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North Korean and Russian leaders reaffirm their alignment over Ukraine
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call to discuss their deepening ties and war efforts against Ukraine, the countries' state media said Wednesday, ahead of Putin's planned meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska. Putin during the call on Tuesday praised the 'bravery, heroism and self-sacrificing spirit' displayed by North Korean troops as they fought with Russian forces to repel a Ukrainian incursion into Russia's Kursk border region, North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency said. Putin also shared with Kim information about his upcoming talks with Trump scheduled to take place Friday in Alaska, according to Russia's TASS news agency, citing the Kremlin. The North Korean reports did not mention the Trump meeting. Kim told Putin that Pyongyang will fully support 'all measures to be taken by the Russian leadership in the future, too,' as they discussed advancing ties in 'all fields' under a strategic partnership agreement they signed during a summit last year, KCNA said. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Kim has made Moscow the priority of his foreign policy as he aims to break out of diplomatic isolation and expand relations with countries confronting Washington. His government has dismissed Washington and Seoul's stated desires to restart diplomacy aimed at defusing the North's nuclear program, which derailed in 2019 following a collapsed summit with Trump during his first term. According to South Korean assessments, North Korea has sent around 15,000 troops to Russia since last fall and also supplied large quantities of military equipment, including artillery and ballistic missiles, in support of Putin's war efforts against Ukraine. Kim has also agreed to send thousands of military construction workers and deminers to Russia's Kursk region, a deployment South Korean intelligence believes could happen soon.
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Polls close in election for St. Paul City Council Ward 4
Polls closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday night in the election for the Ward 4 seat on the St. Paul City Council, though results were not expected until later in the night. Ward 4 is in northwestern St. Paul and includes all or part of five neighborhoods: Hamline-Midway, Merriam Park, St. Anthony Park, and parts of Macalester-Groveland and Como. Former City Council member Mitra Jalali vacated the seat in March. Mayor Melvin Carter appointed Matt Privratsky to fill the seat until the special election. Here's who was on the ballot: • Chauntyll Allen, a member of the St. Paul school board and a leader of Black Lives Matter Twin Cities. • Molly Coleman, founder of progressive court reform nonprofit People's Parity Project. • Cole Hanson, a statewide online education coordinator who teaches nutrition to recipients of federal food assistance who is endorsed by the Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America. • Carolyn Will, founder of CW Marketing and Communications, a former TV newscaster and opponent of the city's proposed Summit Avenue bikeway. The winner of the special election will take the seat and represent Ward 4 through the November 2028 election. Under St. Paul's ranked-choice voting system, voters will be able to rank candidates in order of preference. There was no primary election. The race is officially non-partisan, and the St. Paul Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party did not make any endorsements this summer as it works to rebuild itself. A winner could emerge late Tuesday. However, if no candidate wins an absolute majority on election night — 50% plus one of the vote — election officials will begin a reallocation process. St. Paul voters rank candidates by choice on their ballots. If one candidate gets a simple majority, they win. But if there's no clear winner, officials will eliminate the candidate with the fewest first-choice votes and award votes to the second choice listed on the ballot. This process is repeated until one candidate has 50% support If reallocation is needed, the process is tentatively scheduled for Friday, Aug. 15, according to Ramsey County spokesman Casper Hill. Residents at the polls Tuesday named a variety of local issues on their minds this year, including affordable housing, bike lanes, road quality and property taxes. Como resident Jeanne Baumann said she wanted more affordable accommodations for unhoused people in the city instead of 'giant apartment buildings that they can't afford.' Hamline-Midway resident Annie Kuhn said she was concerned with rising housing costs and property taxes when ranking candidates. 'My one kid is probably going to be able to buy a house, the other one probably never, ever will,' Kuhn said. 