiring people to update their power generator registrations, which has caused panic not only among seafood wholesalers, who...

Foreign Minister Wu receives Paraguay ICT Minister Villate

Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu received a delegation from Paraguay March 21 in Taipei City and pledged to further deepen the already robust ties,...

Officials fly flag for Taiwan at 2024 Summit for Democracy

Minister of Digital Affairs Audrey Tang highlighted Taiwan’s commitment to deepening global democratic resilience during the 2024 Summit for Democracy, the Ministry of Foreign...

Delhi chief minister arrested over corruption claims 

Opposition parties claim a “conspiracy” and plan nationwide protests, weeks before the general election ...

N. Korea’s rising exchange rates are due to greater autonomy in the trade sector

Exchange rates are on the rise in North Korea’s markets. The trend is related to the government’s new “20×10 regional development policy,” which has...

N. Korean grain prices rise to same level as before last year’s harvest

Grain prices in North Korean markets have climbed across the board following the exhaustion of food stocks at state-run grain shops. According to Daily NK’s...

WW2 museum in Kiev to dismantle Soviet-era monuments

Some of the existing sculptures represent “Bolshevik propaganda,” officials said ...

The dark side of N. Korea’s efforts to speedily complete housing projects

North Korea is accelerating its housing construction projects by forcing people to work long hours of intensive labor. The emphasis on speed has led...

A Human Rights Challenge in Access to Education in North Korea: Contradiction Between Laws and Reality

This report, produced in collaboration with Unification Academy, and supported by the National Democratic Institute (NDI), features interviews with North Koreans inside the DPRK...

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