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North Korea says it will support Russia in its war with Ukraine "until the day of victory" - after the US warned thousands of Pyongyang's troops are set to enter combat in the coming days.North Korea's foreign minister Choe Son Hui hailed Vladimir Putin's "wise leadership" ahead of talks in Moscow on Friday, and insisted that Russia will "achieve a great victory". "We also assure that until the day of victory we will firmly stand alongside our Russian comrades," she added.US secretary of state Antony Blinken has said thousands of North Korean troops are stationed near Ukraine's border and are set to enter combat in the coming days.Mr Blinken said 10,000 soldiers have been deployed to Russia, with up to 8,000 in the Kursk border region, and indicated they would be used on the frontline. He ...

Botswana is set for its first change of governing party in 58 years after president Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat in the general election.Mr Masisi's Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which had held power in the southern African country since independence from Britain in 1966, was in fourth place in the parliamentary elections, after winning three of the 61 seats available. He conceded defeat on Friday morning, before final results were announced, signalling a victory for the opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), which had taken 25 seats to that point, needing 31 seats to clinch a majority. Image: Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) presidential candidate Duma Boko voting in the capital, Gaborone. Pic: AP Min...

The face of a suspected 'vampire', who was buried with restraints to prevent her returning from the dead, has been reconstructed by scientists.Using DNA, 3D printing and modelling clay, the team of scientists recreated what they think the 400-year-old woman's face looked like. Zosia, as she was named by locals, was found in 2022 by a team of archaeologists from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Poland.She was entombed in an unmarked cemetery in Pien, northern Poland - secured in place with an iron sickle across her neck and padlocked by the foot. Image: Zosia's skeleton had a sickle across her neck - believed to stop 'vampires' rising from the dead. Pic: Nicolaus Copernicus University/Reuters The sickle and padlock, as well...