North Korea has opened a memorial museum in Pyongyang for soldiers killed while fighting for Russia against Ukraine. This is not a minor propaganda display. It is a public admission that North Korean troops have been directly involved in Russia’s war, something Pyongyang and Moscow once treated much more carefully. Now, Kim Jong Un is … Read more
Mexico is again leaning into a “kingpin strategy,” meaning security forces are targeting top cartel leaders instead of only arresting lower-level members. The latest major example is the arrest of Audias Flores, known as “El Jardinero,” a senior commander in the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, or CJNG. Mexican officials said special forces captured him in … Read more
The UK Palestine Action case is important because it tests how far the government can go when it uses terrorism law against a direct-action protest group. The Home Office banned Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act after activists targeted military-linked sites, including RAF Brize Norton. But the High Court later ruled that the ban was … Read more