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The UK Government announced Thursday its latest sanction package on Russia, the first to target Russia’s”shadow fleet” of oil ships, in a bid to hinder President Vladimir Putin’s ability to fund the country’s war against Ukraine. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made clear that the UK stands in support of Ukraine and that the sanction [...]

The US Department of Treasury sanctioned Hong Kong companies under Executive Order (EO) 14024 on Wednesday in response to the companies’ alleged support of Russia’s economy amid the War in Ukraine. This comes after the US unveiled nearly 300 sanctions on May 1, including sanctions that target entities in Hong Kong for their support of [...]

South Korea started playing loudspeaker broadcasts towards North Korea on Saturday after trash balloons from North Korea entered South Korea. The trash balloons were sent around a week after North Korea already made an agreement with South Korea to stop sending the balloons. The Vice-Minister of National Defense of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), [...]

“That calm before the storm, when the aggressor is gathering new forces for a great blow, is most dangerous for the defender.” Carl von Clausewitz, On War A Gathering of New Forces Whether with contrived enthusiasm or calculated strategy, Iran is “gathering new forces for a great blow” against Israel. For the moment, at least, [...]

In the second part of a two-part interview, JURIST’s Managing Editor for Long Form Content James Joseph interviews Professor David M. Crane, the Founding Chief Prosecutor of the UN Special Court for Sierra Leone, on solutions and next steps to stabilize the conflict in Ukraine. Since this interview was undertaken, the US and Germany made [...]

The Vice Minister of National Defense of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) announced Sunday that they would cease sending further waste-carrying balloons to South Korea. The waste balloon project began on May 28, transporting paper and rubbish into metropolitan areas such as Seoul. The DPRK claims to have sent 15 tonnes of waste [...]

More than 150,000 participants converged in Seoul’s downtown Euljiro district on Saturday for the 25th Seoul Queer Culture Festival (SQCF), despite authorities denying the event its customary venue, Seoul Plaza, for the second consecutive year. The SQCF organizing committee has persistently sought to host its annual parade at Seoul Plaza since 2015. Although officials claim [...]

North Korea launched Thursday around 10 suspected short-range ballistic missiles to its eastern sea and attacked the global positioning system, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff reported. The missiles flew about 350 km and landed in the East Sea, an area in which the South Korea hosts major air force bases. Although North Korea [...]

Global executions hit the highest level since 2015, with serious increases mainly in the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa, Amnesty International said in its 2023 annual report on the global use of the death penalty on Wednesday 1,153 executions were recorded in 2023 globally, marking an increase of more than 30 per cent from 2022. [...]

The Japanese prime minister’s office issued an emergency warning through its J-Alert nationwide warning system on Monday, urging residents in southern Japan to take cover indoors or in a sheltered area due to the possible threat of a North Korean ballistic missile. Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan Yoshimasa Hayashi said that the missile disappeared from [...]