International Security
US official: North Korea stole over $2B in crypto last year to fund weapons
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Building on a Chainalysis report documenting $2.02 billion in 2025 cryptocurrency thefts by North Korean hackers, a U.S. State Department official told a U.N. meeting that Pyongyang likely stole more than $2 billion last year to support its nuclear and missile programs. The figure aligns with Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team findings of over $1.6 billion stolen from January to September 2025.
In Paris, leaders of the coalition of volunteers, including Emmanuel Macron, Volodymyr Zelensky, and Keir Starmer, signed a declaration of intent to deploy a multinational force in Ukraine after a ceasefire with Russia. The meeting aims to solidify legally binding security guarantees, with U.S. leadership on ceasefire monitoring. Thousands of French soldiers could participate in this peacekeeping mission.
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Sweden's Ministry for Foreign Affairs (UD) has issued travel advisories against trips to 58 countries, including popular tourist destinations like Thailand, Egypt, and Turkey. The warnings cover war zones, conflict areas, and authoritarian states. The ministry stresses that it is the traveler's own responsibility to stay informed.