North Korea-Russia road bridge nears completion, satellite images show
The first road bridge linking North Korea and Russia is nearing completion, according to satellite imagery analysed on 7 May.The crossing spans the Tumen River and sits a few hundred metres from the existing rail link between the two countries.The latest images show the kilometre-long bridge alongside new access roads, a border checkpoint, support infrastructure and parking facilities.The bridge is known as the Khasan-Tumangang Bridge.Russia's transport ministry has said the crossing is designed to handle up to 300 vehicles and 2,850 people a day.Russian state media has estimated the cost at more than 9bn roubles.The development matters because it would... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 07 May 2026 01:31 LONDON
Japan expands defence equipment transfer policy as regional coalitions deepen
Japan has said it will broaden the transfer of defence equipment to selected partners, in a move that reflects growing efforts by US allies in Asia to build closer middle-power coalitions.The policy shift was confirmed by Japan's cabinet chief, Minoru Kihara, who said it was intended to safeguard Japan's security and contribute to peace and stability in the region.Under the new approach, Tokyo will still avoid sending armaments to countries engaged in conflict.The change means as many as 17 major defence partners can now benefit from Japanese military technology.Japan had previously limited exports under its post-war pacifist constitution to non-lethal... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 07 May 2026 00:02 LONDON
Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi reported in critical condition in custody
Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has been reported to be in a critical condition after being hospitalised under guard for the past five days with a heart condition.The reports say she is fighting for her life and describe her as being between life and death while still in custody.The immediate concern is her health while detained, with the hospitalisation taking place under guard rather than in an independent medical setting.No further official details on her treatment or condition were provided in the supplied reports.The case is drawing attention because Mohammadi is one of Iran's best-known human rights... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 06 May 2026 13:00 LONDON
Calls grow for hospital care for jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi
Relatives of jailed Iranian human rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi and the Nobel Peace Prize Committee are calling for her to be moved to adequate medical care after what they describe as a sharp deterioration in her health.Her family said on Friday that the 54-year-old had been taken from prison in north-west Iran to a local hospital.Her brother later said her blood pressure had dropped sharply and that doctors had not been able to stabilise it.The Narges Mohammadi Foundation, run by her family, said she was transferred to a hospital in Zanjan province after a "catastrophic deterioration" in her condition.Hamidreza Mohammadi... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 02 May 2026 21:59 LONDON
