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Related media - Connected media If filled with 152-millimeter artillery shells, the containers could carry up to three million shells, South Korea’s defense minister said. Or, if filled with 122-millimeter rockets, they could hold more than half a million shells . They might even have contained a mix of both weapons, he said. In his latest estimate, Minister Shin Wok-sik last week put the number of containers shipped from North Korea to Russia at 10,000. Additionally, the White House said in January that Russia had begun firing ballistic missiles made in North Korea. Arms control experts said fragments of the…

Related media - Related media Among other things, the conflict has given Pyongyang a rare opportunity to evaluate the performance of its missiles in combat and potentially refine their design. North Korea would also welcome greater access to sophisticated Russian military technology, including its vast knowledge of satellites. Two months after Kim’s visit to Russia last year, North Korea put its first military reconnaissance satellite into orbit, a launch that South Korean officials say was aided by technological assistance from Moscow. Russia, which has the world’s largest arsenal of nuclear weapons and one of the most sophisticated submarine programs, has…

Connected media - Connected media As of April, the world’s oldest living man is believed to be England’s John Alfred Tinniswood at 111, according to Guinness World Records. (Guinness lists María Branyas Morera, a California native living in Spain, as the world’s oldest woman, at 117.) When Mr. Markoff heard the news of his rise to the top of the list, “he just smiled and said, ‘Well, someone has to be there,'” his daughter said in an interview. He stood out not only for his longevity but also for his lucidity unusual for his age. Until his final months, she…

Linked media - Connected media A United Nations commission investigating the October 7 attacks on Israel and the resulting conflict in Gaza accused both Palestinian armed groups and Israel of committing war crimes, and the commission said Israel’s conduct of the war included crimes against humanity.In a report released Wednesday, the three-person commission — led by Navi Pillay, a former U.N. human rights chief — provided the U.N.’s most detailed examination yet of the events since Oct. 7. The report itself does not entail any sanctions. , but presents a legal analysis of actions in the Gaza conflict that is…

Linked media - Linked media As sports fans enjoy the defining moments of this month’s NBA Finals and Stanley Cup, Jason Arasheben studies like a college student before exams. Arasheben, a famed jeweler whose clients include rappers Drake and ASAP Rocky, is investigating the contending teams’ history, connections to their hometowns and any other interesting facts that might go into an extravagantly bejeweled ring. He is also examining his personal contacts for anyone who can facilitate a meeting with the wealthy owners of the winning franchises. “You just have to start connecting the dots,” said Arasheben, chief executive of the…