South Korean held in Russia for spying did humanitarian work, aid group says
Wednesday, 13 March 2024 A South Korean missionary, Baek Kwang-soon, was arrested in Russia on espionage charges, causing strain in Russia-South Korea ties. Baek's aid group denies the charges and states he was doing humanitarian work. South Korea is communicating with Russia for Baek's release. Ties between Russia and South Korea have been increasingly strained by Moscow's growing relations with North Korea.
South Korea deploys military and public health personnel to assist hospitals amid a strike by nearly 12,000 trainee doctors over government plans to increase medical school admissions. Despite warnings of license suspensions, many doctors continue their protest. Critics accuse President Yoon Suk Yeol...
Russia Vetoes UN Resolution , to Prevent Nukes in Space.
The resolution was sponsored
by Japan and the United States.
It called on all nations to refrain from developing or deploying nuclear weapons..
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North Korea has fired an unidentified ballistic missile into the sea off South Korea's east coast, Seoul's military said on Monday, the latest in an apparent volley of tests by Pyongyang this year...
House GOP Advances Aid Bills , for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan.
The foreign aid bills were advanced by a
9-3 vote, thanks to the help of four Democrats on the committee, CBS News reports. .
Those..
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