July 19, 2024

WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich reacts to jail sentence
WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich reacts to jail sentence

WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich reacts to jail sentence

A Russian court found U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich guilty of espionage on Friday (July 19) and sentenced him to 16 years in a maximum-security penal colony in a move his employer, the…
2 months ago
Russia's cooperation with Pyongyang worries Seoul
Russia's cooperation with Pyongyang worries Seoul

Russia’s cooperation with Pyongyang worries Seoul

South Korea has condemned a defense pact that North Korea signed with Russia earlier this week. The foreign ministry called it a threat to "peace and stability on the Korean peninsula". Seoul…
2 months ago
Congo's conflict fuels 'unprecedented' forest loss
Congo's conflict fuels 'unprecedented' forest loss

Congo’s conflict fuels ‘unprecedented’ forest loss

Deforestation has dramatically escalated in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo with a U.N. report warning that vast swathes of virgin forest have been lost in the Virunga national park, one of the…
2 months ago