## "I betrayed my Party": Ukrainian forces publish diary of dead North Korean soldier – photo

Authored by pravda.com.ua

Gyeong Hong Jong, a North Korean special forces operative who was killed by Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SOF) operatives in Kursk Oblast, has left behind a diary that is now being gradually translated.

His notes reveal that North Korea has sent elite fighters to Russia.

Details: In a new entry, the soldier writes that he was sent thousands of kilometres to assist Russian forces for some alleged wrongdoing.

Quote from the diary: "I was raised in the nurturing embrace of the Party, studying without concern for anything in the world.

However, I betrayed my beloved Party, which had placed its trust in me, and committed acts of ingratitude against the Supreme Commander-in-Chief.

I will show the world the invincible courage and sacrifice of the Red Special Forces (Red Commanders) of Kim Jong Un.

The United States said that North Korean soldiers fighting against Ukraine on the side of Russia in Kursk Oblast are committing suicide to avoid being captured by the Ukrainian defence forces. »

### More than 120 people have been killed in South Korea's deadliest plane disaster in decades

Authored by sbs.com.au

It is the deadliest air accident involving a South Korean airline in nearly three decades, according to ministry data.

Two crew members, a man and a woman, were rescued from the tail section of the burning plane, Muan fire chief Lee Jung-hyun told a briefing.

A Jeju Air plane drove off runway and crashed at Muan International Airport in South Korea. »

### Senegal says it’s closing ‘all foreign military bases,’ a move aimed at French troops in the country

Authored by apnews.com

Although Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko did not specifically name French troops, no other foreign forces have military bases in Senegal.

Sonko made the announcement during a general policy statement to the National Assembly, without providing a timeline for the exit of the French troops.

“The President of the Republic has decided to close all foreign military bases in the very near future,” Sonko said. »

### Lilly's weight-loss treatment Zepbound becomes first FDA-approved drug for sleep apnea

Authored by ksl.com

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Eli Lilly's weight-loss treatment, Zepbound, for obstructive sleep apnea, making it the first drug to get the green light to directly treat patients with the common sleeping disorder.

The regulator approved the drug for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea in adults with obesity, the company said.

Sleep apnea patients stop breathing briefly while sleeping, disturbing the sleep cycle and causing long-term complications such as heart conditions. »

### Russia-linked cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland ‘was loaded with spying equipment’

Authored by lloydslist.com

Eagle S was boarded by Finnish forces investigating sabotage of the Estlink 2 undersea cable that disrupted the supply of electricity to Estonia from Finland.

The tanker slowed and dragged its anchor around the cable around midday, December 25, Finland’s police said.

The figures exclude tankers tracked to government-controlled shipping entities such as Russia’s Sovcomflot, or Iran’s National Iranian Tanker Co, and those already sanctioned. »

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