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North Korea fires 200 rounds at sea border; South islanders take shelter

North Korea fired more than 200 artillery rounds on Friday near a disputed maritime border with South Korea in another escalation of tension between the rivals and prompting the South…

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S.Korea’s defence minister warns North Korea of ‘hell of destruction’

By Josh Smith SEOUL, Dec 13 (Reuters) - South Korea's defence minister threatened on Wednesday to unleash a "hell of destruction" on neighbouring North Korea in retaliation for any reckless…

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Biden hopes to tighten S. Korean, Japanese bond at Camp David

When Yoon Suk Yeol this week commemorated his country's 1945 independence from Japan, the South Korean president didn't dwell on the brutal 35-year occupation his people endured under their neighbour.…

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North Korea fires multiple cruise missiles off its east coast, South Korea says

North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a series of weapons tests as South Korean and the U.S. forces conduct joint military…

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South Korea scrambles jets, fires warning shots as North Korean drones intrude

SEOUL, Dec 26 (Reuters) - South Korea scrambled fighter jets and attack helicopters and fired warning shots on Monday after North Korean drones violated its airspace, the South's Yonhap news…

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UPDATED: North Korea fires 23missiles; one lands off South Korean coast for first time

SEOUL, Nov 2 (Reuters) - North Korea fired at least 23missiles into the sea on Wednesday, including one that landed less than 60 kilometres off South Korea's coast on Wednesday,…

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U.S., South Korean troops stage river-crossing drills as North Korea protests

YEOJU, South Korea, Oct 19 (Reuters) - South Korean and American troops practiced building floating bridges to ferry tanks and other armoured vehicles across rivers on Wednesday, part of a…

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North Korea fires artillery shells to send ‘grave warning’ to South Korea

SEOUL, Oct 19 (Reuters) - North Korea fired artillery shells off its east and west coasts late on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, after Seoul kicked off annual defence drills…

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UPDATED: North Korea fires missile, sends warplanes near border as South imposes sanctions

SEOUL, Oct 14 (Reuters) - North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast on Friday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a series…

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S.Korea military says N.Korea may be preparing to test submarine-launched ballistic missile

Sept 24 (Reuters) - South Korea's military has detected signs that North Korea may be preparing to test a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), Yonhap news agency reported on Saturday, days…

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U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as warning to North Korea

BUSAN, South Korea, Sept 23 (Reuters) - A U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Friday for the first time in about four years, due to join South Korean…

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Pelosi vows support to denuclearise N.Korea, plans to visit Korea border

SEOUL, Aug 4 (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her South Korean counterpart vowed on Thursday to support efforts to maintain a strong deterrence against North Korea and…

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American aircraft carrier deploys off Korean peninsula amid tensions with North – official

The USS Abraham Lincoln strike group is operating in waters off the Korean peninsula, a U.S. official said, after South Korean media reported that the ships were deployed amid tensions…

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N.Korea says it will strike with nuclear weapons if South attacks

North Korea opposes war but would use nuclear weapons if South Korea attacked, Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said on Tuesday, in a warning that analysts said is…

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Returned N.Korea defector struggled to resettle in South, lived meagre life

A former North Korean defector who made a risky and rare cross-border return home last week had struggled in South Korea, officials and media reports said on Tuesday, sparking fresh…

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South Korea: End to Korean War agreed to ‘in principle’

North and South Korea, the US, and China have agreed in principle to declare a formal end to the Korean War, says the South's President Moon Jae-in. But talks have…

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N.Korea fires ballistic missile, disrupts Japanese election campaign start

North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile off its east coast on Tuesday, pulling Japan's new prime minister off the campaign trail and overshadowing the opening of a major…

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Flanked by nuclear missile, N.Korean leader says U.S., S.Korea threaten peace

Standing beside North Korea's largest missiles, leader Kim Jong Un said his country's weapons development is necessary in the face of hostile policies from the United States and a military…

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North Korea says South, U.S. should ‘pay a price’ for military drills

South Korea and the United States should pay a price for going ahead with annual joint military drills due to begin this week, Kim Yo Jong, a powerful North Korean official and sister of…

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Koreas re-establish hotline communication after yearlong vacuum

South and North Korea reopened their hotlines on Tuesday after a yearlong communications vacuum that had flared tensions and soured relations. At least 49 hotlines have been set up between the two Koreas…

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North Korea drops out of Tokyo Olympics citing COVID-19, dashing South Korea hopes

North Korea will not join the Tokyo Olympics this year due to coronavirus concerns, the country's sports ministry said on Tuesday, dashing South Korean hopes the Games could be a catalyst to revive…

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Divided Koreas mark 70 years since war began

Seventy years after the Korean War began, prospects for a peace treaty to officially end the conflict appear as distant as ever, as the two Koreas held low-key commemorations on…

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North Korea blows up joint liaison office with the South

North Korea has blown up its joint liasion office with the South, in the border town of Kaeso. Yonhap, the South's state news agency quoted this morning the unification ministry…

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North Korea severs ties with South after leaflets from defectors reach its territory

North Korea said on Tuesday it will sever hotlines with South Korea as the first step toward shutting down all contact with Seoul, state news agency KCNA reported. For several days, North Korea has lashed out at…

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Exchange of gunfire across Korean border

North and South Korea exchanged gunfire around the South's guard post early on Sunday, raising tension a day after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended an almost three-week absence…

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Rise in infections among Japan’s younger generation

Japan has registered another 390 cases of infection, taking the country's tally to 7,645, according to data published the Ministry of Health. A state of emergency was declared by the…

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North Korean soldier defects across the DMZ

South Korea has detained a North Korean soldier who crossed the heavily guarded demilitarised zone (DMZ) that divides the two Koreas. According to the South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff…

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North Korea releases detained Russian fishing boat

North Korea has released a Russian fishing boat, the Xiang Hai Lin 8, held after being accused of violating entry regulations, the Russian embassy in North Korea said on Sunday,…

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Seoul and Washington terminate large-scale war games in the Korean Peninsula

In an effort to support diplomatic efforts to achieve complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, the US and South Korea have announced that they will no longer hold large-scale joint…

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Trump heaps praise on Kim Jong-un

US President Donald Trump heaped praise on Kim Jong-un in an interview with Fox News and defended this week's summit with the North Korean leader. Mr Trump told Fox News…

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Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The earthquake in Sicily, Kavanaugh's confirmation, Interpol's chief detainment and Italy's budget are amongst the latest news reported around the globe. In Malta' the dispute between the Government…

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Sunday Morning Briefing

Good morning Sunday's morning briefing follows. Spain said that Barcelona will be the docking port for an aid boat that rescued 60 migrants in waters near Libya but was not…

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Sunday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Our Morning Briefing follows. We start off highlighting comments given by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat that"Malta will stick to its position on migration" Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said…

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It’s time for peace in the Korean peninsula

At a historic summit between the leaders of the two Koreas, Kim Jong-Un and Moon Jae-in, the neighbouring countries agreed they would work towards peace on the peninsula with a formal end to the conflict set to be…

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