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North Korea arrests senior official over warship launch failure newsthirst.

North Korea has arrested a fourth official over the failed launch of a new warship that has enraged the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un. Ri Hyong-son, deputy director of the ruling Workers’ Party’s Munitions Industry Department, was “largely responsible for the serious accident” last week, state-run news agency KCNA said on Monday. The 5,000-ton destroyer…

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North Korea detains three officials over warship launch accident, state media says newsthirst.

North Korea has detained three shipyard officials over an accident during the launch of a new warship on Wednesday, state media has reported. Parts of the 5,000-ton destroyer’s bottom were crushed during the launch ceremony, tipping the vessel off balance. An investigation into the incident, which North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un described as a…

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French police launch prison hunt for Chinese-made miniature phones newsthirst.

Hugh Schofield Paris correspondent FRENCH PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE The contraband phones are the size of a cigarette lighter French authorities have launched a nationwide hunt for thousands of tiny Chinese-made telephones used by convicts to continue criminal activities from inside prison. The telephones, no bigger than a cigarette-lighter, are almost entirely plastic, and have a reputation…

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EU to launch U.S. tariff dispute, sets out 95 billion euro countermeasures newsthirst.

EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Interinstitutional relations and Transparency, Maros Sefcovic attends a press conference at the end of a Foreign Affairs council in Trade format at the EU Council building in Luxembourg on April 7, 2025. Jean-christophe Verhaegen | Afp | Getty Images The European Union’s executive arm on Thursday said it…

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