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North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui denounced Thursday a joint call from major countries for denuclearization of the regime, saying its commitment to nuclear buildup remains "steadfast." Choe made the remarks in a commentary released by state media, after the Group of Seven (G7) advanced nations issued a joint statement following their foreign ministers' meeting in Paris earlier this week. The joint statement strongly condemned the North's illicit nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs, reaffirming their commitment to realizing the "complete denuclearization" of North Korea in accordance with U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolutions. The UNSC resolutions ban Pyongyang from developing those weapons. "I strongly condemn and reject the G7's vicious criticism about our state's constitutional right and reaffirm the DPRK's steadfast will for nuclear possession in the clearest terms," Choe said in the commentary, carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). DPRK is short for the North's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. "Immutable is our judgment and

South Korea's foreign ministry said Thursday it would maintain its commitment to supporting Ukraine despite a diplomatic dispute over Kyiv's transfer of North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul. "As a responsible member of the international community, we will continue to maintain our principled position on providing assistance to Ukraine," a foreign ministry official told AFP. The JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reported this week that the foreign ministry requested around $100 million in aid for Ukraine in next year's budget, including $50 million for a NATO trust fund and $20 million in humanitarian assistance. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said in July that the country had pledged $100 million in comprehensive assistance to Ukraine at a NATO summit. "Our government will continue to provide humanitarian assistance needed by the Ukrainian people while also taking part in international efforts to support Ukraine's recovery and reconstruction," Lee said at the time. The foreign ministry official's comment followed tensions between the two countries sparked by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zel

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Taiwan will close its representative office in Papua New Guinea later this month after the Pacific island country repeatedly demanded its closure, citing its “one-China policy”. The withdrawal will cut off Taiwanese technical assistance and end decades of cooperation with PNG, including halting spot-market purchases of the country’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) – a move Taipei said could deal a blow to the nation’s export earnings. “It is deeply regrettable that, under pressure from [Beijing],...

The trial exposed an operation in which Iranian agents offered money and inducements to so-called 'proxies' in order to target their enemies in the UK but never found their targets.

Andy Burnham is joining the European Political Community meeting in Dublin this afternoon, as he finalises the terms of his 'reset'.

An alleged space rock traveling towards Earth has baffled scientists who cannot explain why it is speeding up.

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Footage of disgraced film star Gérard Depardieu allegedly sexually assaulting a young woman on a cinema film set has been published in France.

Andy Burnham spoke to a half-empty hall at the COP31 gathering in Turkey this morning, saying he wanted a 'new era of British leadership over the next decade'.

Laura Bishop, who this week waived her right to anonymity, recounted the horror of waking up to find herself completely naked with a man on top of her.