What we know about North Korean forces joining Russia’s war against Ukraine – Reuters

  1. What we know about North Korean forces joining Russia's war against Ukraine  Reuters
  2. Russia deploys North Korean missile unit to Ukraine, Moscow-Pyongyang axis deepens: report  Fox News
  3. Funeral held for family "wiped off the map" in Russian strike on Ukraine, neighbor says  CBS News
  4. Ukrainian intelligence says Russia plans to deploy North Korean missile unit in the Voronezh region  Meduza — Новости
  5. North Korean missile unit deploys in Russia for Ukraine war, Kyiv says  The Japan Times
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Starbucks Korea raided by police after ‘Tank Day’ campaign sparks public outrage

Coffee chain has faced backlash over marketing promotion tied to anniversary of Gwangju massacre

South Korean police have raided the headquarters of Starbucks Korea as part of an investigation into a marketing campaign accused of trivialising the country’s 1980s pro-democracy movement.

Investigators searched the building in southern Seoul on Tuesday, police said on Wednesday. No further details were released, although South Korean media reported that officers also searched the homes of the Starbucks Korea executives.

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Healey urged to be bold on borrowing in first test of Burnham’s growth pledge

Some want the chancellor to exploit newly flexible fiscal rules – others want a more creative approach, such as borrowing from markets

With just 12 weeks to go until his first budget, new chancellor John Healey is seeking ways to ramp up public investment, without busting the Treasury’s fiscal rules – and some economists are urging him to be bold.

As he settles into No 11 Downing Street, the former defence secretary’s most immediate challenges concern day-to-day government spending.

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