Unbiased headline news – North Korea has officially ratified a defense treaty with Russia, as reported by state media.
This move formally strengthens military ties, with Pyongyang reportedly sending thousands of troops to support Moscow in its ongoing conflict with Ukraine. The “comprehensive strategic partnership” agreement received ratification on Monday through a decree from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as stated by the state-run Korean Central News Agency. The treaty was initially signed in June when Russian President Vladimir Putin made a state visit to Pyongyang.
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Israel’s newly appointed defense minister declared there would be no cease-fire in Lebanon, contradicting claims by the country’s foreign minister, who the previous day had suggested progress was being made toward ending the hostilities.
This conflicting information arises just days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Israel Katz as defense minister, replacing Yoav Gallant due to disagreements over Israel’s approach in its conflict with Hamas. Israel has been engaged in combat with the Iran-backed group Hamas in Gaza since October of the previous year.
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The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case in New York agreed on Tuesday to delay any ruling on whether to dismiss Trump’s conviction.
This decision follows the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent stance on presidential immunity. Judge Juan Merchan was set to decide on Tuesday regarding the case’s future, but both parties requested additional time to assess how to proceed now that Trump is president-elect. “The People agree that these are unprecedented circumstances,” prosecutors wrote in an email to the judge.
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Police in Michigan reported finding human remains in a freezer following the discovery of blood on the floor of a residence.
The incident occurred last Thursday when East Lansing Police Department officers responded at 12:08 p.m. to a residence on the 1500 block of Wintercrest Street, following a report of a “suspicious situation.” The caller reported seeing blood on the floor inside the residence, according to a statement by the East Lansing Police Department.
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A driver was hospitalized after crashing through a parking garage guardrail and landing upside down on the street below, according to police.
The accident occurred Monday at the Harlem Irving Plaza Mall in Norridge, Illinois, where officers from the Norridge Police Department and Norwood Park Fire Protection District responded to the 4000 block of Octavia. There, they found an overturned vehicle with the driver trapped inside, as stated by the Norridge Police Department.
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An 84-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a 50-year-old cold case murder, after genetic genealogy evidence linked him to the crime, authorities said Monday.
Mary Schlais was found stabbed to death on Feb. 15, 1974, on a roadside in Dunn County, Wisconsin, about 75 miles east of Minneapolis, the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office reported. Schlais, a talented artist, was thought to be hitchhiking from Minneapolis to an art show in Chicago when she was killed, according to authorities.
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