SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un praised "heroic" North Korean troops who fought for Russia in the war against Ukraine, in a meeting with officers of the army's overseas operation, state media KCNA said on Thursday.

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North Korean Ahn Hak-sop was captured during the Korean War and imprisoned for decades for refusing to renounce his political beliefs. Now aged 95, he has a single dying wish: to return home to be buried alongside his comrades.

Jewelry retailer Claire's said on Wednesday it would sell its North American business to private equity firm Ames Watson for $104 million in cash, in a deal that will keep at least 795 retail locations in business.

The FBI has arrested Cindy Rodriguez Singh, a North Texas woman on its Ten Most Wanted list, in India for the 2022 murder of her 6-year-old son.

On Tuesday, a panel of Los Angeles city commissioners appointed by Mayor Karen Bass voted to declare a swath of Valley Plaza a public nuisance after a hearing that drew neighbors who complain about decrepit conditions and crime at the site at Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Victory Boulevard.

North Korea is stepping up criticism of South Korea's new President Lee Jae Myung as he prepares for his first summit with U.S President Donald Trump, calling Lee's efforts to engage with Pyongyang a "pipedream".

North Korea built a secret missile base just miles from the Chinese border, likely housing missiles capable of hitting the mainland U. S.