Exceptionally high revenues, particularly from war aid for Russia, are consolidating the power of North Korea's autocratic leader. A small number of people in the country are benefiting from an economic boom.
This is a short WorldPing brief. The full report was published by Deutsche Welle.
Read the full report at Deutsche WelleUkraine has launched a heavy drone assault on warships and major Russian grain export terminals in the Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk.
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WorldPingRussia struck the area around Ukraine's largest Danube port of Izmail overnight, causing damage and setting off a fire, regional authorities said Thursday.
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Ukraine has reported an acute shortage of Patriot interceptors since the US went to war with Iran in February.
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South Korea's Kospi has staged a reversal from its latest rout, returning to bull-market territory as investors piled back into the semiconductor giants that dominate the index.
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WorldPingGrain exports from both Russia and Ukraine are falling as both countries attack each other's shipping facilities and ports.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC News
South Korean stocks rallied on Thursday, pushing the benchmark Kospi into a technical bull market.
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