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
South African police recover human remains from crocodile after flood disappearance
South African police have recovered human remains from a crocodile during a search operation in the Komati River area after a businessman was swept away by floodwater.Captain Johan Potgieter said he was lowered from a helicopter into the river to reach the animal, which was on an island and could not be approached safely by boat.He said the crocodile had been shot before the recovery operation, and remains were later found inside the 4.5m-long animal.DNA tests are now under way to confirm the identity of the remains.Police said the man's car became stranded while trying to cross a low bridge... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 05 May 2026 21:01 LONDON
The Glass Elevator to Nowhere: A World Trapped in a Chocolate Factory
As a journalist in my mid-fifties, I thought my skin had thickened to the point of being impenetrable. I have covered the rise and fall of regimes, the grinding gears of the Cold War's leftovers, and the digital revolutions that promised to unite us. I thought I had seen every trick in the political playbook. Then came Donald Trump’s 2026 foreign policy, and I realized I was not watching a statesman; I was watching a child play with a chemistry set he does not understand. The Willy Wonka of the West: Rule by Whim Walking into a press briefing lately... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 02 Apr 2026 09:44 LONDON
