Ukraine: Key events that shaped 2024 and will influence the conflict in 2025
Ukraine is still standing after more than 1,000 days of full-scale fighting with Russia, in the biggest war in Europe since 1945
North Korea
Move to impeach South Korea’s president falls through after walkout by ruling party members
Impeachment sought over imposition of martial law to combat ‘North Korean communist forces’
High-profile South Korean cabinet ministers offer to resign
Pressure grows on president Yoon Suk Yeol to leave office after his failed attempt to impose martial law
South Korean president lifts martial law hours after imposing it
Troops attempted to enter parliament building in Seoul following move by Yoon Suk Yeol against domestic political opponents
Western allies play up global angle of Ukraine war
Europe letter: Nervous over Trump’s next move, Kyiv backers pitch Ukraine war as a global conflict
US plans to reopen embassy in Kyiv after threat of Russian attack
Ukraine reportedly launches first strike on Russia with British Storm Shadow cruise missiles
A ‘compromise’ ceasefire in Ukraine would set a dangerous precedent in the globalised world
Moscow only understands the language of strength. Diplomatic overtures without military backing are perceived as weakness, encouraging further aggression
North Korean leader calls for expanded nuclear forces to counter US threats
Biden approves US-supplied missile use in Russia as Amnesty International says attacks on Ukraine tantamount to war crimes
Ukraine authorised to fire US missiles at targets inside Russia for first time
Kyiv, US and Korean intelligence agencies say 10,000 North Korean troops sent to fight alongside Russian soldiers in Kursk region
Zelenskiy says Ukraine must try to ensure war with Russia ends next year through diplomacy
President notes that US legislation prevents him from meeting president-elect Donald Trump before January inauguration
Donald Trump’s return adds urgency and uncertainty to third winter of full Russia-Ukraine war
Kyiv's forces tired, patched-up and outnumbered as Russia grinds forward in the east
US pledges to send as much aid as possible to Ukraine before Trump becomes president
Blinken claims security issues have become ‘indivisible’ as Russia deepens alliances with North Korea and Iran
Ukrainian and North Korean troops have clashed in Russia’s Kursk region, Kyiv says
Pyongyang fires ballistic missiles into sea as regional tension rises and US votes
Moscow launches more than 160 drones at Ukraine in one of strongest Russian offences to date
Zelenskiy urges West to do more than ‘just watch’ as thousands of North Korean troops near border in support of Russia’s forces
‘We’re in uncharted territory’: Why the forgotten threat of nuclear war presents real and present danger
With the Doomsday Clock set at 90 seconds to midnight, the US and Russia’s Cold War stand-off seems quaint in retrospect
Medvedev warns US to take Russia’s nuclear warnings seriously to avoid third world war
War in Ukraine is entering what Russian officials say is its most dangerous phase
South Korea considers arming Ukraine after North Korean deployment
Seoul views Pyongyang’s troops in Russia and possible technology transfers as direct security risk
Almost 8,000 North Korean troops at Ukraine border to enter war ‘in coming days’, says US
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged China to use its influence in Pyongyang
Evidence shows North Korea has troops in Russia for use in Ukraine war, says US
South Korean politicians says North has sent some 3,000 troops to Europe, with thousands more allegedly promised in coming months
South Korea says it may consider supplying weapons to Ukraine over North Korea-Russia ties
Pyongyang accused of sending troops to fight for Russia in Ukraine
North Korea blows up sections of cross-border road and rail routes, prompting warning shots from South
Pyongyang now pushing for ‘two-state’ system after scrapping its long-standing goal of unification
North Korean table tennis players may be punished for Olympic podium selfie with South Korean rivals
Mixed doubles silver medallists Kim Kum-yong and Ri Jong-sik reportedly placed under ‘ideological scrutiny’
North Korea’s Kim and Russia’s Putin vow deeper ties on Korean liberation day
Kim Jong-un reaffirms pledge to deepen co-operation with Russia as Pyongyang marks anniversary of independence from Japan’s colonial rule
South Korea and US to stage annual drills over North threats
Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises to take place as Pyongyang continues to develop its nuclear and missile programmes
Russian forces lit fire at occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, says Zelenskiy
Moscow-installed official in region accuses Kyiv of starting blaze by shelling nearby city as incursion into Russia’s Kursk territory continues
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un says flood victims will be brought to capital after rejecting outside help
Leader turns down offers of assistance from South Korea and Russia after more than 15,000 affected by floods
The case for ecological collaboration between two Korean states
Free from human interference, the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea has become a haven for endangered species
Historians Margaret MacMillan and Roy Foster: ‘We have far too many echoes of the 1930s, with too many crises overlapping’
Historians Margaret MacMillan and Roy Foster see troubling parallels between the events of today and those of a century ago
North Korean official criticises US for expanding support for Ukraine
Washington and Seoul increasingly alarmed by deepening military co-operation between Russia and Pyongyang
South Korea to consider supplying arms to Ukraine after Putin-Kim pact
Tensions rise on Korean peninsula after Russian president raises giving Pyongyang high-precision weapons
North Korea: Kim pledges ‘unconditional support’ for Russia’s Ukraine war during Putin visit
Russian president signs ‘strictly peace-loving and defensive’ partnership pact with Kim Jong-un’s DPRK
Putin visits North Korea amid growing concern over alleged arms trade
Ukraine urges West to send weapons to counter ‘lonely bromance’ of Russian and North Korean leaders
North Korea sends hundreds more rubbish-filled balloons to South Korea
Pyongyang says action is retaliation for activists flying anti-North Korean leaflets across the border
Nuclear War: A Scenario: Meticulously researched fictional account of N Korea attacking US
Annie Jacobsen weaves a terrifyingly believable tale of a thermonuclear weapon destroying civilisation in mere minutes
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