G7 raps North Korean troops in Russia as threat to Indo-Pacific security

The Group of Seven foreign ministers on Tuesday criticized "in the strongest possible terms" the deepening military collaboration between North Korea and Russia.In a statement issued after two-day talks in Italy, the ministers said that Pyongyang's troop dispatch to help Moscow's war efforts in Ukraine "marks a dangerous expansion of the conflict" and will result in "serious consequences for European and Indo-Pacific security."The G7 also reaffirmed that its support for Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence "will remain unwavering," amid fears that U.S. President-ele…READ FULL ARTICLE