'It's just ridiculous that housing costs have spiraled so much.' Val Woelfel, who has lived in the Hamline-Midway neighborhood for 30 years, said one of her voting priorities was city development issues, such as the vacant CVS on the corner of Snelling and University avenues 'sucking the energy out of the neighborhood.' Como resident Karen Lenander said she prioritized candidates who opposed cutting down trees in historic neighborhoods to create more bike paths. Como resident Gary Grave agreed, saying city bike paths 'are used four months out of the year and then block traffic.' Merriam Park resident Dylan Brooks said road quality was a top issue. 'City Council can help increase patrolling for police, then also they control how road maintenance is managed,' Brooks said. 'So those are kind of the two biggest things that I looked at.' Merriam Park resident Jeff Fugina said he wants a moderate viewpoint to the council, which he believes has 'drifted way to one side in recent years.' Hamline-Midway resident Eric Gustafson said he didn't feel like the policy positions of the four candidates were vastly different, and he voted for candidates he thought best understood the 'slow process' of implementing new policy. 'If I was looking at one thing or another, it was how I thought they would work to get things done,' he said. Kathyrn Kovalenko contributed to this story. Related Articles St. Paul Ward 4 residents vote in special election for city council St. Paul City Council Ward 4 special election Tuesday features 4 candidates Rep. Kaohly Her to run for St. Paul mayor, Mayor Melvin Carter files for third run Molly Coleman outshines Ward 4 candidates in fundraising Election 2025: St. Paul City Council special election (Ward 4) Solve the daily Crossword
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National Guard troops arrive in DC under Trump's order to fight crime, homelessness
Mayor Muriel Bowser sought to reassure residents in the nation's capital, adding that the National Guard deployment was unnecessary. Members of the Washington, D.C., National Guard have reported for duty across the nation's capital on Aug. 12 under President Donald Trump's orders to fight crime and reduce homelessness in the city. Among those deployed were members of the Guard's 273rd Military Police Company, whose commanders shared social-media images of armored Humvees parked next to the Washington Monument. Trump ordered 800 members of the guard into service, though not all have yet been deployed. Trump's decision to deploy the military drew sharp condemnation from Democrats across the country, who said the move raises civil-liberties concerns at a time when crime in D.C. is dropping. "We're taking our capital back," Trump said on Aug. 11. "We're taking it back." Because D.C. falls under federal control, the president has the authority to call up the National Guard, and he also ordered that the city's Metropolitan Police Department be brought under Justice Department management. Mayor Muriel Bowser sought to reassure residents, saying that while violent crime remains a problem in the city, the national guard deployment was unnecessary. "Violent crime in DC is at its lowest level in 30 years. We had an unacceptable spike in 2023, so we changed our laws and strategies," she said at a televised community meeting on August 12. "Now, crime levels are not only down from 2023, but from before the pandemic. Our tactics are working, and we aren't taking our foot off the gas." 'Physical presence' on DC streets Bowser said Trump called up the guard for non-law enforcement purposes, indicating they would work in a support role to assist law enforcement officers. White House officials said there would be anywhere from 100 to 200 troops supporting law enforcement at any given time, primarily providing administrative and logistical support, along with a "physical presence" on the streets. "We will continue to watch for that," Bowser said. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said it would take time for all 800 guard members to move into position across the city. "You will see them flowing into the streets of Washington in the coming weeks," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said at an Aug. 12 news conference. "They will be strong. They will be tough." Advocates for homeless people worried that the president's decision to send in troops would make life even harder for the roughly 900 people living on the city's streets. "We're going to be removing homeless encampments from beautiful parks, which now, a lot of people can't walk on,' Trump told reporters on Aug. 11, adding that his administration is getting "rid of the people from underpasses and public spaces from all over the city." In a statement, the National Homelessness Law Center said tougher enforcement does nothing to solve homelessness. "Arresting or ticketing people for sleeping outside makes homelessness worse, wastes taxpayer money, and simply does not work," spokesman Jesse Rabinowitz said. "The solution to homelessness is housing and supports, not handcuffs and jails."
