A cyberattack targeting the online training system of the Korea National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA), which operates under South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, may have compromised the personal data of approximately 10,000 current and former diplomatic personnel. According to Yonhap News Agency, citing an unnamed Ministry of Foreign Affairs official, the ministry shut down the...
Japan’s Parliament has approved amendments to the Imperial House Law in response to the declining number of male members eligible to succeed to the Chrysanthemum Throne. The House of Councillors, the upper chamber of Japan’s Parliament, approved the legislation after it had previously passed the House of Representatives. Under the comprehensive revision to the Imperial...
A major technical failure in Japan’s credit card payment network disrupted retail transactions and public transportation services across the country. Credit cards became unusable at locations ranging from convenience stores to train stations, while the Mobile Pasmo transit application also went offline. Japan experienced widespread disruptions to daily life on Thursday morning after a large-scale...
Australia is experiencing its largest diphtheria outbreak in decades, and the first death in nearly 10 years has now been confirmed. Authorities have issued an urgent vaccination call, particularly for people living in remote regions. The rapidly spreading diphtheria outbreak has triggered a major public health alert across Australia. Officials confirmed that a man who...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that a war is currently raging across Eurasia at full speed and that local conflicts are taking place in different parts of the world. Speaking at a session of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Lavrov made significant remarks regarding the global security architecture and regional tensions. Describing...
A steam leak was detected near a high-pressure turbine at a nuclear power plant in Japan’s Fukui Prefecture. Kansai Electric Power Company announced that reactor operations had been suspended. The leak was detected at around 4:10 a.m. local time today, and workers manually shut down the reactor approximately 15 minutes later. Kansai Electric Power, the...
North Korean leader Kim assured that his country will continue to support Russia in its policy of safeguarding state sovereignty during a meeting with Russian Defense Minister Belousov. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that leader Kim Jong-un met with Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov, who was visiting Pyongyang. Belousov awarded medals to North...
In his keynote speech at the first session of North Korea’s 15th Supreme People’s Assembly, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un officially declared South Korea a hostile state. “We will especially regard South Korea as the most hostile state, completely rejecting and ignoring it with the clearest words and actions,” Kim said, as quoted by...
Senator Thongsri, pointing out that tensions in the Middle East may have long-lasting effects, stated that importing oil from Russia could be a good option. Pornperm Thongsri, Chairman of the Energy Committee in the Thai Senate, said in a statement to Sputnik that tensions in the Middle East and the possible closure of the Strait...
Passenger train services between China and North Korea, which were suspended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, have resumed. A train departing from Beijing arrived in Pyongyang after a journey of approximately 25 hours. It has been reported that passenger train services between China and North Korea, which were suspended in 2020, have been...