Issuing a strong condemnation of the Quad’s calls for the total denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula, North Korea slammed the statement, terming it a ...

The dissidents called for "the immediate and unconditional release of sick political prisoners who are dying in Russian prisons" in their statement, which was backed by a message from Russian Nobel ...

At the peace talks in Istanbul last month, Russia handed Ukraine a memorandum proposing "a mutual amnesty of 'political ...

Livingston city commissioners took final action last week to pass an ordinance limiting what flags shall be flown on city property.

A Russian soldier, captured by a drone operated by the National Guard of Ukraine’s Spartan Brigade, disclosed that fewer than ...

As sanctioned firms secure Defense Ministry contracts, questions grow about oversight, legality, and the blurred line between ...

Jenkins was first detained by Russian forces in November 2024 but his detention status and whether he was alive remained unclear until just before Christmas. Australia maintained that Jenkins was a ...

They’ve used this label to deny foreign fighters the status of “prisoner of war” (POW), with the requisite protections that come along with that under international humanitarian law.

He has spent decades researching POW claims with the nonprofit NAM-POWs, where he serves as historian. In the 1990s, he teamed up with stolen valor investigator Mary Schantag, chair of the P.O.W ...

In Jenkins’ case, assuming he is still alive, a core issue is whether he is being treated by Russia as a prisoner of war (POW) or a mercenary. Russia is a party to the 1949 Geneva Convention that ...

He also urged Russia to confirm Jenkins’ status, expressing “grave concern” for the situation. Jenkins, a 32-year-old teacher, was fighting with Ukrainian forces in the 66th Mechanised Brigade.

If North Korean soldiers are considered to be mercenaries, they would not be granted POW status as provided under Article 47 (2) of the Additional Protocol I, but this is unlikely.