Confidential UN report reveals Pyongyang was acting in violation of international sanctions ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s Kim calls for thorough implementation of five-year economic plan
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called on his ruling Workers' Party to thoroughly implement the five-year economic plan, posited at a rare congress last month, state news agency KCNA reported on ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea developed nuclear, missile programs in 2020: U.N. report
North Korea maintained and developed its nuclear and ballistic missile programs throughout 2020 in violation of international sanctions, helping fund them with some $300 million stolen through cyber ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea kept up weapon program: report
It's claimed North Korea last year displayed new short-range, medium-range, submarine-launched and intercontinental ballistic missile systems at parades. ( read original story ...)
Iran and North Korea Resumed Cooperation on Missiles, UN Says
Iran and North Korea resumed cooperation on long-range missile development projects last year, according to a confidential United Nations report that will pressure the Biden administration to respond ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia announces judicial reforms
Saudi Arabia has moved towards establishing a fully codified legal system, with four proposed laws designed to improve its principles of justice. ( read original story ...)
US goes full year without combat death in Afghanistan
Monday marks a year since a U.S. service member in Afghanistan died in combat, the first year-long stretch without a U.S. combat death in that country since the war began nearly 20 years ago. ( read original story ...)
Drones are biggest tactical concern since the rise of IEDs in Iraq, CENTCOM boss says
Videos from battlefields in Iraq, Syria and Ukraine show the havoc that small drones bring to unsuspecting ground forces. ( read original story ...)
Yazidis slain by Islamic State seven years ago finally buried in Iraq
Mourners carry remains of people from the minority Yazidi sect, who were killed by Islamic State militants, after they were exhumed from a mass grave, to re-bury them in Kojo, Iraq February 6, 2021. I ... ( read original story ...)
Mass Grave Discovery Highlights Iraq’s Impunity Gap for Grave Crimes
The authorities had just discovered a mass grave next to the camp, which apparently contained the remains of more than 50 people, including children as young as 8 or 10. I am losing track of the ... ( read original story ...)