North Korea Distancing Itself From Iran to Leave Door Open for US Talks, Seoul Says

SEOUL, April 6 (Reuters) – North Korea appears to be ⁠distancing ⁠itself from longtime partner ⁠Iran and carefully managing its public messaging to preserve the possibility ​of a new relationship with the U.S. after the Iran war, South Korean lawmakers said ‌on Monday, citing the spy ‌agency. Seoul’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) said North Korea …

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North Korea Working on Carbon-Fibre ICBM for Multi-Warhead Delivery, Seoul Says

SEOUL, April 6 (Reuters) – North Korea’s test ⁠of ⁠a solid-fuel rocket engine ⁠is intended for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) built with ​carbon fibre to extend range and allow for delivery of heavier ‌and possibly multiple warheads, ‌South Korean lawmakers said on Monday. In March, North Korea ⁠conducted a ⁠ground test of a solid-fuel rocket …

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41 Miners Trapped After Ukrainian Strike in Russian-Controlled Luhansk Region, Official Says

MOSCOW, April ⁠6 (Reuters) – ⁠Ukraine struck ⁠the Bilorichenska coal ​mine in the ‌Russian-controlled Luhansk region, ‌damaging ⁠a ⁠power substation and leaving 41 mine ​workers trapped underground, a ​Russian-installed official said on ⁠Monday. “All the ⁠relevant services ⁠are taking ​steps to rescue the ​miners ⁠and restore power to the mine,” ⁠Leonid Pasechnik, the Moscow-appointed head …

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Russian Drone Attack on Ukraine’s Odesa Kills Three, Regional Governor Says

KYIV, April 6 (Reuters) – ⁠Russia ⁠launched a ⁠drone attack on Ukraine’s Black ​Sea port of Odesa overnight ‌on Monday, killing ‌three people, including ⁠a ⁠child, and damaging infrastructure, residential and administrative ​buildings, the regional governor said. “Overnight, Odesa came under another ​heavy attack by the enemy,” Oleh ⁠Kiper, ⁠Odesa regional governor, ⁠said ​on the …

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Germany Works to Clarify New Rules on Fighting-Age Men Leaving Country

FRANKFURT, April 5 (Reuters) – Germany’s armed ⁠forces ⁠are working on clarifying ⁠a provision in a recently updated military service law ​that requires fighting-age men to gain permission to leave the country for ‌more than three months, the ‌defence ministry said. The law went into effect in January, but the ⁠requirement – which ⁠theoretically affects …

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UAE Says the Use of Hormuz Must Be Guaranteed in Any US-Iran Deal

By Samia Nakhoul and Maha El Dahan Dubai, April 6 (Reuters) – UAE official Anwar Gargash said any settlement ⁠of ⁠the U.S.-Iran war must guarantee access through the Strait of ⁠Hormuz, warning that a deal that fails to rein in Iran’s nuclear programme and its missiles and drones would pave the way ​for “a more …

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