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North Korean soldiers who fought with Russian troops against Ukraine celebrated

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North Korean soldiers who fought alongside Russian troops against Ukraine marched through Kim Il Sung Square on Friday, carrying the flags of Russia and North Korea as part of the Workers’ Party 80th Anniversary celebrations. Video: North Korea soldiers who fought alongside Russia celebrated at Workers’ Party anniversary The soldiers marched to the Russian patriotic song “To Serve Russia,” a rare and symbolic display of solidarity between Pyongyang and Moscow. According to estimates, around 2,000 North Korean soldiers were killed while supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine. And reports say that under a new deployment plan, North Korea recently sent another 1,000 combat engineers to Russia. Although the event marked the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers’ Party, it was also a display of military cooperation between the two countries. Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, attended the celebrations in Pyongyang. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks with Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council and leader of the United Russia political party Dmitry Medvedev as he visits the country for an event marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), in Pyongyang, North Korea, October 9, 2025, in this pictured released October 10, 2025 by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency.He thanked North Korea for what he called its “steadfast support” for Russia’s ongoing military operation in Ukraine. At Pyongyang’s May Day stadium Russian singer Shaman performed a tribute to the soldiers who fought in Kursk. Kim Jong Un and the audience rose from their seats to honor the soldiers. The parade highlighted the partnership between Moscow and Pyongyang. As the song “To Serve Russia” played across the square, the message was clear: an old alliance is being reshaped for today. We are : Investigative Journalism Reportika Investigative Reports Daily Reports Interviews Surveys Reportika

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China Intensifies Military and Cyber Pressure on Taiwan, Defense Ministry Warns

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China is ramping up both its military maneuvers and digital warfare against Taiwan, according to a new defense report from Taipei. The report details Beijing’s use of grey zone tactics, live-fire drills, and cyber disinformation campaigns aimed at undermining Taiwanese confidence in their government. As tensions heighten, Taiwan strengthens its own defenses and rhetoric against Beijing’s growing aggression.

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Strike on festival protest in Myanmar kills at least 20, residents say

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A military strike on Monday night hit a group in central Myanmar’s Chaung U township who were gathered to mark the Thadingyut full moon festival and to demonstrate against the military junta that rules the country. Video: Myanmar junta bombs full moon gatheringThe attack killed at least 20 people, according to a Reuters report that cited an eyewitness, the human rights group Amnesty International, and members of the shadow National Unity Government and an armed resistance group in the area. An event organizer told Agence France-Press that 40 people were killed, including children, while 80 others were wounded. Screams for help could be heard in bystander video taken at nighttime after the attack, which also showed a burning fire. Another video, recorded in daylight, shows a building that was destroyed and a young man who said he was collecting body parts in the attack’s aftermath. Hundreds of people had been gathered for the event when the bombs struck after 7 p.m., a member of the committee that organized the event said. She was not at the scene, but she attended funerals on Tuesday. “The committee alerted people and one-third of the crowd managed to flee,” she told AFP. “But immediately, one motor-powered paraglider flew right over the crowd,” dropping two bombs in the middle of the gathering. “Children were completely torn apart,” she said. This image courtesy of Yebaw Hlyat Cee taken on October 7, 2025 shows damage to vehicles next to the site of a military strike in central Myanmar’s Chaung U township.(Yebaw Hlyat Cee, Facebook via AFP) Paramotors, or motor-powered paragliders, are used by one or two soldiers to drop explosives, to fire weapons, or to conduct low-altitude surveillance, according to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project. The junta has expanded their use this year, the group said. Amnesty International said that Myanmar’s ruling junta is taking advantage of reduced international scrutiny “to carry out war crimes with impunity.” “As the military attempts to solidify power with a stage-managed election later this year, it is intensifying an already brutal campaign against pockets of resistance,” Joe Freeman, Myanmar researcher for Amnesty International, said in a statement. Myanmar’s military leaders, who have ruled the country since the 2021 coup that overthrew the last elected government and kicked off a brutal civil war against rebel groups, have framed the upcoming election, set for Dec. 28, as a transition point. Critics say the election is a sham aimed to keep the military in power. Before it was shuttered in May, RFA’s Burmese Service reported daily on a steady drumbeat of bombings by the junta. Among the service’s final stories in English were bombings of a rebel-controlled village in western Myanmar that killed more than a dozen people; a school in central Myanmar, killing at least 20 students; four insurgent-controlled villages in northern Myanmar; and a strike on villages in southeast Myanmar that destroyed a hospital and forced 8,000 people to flee their homes. Includes reporting from Agence France-Presse and Reuters. We are : Investigative Journalism Reportika Investigative Reports Daily Reports Interviews Surveys Reportika

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Hanoi floods again amid typhoon-spawned rains

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Residents and businesses in Hanoi on Tuesday were coping again with flooding as storms triggered by Typhoon Matmo have submerged major roads, particularly in inner-city districts. Commuters pushed motorbikes through calf-deep water in some areas. Several schools closed or moved classes online. Some flights from Noi Bai International Airport have been rescheduled or delayed. For many, it’s an unpleasant return to the flooding just last week from Typhoon Bualoi, which killed at least 51 people in Vietnam and caused around $600 million in damage. People push a motorcycle as they wade through a flooded street amid heavy downpours from Typhoon Matmo, which stranded vehicles, closed schools, moved classes online, and delayed flights to and from Noi Bai International Airport, in Hanoi, Vietnam, October 7, 2025.(THINH TIEN NGUYEN/Reuters) “It’s a loop — rains come, streets flood and people desperately try to get by,” Hanoi resident Nguyen Ngoc Long told Reuters. “I fear this will soon become a norm for us.” Meanwhile, local media reported that a storm-swelled section of the Bac Khe 1 hydropower dam burst in northern Vietnam in mid-afternoon Tuesday, raising flood potential for nearby villages. Includes reporting from Reuters. We are : Investigative Journalism Reportika Investigative Reports Daily Reports Interviews Surveys Reportika

