Zelenskyy says 4,000 North Korean troops killed or wounded while fighting alongside Russia

Zelenskyy says 4,000 North Korean troops killed or wounded while fighting alongside Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that some 4,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded while fighting alongside Russian troops against Ukraine. He added that Russia turning to North Korea shows the weakness of president Vladimir Putin. Rebecca Bundhun reports.

January 10, 2025 12

World

Japanese mafia boss pleads guilty to trafficking nuclear materials

US authorities say a member of Japan's criminal underworld has pleaded guilty to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar. 60-year-old Takeshi Ebisawa also pleaded guilty to international narcotics trafficking and weapons charges. Rebecca Bundhun reports from Tokyo.

January 9, 2025 15

Business / Economics

France’s TotalEnergies pauses Adani investments

French oil giant TotalEnergies has halted its investments into Adani Group amid bribery allegations against the Indian conglomerate. US authorities have accused billionaire Gautam Adani and other executives of paying more than $250 million in bribes to government officials to win solar energy contracts. Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.

November 26, 2024 28

World

Indian state goes to the polls

India's richest and second most populous state Maharashtra (prono: MAH-HA-RUSH-TRA) is voting to choose a new government on Wednesday. The election is important for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party, the BJP, after it failed to win a majority India's general election earlier this year. Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.

November 20, 2024 21

World

Modi hits out at Canada in deepening diplomatic row

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has hit out at Canada in an escalating row, accusing the country of making "cowardly attempts to intimidate" India's diplomats. Both countries last month expelled each other's top diplomats after Canada claimed that India was targeting Indian dissidents in the country. Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.

November 5, 2024 29