Washington accused the DPRK of “provocation after provocation” while urging it to abandon its nuclear arsenal The United States will not seek dialogue with North Korea or repeal heavy sanctions imposed on the country unless Pyongyang ceases alleged “provocations,” the State Department has said, vowing to continue the penalties indefinitely.

At least four people were killed and over a dozen injured in a series of attacks on Belgorod Region, the local governor has said Ukrainian forces carried out multiple drone and artillery strikes on the Russian city of Belgorod and several villages near the border overnight, claiming the lives of four civilians and injuring many…

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