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Volkswagen's employee council says the automaker plans to close at least 3 German plants
Oct 28, 2024 - World
The head of Volkswagen's works council says the company has informed employee representatives that it wants to close at least three plants in Germany
Sally Rooney, Rachel Kushner and Arundhati Roy call for boycott of Israeli cultural institutions
Oct 28, 2024 - World
The authors are among 1,000 books industry figures pledging not to work with any publishers, festivals or publications ‘complicit in violating Palestinian rights’Sally Rooney, Arundhati Roy and Rachel Kushner are among more than 1,000 writers and publishing professionals who have signed a letter pledging to boycott Israeli cultural institutions that “are complicit or have remained silent observers of the overwhelming oppression of Palestinians”.Signatories to the pledge say they will not work with Israeli publishers, festivals, literary agencies and publications that are “complicit in violating Palestinian rights”, including operating “discriminatory policies and practices” or “whitewashing and justifying Israel’s occupation, apartheid or genocide”. Continue reading...
Pentagon says North Korea sent 10,000 troops to support Russia in its war against Ukraine
Oct 28, 2024 - World
North Korea has sent about 10,000 soldiers to Russia where they are expected to hone their military training before joining President Vladimir Putin's nearly three-year-old war against neighboring Ukraine, Pentagon officials confirmed Monday.
North Korea has sent 10,000 troops to train in Russia: Pentagon
Oct 28, 2024 - World
North Korea has sent some 10,000 troops to train in Russia, the Pentagon said Monday, more than tripling the previous estimate as NATO warned of a dangerous expansion of the Ukraine war.Russia and North Korea have boosted their political and military alliance in the course of the conflict, but the deployment of Pyongyang's troops into combat against Kyiv's forces would mark a significant escalation."We believe that the DPRK has sent around 10,000 soldiers in total to train in eastern Russia that will probably augment Russian forces near Ukraine over the next several weeks," Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told journalists, using an abbreviation for North Korea's official name."A portion of those soldiers have already moved closer to Ukraine, and we are increasingly concerned that Russia intends to use these soldiers in combat or to support combat operations against Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk Oblast," Singh said.The number of North Korean troops in Russia could grow further "as Putin's desperation continues to rise," she said of Russia's president, whose forces have reportedly suffered hundreds of thousands of casualties in Ukraine.US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby previously put the number of North Korean troops in Russia at more than 3,000 on October 23, warning that they would become "legitimate military targets" if they fight against Ukraine.NATO chief Mark Rutte on Monday decried the deployment of North Korean troops to bolster Russia's war effort in Ukraine as a dangerous expansion of the conflict that signaled Putin's "growing desperation."Experts have said that in return for the troops, North Korea is likely aiming to acquire military technology, ranging from surveillance satellites to submarines, plus possible security guarantees from Moscow.North Korea and Russia are under UN sanctions -- Pyongyang for its nuclear weapons program, and Moscow for the Ukraine war.© Agence France-Presse
Israeli lawmakers pass second law to restrict the main UN agency providing aid to Gaza, and designate it a terror group
Oct 28, 2024 - World
Israeli lawmakers pass second law to restrict the main UN agency providing aid to Gaza, and designate it a terror group