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Unbroken Faith: The Story of Sardar Mushtaq Gill Fighting for Pakistan’s Persecuted Christians (Interview)

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In this exclusive IJ-Reportika interview, Pakistani human rights lawyer and LEAD Ministries founder Sardar Mushtaq Gill shares his powerful journey of faith, freedom, and justice. From facing blasphemy charges and persecution to defending Pakistan’s most vulnerable Christian communities, Gill reflects on resilience, displacement, and his mission to stand with the voiceless across borders.

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Two suspects at large as Thai court sentences hitman for Cambodian politician killing

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BANGKOK — A Thai gunman was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for the killing of a Cambodian opposition politician in Bangkok, with the former lawmaker’s widow left questioning who ordered the killing. Lim Kimya, 74, a former legislator and member of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) as well as an outspoken critic of veteran Cambodian leader Hun Sen, was shot dead by Aekaluck Paenoi, a former Thai Marine, in footage captured on closed circuit television in the afternoon of Jan. 7 on a busy street in Bangkok. Two Cambodian suspects remain wanted by Thai authorities for their alleged involvement. Arrest warrants and Interpol “red notices” were issued in January. Pich Kimsrin, inset photo, is wanted as an accomplice in the killing of Lim Kimya and is believed to be pictured following Lim Kimya on a bus from Cambodia to Thailand.(Pich Kimsrin via Facebook, inset, and Amarin TV) Days after the killing, following media reports that Ratanakrasksmey was a former adviser to Hun Sen, Cambodia’s ruling party released a statement saying he was dismissed from the role in March 2024. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, who is the eldest son of Hun Sen, and other government officials have denied any official involvement. Lawyer Nadthasiri Bergman speaks to reporters outside the court in Bangkok, Oct. 3, 2025.(Pimuk Rakkanam/RFA) “I still also feel that there is something the police could do in investigating and try to get the additional two people that (are) already identified into a justice process,” Bergman told reporters. In February, Lim Ani told RFA Khmer that her husband’s killing was “definitely political.” “He exposed the injustices that happened in Cambodia,” she said. Thai officials earlier this year issued arrest warrants for two suspected Cambodian accomplices in the shooting. A Ministry of Interior spokesman told RFA Khmer that the Cambodian constitution doesn’t allow for the extradition of Cambodian nationals. Am Sam Ath, operations director of Cambodian rights group Licadho, told the AFP news agency that the life sentence for the Thai gunman offered partial justice for Lim Kimya, who was a dual French and Cambodian citizen. “Since Lim Kimya is also a Cambodian, we want to see that Thai authorities and the Thai court conduct further investigations in order to render full justice for him,” Am Sam Ath said. “We want to see an investigation into people involved (in the killing).” With reporting by AFP and Reuters. We are : Investigative Journalism Reportika Investigative Reports Daily Reports Interviews Surveys Reportika

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Trial begins in killing of former Cambodian lawmaker

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BANGKOK – A trial began Tuesday for a man alleged to have shot and killed Cambodian opposition politician Lim Kimya during a brazen daytime attack in the Thai capital earlier this year. Lim Kimya’s widow, Lim Ani, told reporters outside the courthouse that she wanted to know why her husband was murdered. “I want to know the story behind the case. Who the masterminds were. I believe the judicial system here could help,” she said through a translator. “His death has turned everything upside down in my daily life,” she said. In this Oct. 17, 2017, photo, Lim Kimya, a member of the National Assembly from Cambodia National Rescue Party, speaks during an interview with AFP in Phnom Penh.(Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP) Lim Kimya, 74, a former legislator and member of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party as well as an outspoken critic of veteran Cambodian leader Hun Sen, was shot in the afternoon of Jan. 7 on a busy street in Bangkok’s old quarter. He died at the scene. Authorities arrested Aekaluck Paenoi, a former Thai marine who worked as a motorcycle taxi driver, in Cambodia’s Battabang province the following day. He was extradited to Thailand three days later and charged with premeditated murder. He later confessed to the crime. One of Lim Ani’s lawyers, Nadthasiri Bergman, said outside the courthouse Tuesday that she believed the alleged gunman would be convicted because he had already confessed. “But our concern is that we might not get to the bottom of why the assassination happened, and we hope to find that answer today during the witness examination.” In February, Lim Ani told RFA Khmer that her husband’s killing was “definitely political.” “He exposed the injustices that happened in Cambodia,” she said. In February, Thai officials issued arrest warrants for two suspected Cambodian accomplices in the shooting. A Ministry of Interior spokesman told RFA Khmer that the Cambodian constitution doesn’t allow for the extradition of Cambodian nationals. Cambodian opposition figures have accused Hun Sen of ordering the shooting. Cambodian leader Hun Manet has denied that his government or Hun Sen, his father, were involved in the killing. Other officials have also denied allegations of involvement. The trial is expected to conclude in March. Includes reporting by Pimuk Rakkanam in Bangkok and Agence France-Presse. We are : Investigative Journalism Reportika Investigative Reports Daily Reports Interviews Surveys Reportika

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