Tag: Korea
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North Korea Says It Will Expel Travis King, U.S. Soldier Who Crossed the Border
[ad_1] Pvt. Travis T. King, the American soldier who fled across the inter-Korean border into North Korean territory on July 18, was in United States custody on Wednesday, according to a senior U.S. administration official, after the North’s state news media announced that it had decided to expel him. The U.S. official spoke on condition…
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QI.X, a Queer K-Pop Group, Wants to Change South Korea
[ad_1] At a bar in Euljiro, one of Seoul’s up-and-coming hip neighborhoods, two voices intertwined in a duet. One was high-pitched, the other an octave lower. But there was only one singer, a 27-year-old named jiGook. The other voice was a recording made years ago, before he began his transition and hormone therapy deepened his…
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Putin may visit North Korea, as Kim boasts of ‘unbreakable’ bilateral ties — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin may pay a reciprocal visit to North Korea to crow about the “unbreakable strategic partnership” between Moscow and Pyongyang, on the back of the united front that both had pledged against democracies spanning from Asia to Europe. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said Thursday that Putin was set…
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Son Heung-min stunned as he is denied most blatant penalty ever as South Korea play Saudi Arabia at empty St James’ Park
[ad_1] TOTTENHAM star Son Heung-min was left stunned after being denied a clear penalty against Saudi Arabia. The forward was put through on goal and he only had the goalkeeper to beat as he entered the box. 3 Son Heung-min was wiped out by Hassan Al TambaktiCredit: PA 3 The Tottenham forward could not believe…
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US says Kim Jong-un will ‘pay price’ if North Korea supplies arms to Russia
[ad_1] For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The US has warned Kim Jong-un that the leader would “pay a price” if North Korea provides weapons to Russia amid Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. Providing…
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Russia proposes joint naval drills with North Korea and China
[ad_1] Receive free North Korea updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest North Korea news every morning. Moscow has suggested North Korea take part in joint naval exercises with Russia and China, in what would be a first for the Pyongyang regime. Military and political ties between Moscow and…
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The US and allies clash with North Korea, China and Russia over failed satellite launch and tensions
[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS — The United States and its allies clashed Friday with North Korea, Russia and China over Pyongyang’s failed attempts to launch a spy satellite and who is responsible for escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula. The open Security Council meeting called by the U.S., Albania, Ecuador, France, Japan and Malta to condemn…
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S. Korea to downgrade COVID-19 infection level to lowest like seasonal flu – Health
[ad_1] South Korea will lower the infection level of COVID-19 to the lowest category to manage the disease like seasonal flu, lifting nearly all antivirus curbs and fully returning to pre-pandemic normalcy, health authorities said Wednesday. The move came as the number of COVID-19 infections dropped for the first time in nearly two months last…
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North Korea planning 2nd spy satellite launch attempt this month, Japan says – National
[ad_1] North Korea told Japan on Tuesday it plans to launch a satellite in the coming days, possibly a second try to put a military spy satellite into orbit three months after its first effort failed, Japanese officials said. In late May, a North Korean rocket carrying a spy satellite plunged into the sea soon…
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North Korea Launches Cruise Missiles as US, South Korean Troops Begin Annual Drills – The Diplomat
[ad_1] In this undated photo provided on Aug. 21, 2023, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, observes what it says the test-firing of strategic cruise missiles. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Credit: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP Advertisement…
