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The Independent
a day ago
- Business
- The Independent
Eight day passenger train that links Russia to North Korea reopens
Russia and North Korea will restart direct passenger train service between Moscow and Pyongyang on June 17, for the first time since 2020. The Moscow-Pyongyang route, operated by Korean State Railway, will run twice a month and take eight days, covering over 10,000 km. A separate service between Pyongyang and Khabarovsk, a Russian city near China, will resume two days later. Passenger rail traffic between Russia and North Korea was suspended in February 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Moscow and Pyongyang have increased cooperation, including military support, since signing a strategic partnership treaty last year; North Korea has reportedly sent troops and weapons to aid Russia in the Ukraine war.
The Independent
a day ago
- Business
- The Independent
Passenger trains between Russia and North Korea set to resume
Russia and North Korea plan to restart a direct passenger train service between Moscow and the North Korean capital Pyongyang this month for the first time since 2020, Russia's state-owned rail monopoly said on Monday. Russian Railways said it had agreed with North Korea's railways ministry to resume a twice-monthly service between the two capitals on June 17, a journey it said took eight days and which, at over 10,000 km (6,213 miles), was the longest direct rail journey in the world. Another service between Pyongyang and Khabarovsk, a Russian city close to China's northeastern border, will restart two days later. The services will be operated by Korean State Railway, the state operator, and in the case of the Moscow-Pyongyang route will see a North Korean passenger railcar hitched to the regular Moscow- Vladivostok service and then re-attached to another train. Passenger rail traffic between Russia and North Korea was suspended in February 2020 at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Moscow and Pyongyang have since ratcheted up cooperation, including in the military sphere since President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a comprehensive strategic partnership treaty last year. North Korea confirmed in late April that it had sent more than 10,000 troops and weapons to Russia to assist in its war in Ukraine, aid which proved crucial for Moscow in recapturing Russia's western Kursk region from Ukraine. The two countries already operate a passenger rail service between Vladivostok in Russia's Far East and Rason, a North Korean port city. The nations are also linked by freight rail networks, although Russia does not disclose the size of the cargo traffic.
Asharq Al-Awsat
a day ago
- Business
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Train Service between Moscow and North Korea's Pyongyang to Resume This Month, Says Russia
Russia and North Korea plan to restart a direct passenger train service between Moscow and the North Korean capital Pyongyang this month for the first time since 2020, Russia's state-owned rail monopoly said on Monday. Russian Railways said it had agreed with North Korea's railways ministry to resume a twice-monthly service between the two capitals on June 17, a journey it said took eight days and which, at over 10,000 km (6,213 miles), was the longest direct rail journey in the world. Another service between Pyongyang and Khabarovsk, a Russian city close to China's northeastern border, will restart two days later. The services will be operated by Korean State Railway, the state operator, and in the case of the Moscow-Pyongyang route will see a North Korean passenger railcar hitched to the regular Moscow-Vladivostok service and then re-attached to another train. Passenger rail traffic between Russia and North Korea was suspended in February 2020 at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Moscow and Pyongyang have since ratcheted up cooperation, including in the military sphere since President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a comprehensive strategic partnership treaty last year. North Korea confirmed in late April that it had sent more than 10,000 troops and weapons to Russia to assist in its war in Ukraine, aid which proved crucial for Moscow in recapturing Russia's western Kursk region from Ukraine. The two countries already operate a passenger rail service between Vladivostok in Russia's Far East and Rason, a North Korean port city. The nations are also linked by freight rail networks, although Russia does not disclose the size of the cargo traffic.
Reuters
a day ago
- Business
- Reuters
Train service between Moscow and North Korea's Pyongyang to resume this month, says Russia
June 9 (Reuters) - Russia and North Korea plan to restart a direct passenger train service between Moscow and the North Korean capital Pyongyang this month for the first time since 2020, Russia's state-owned rail monopoly said on Monday. Russian Railways said it had agreed with North Korea's railways ministry to resume a twice-monthly service between the two capitals on June 17, a journey it said took eight days and which, at over 10,000 km (6,213 miles), was the longest direct rail journey in the world. Another service between Pyongyang and Khabarovsk, a Russian city close to China's northeastern border, will restart two days later. The services will be operated by Korean State Railway, the state operator, and in the case of the Moscow-Pyongyang route will see a North Korean passenger railcar hitched to the regular Moscow-Vladivostok service and then re-attached to another train. Passenger rail traffic between Russia and North Korea was suspended in February 2020 at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Moscow and Pyongyang have since ratcheted up cooperation, including in the military sphere since President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a comprehensive strategic partnership treaty last year. North Korea confirmed in late April that it had sent more than 10,000 troops and weapons to Russia to assist in its war in Ukraine, aid which proved crucial for Moscow in recapturing Russia's western Kursk region from Ukraine. The two countries already operate a passenger rail service between Vladivostok in Russia's Far East and Rason, a North Korean port city. The nations are also linked by freight rail networks, although Russia does not disclose the size of the cargo traffic.
The Sun
5 days ago
- General
- The Sun
Bloodcurdling moment ruthless soldier cocks his gun & presses it against woman's temple during restaurant brawl
THIS is the bone-chilling moment a ruthless cop pins a woman to the ground and holds a loaded gun right up against her temple. The shocking scene happened as tourists brawled outside a Chinese restaurant in Russia. 5 5 Russian National Guard officers were called out to reports of a scrap between tourists on May 31. The fight had spilled out into the streets of the Khabarovsk - in the country's far east. A bystander caught the cops' intervention on their phone, but it soon escalated into a bloodcurdling scene. The clip begins with burly officers confronting the brawling tourists as they try to bring order to the streets. But the crowds aren't having it, and make an attempt to scrap with the cops. As the outnumbered officers work to bring the situation under control, a woman suddenly strikes one of the the cops from behind. She slaps him hard on his ear before taking a step back. But instead of attempting to restrain the woman by hand, the enraged officer suddenly pulls his gun on her. Onlookers can hear the sound of the handgun being cocked as shouting and screaming continues in the background. The startled woman falls backwards onto the stairs as the cop moves in, pinning her to the ground. Baby among 5 dead as Putin unleashes strikes on Ukraine hours after revenge vow He plants the barrel of his weapon onto her temple for a nerve-shredding split second. But after a moment, he holsters his weapon while continuing to restrain the woman on the steps. He then takes handcuffs from a fellow officer as he hauls her away from the scene. By this point the fight had mostly quietened down, with a few onlookers nervously watching the cops leave. They barge their way through a few tourists still standing there as they take the woman away for questioning. According to the Russian state news agency TASS, the cop was later treated in hospital for a burst eardrum. A Russian Federation Investigative Committee statement said: "A criminal case has been opened for the use of violence against a government official in the performance of his official duties." Any offenders could face up to 10 years in jail if they are convicted. Two other suspects are also reported to have been detained. It comes after two kids were shot at by armed cops in New Mexico as they tried to evade capture while brandishing a gun. Drone footage shows them looking around while trying to avoid capture. The cops eventually make the decision to fire two rubber bullets in an attempt to de-escalate the situation. They are eventually surrounded and apprehended by cops. 5
