U.S. Department of the Treasury

WASHINGTON—Today, as part of Operation Economic Outcast, the U.S. Department of the Treasury took unprecedented action against the A7 Network, a shadow banking network with ties to Russia used by the Iranian regime to evade sanctions.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) South Korea escalated its dispute with Ukraine on Wednesday, insisting that Kyiv broke a confidentiality agreement over the handover of two North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) and that it was Ukraine that first asked for the matter to be...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) North Korea used the world stage on Monday to accuse Japan of pushing a military buildup and to declare that a multipolar world order is what it called an “irresistible trend of the times.” Speaking at the 81st session of the UN General...

GlobeNewswire, Inc.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Energy Metal News News Commentary - On January 1, 2027, the U.S. Department of War loses the ability to buy tungsten mined, refined or produced in China, Russia, North Korea or Iran....

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Rival accusations flew between the two Koreas on Wednesday over a pair of blasts near the Military Demarcation Line in the western Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on Sept. 21, which wounded three South Korean soldiers.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) The number of South Koreans who have relatives in North Korea after being separated by the Korean War has dropped below 33,000, continuing a long-term decline in the population, according to reports.