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South Korea court orders new arrest for ex-president Yoon
RTE Ireland
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July 9, 2025
A South Korean court has approved a fresh arrest warrant for disgraced former President Yoon Suk Yeol and placed him in custody, days after special investigators renewed efforts to detain him over his failed martial law bid. Yoon was released from...
South Korea's ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol rearrested
LBC
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9 July 2025, 21:50 Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, centerm arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review his arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors in Seoul, South Korea Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via...
Putin sends Russia’s top diplomat to North Korea days after Kim assured 6,000 more troops
Firstpost
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July 9, 2025
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will embark on a three-day visit to North Korea starting Friday, in the latest high-level engagement between the two countries as they strengthen military cooperation. North Korea’s official Korean Central...
In rare gesture, Seoul returns six North Koreans with 'strong desire' to go back
Firstpost
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July 9, 2025
South Korea has returned six North Koreans who accidentally crossed into its waters earlier this year, marking the first such repatriation under new president Lee Jae-myung. The group had expressed a desire to return home, Seoul’s Ministry of...
Former South Korean president jailed again in probe of attempt to impose martial law
NBC News
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July 9, 2025
SEOUL, July 10 - Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol returned to jail on Thursday after a court approved a warrant sought by prosecutors investigating his attempt to impose martial law last year. The Seoul Central District Court’s decision...
Ex-South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol returned to prison over martial law bid
The Guardian
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July 9, 2025
Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol returned to jail on Thursday after a court approved a warrant sought by prosecutors investigating his attempt to impose martial law last year. The Seoul central district court’s decision bolstered the...
Three Life Lessons – Minister traveled to two Koreas, received two doctorates
Park Rapids Enterprise - Minnesota
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July 9, 2025
Editor’s note: In this new series by the Enterprise, “Three Life Lessons,” we speak with sage elders who share their wisdom born from pivotal experiences. Jill Manlove, a life enrichment supervisor at a local assisted living complex, is credited...
Russian foreign minister to visit North Korea as Trump turns on Putin
Washington Examiner
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July 9, 2025
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is set to visit North Korea over the weekend as Russia’s relationship with the United States sours.Russian Foreign Minister Maria Zakharova told reporters on Wednesday that Lavrov would be traveling to the...
N. Korean defector to file lawsuits in S. Korea against Kim Jong-un over human rights crimes
Yonhap News Agency
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July 9, 2025
SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean defector in South Korea plans to file a lawsuit and a criminal complaint against North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un over human rights violations this week, a civic group said Wednesday. The Database Center...
(2nd LD) Russian FM to visit N. Korea later this week
Yonhap News Agency
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July 9, 2025
(ATTN: ADDS Kremlin spokesperson's remarks in paras 5-6) By Park Boram SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit North Korea later this week, the North's state media reported Wednesday. Lavrov will visit North...
Russian Foreign Minister Set to Visit North Korea
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is set to arrive in North Korea on Friday for a three-day visit, according to ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. Speaking at a press briefing in Moscow on Wednesday, Zakharova stated that Lavrov's...
North Korea sends congratulatory message to new Palestinian foreign minister: KCNA
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 9, 2025
Published: 09 Jul. 2025, 15:13 A Palestinian boy stands amid the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli strike at the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, Palestine on April 27. [AFP/YONHAP] North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe...
North Korean troops violated military demarcation line 11 times over last year, South's military says
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 9, 2025
Published: 09 Jul. 2025, 14:55 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI Explosions are seen as North Korea blows up the Gyeongui and Donghae Line railways and roads connecting the South and the North on Oct. 15, 2024. [YONHAP] North Korean...
Russian FM Lavrov To Visit North Korea Later This Week
Ommcom News
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July 9, 2025
Seoul: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit North Korea later this week, the North’s state media reported Wednesday. Lavrov will visit North Korea from Friday to Sunday at the invitation of the North Korean foreign ministry, the...
N. Korea elevates chemical weapons as strategic deterrent
Daily NK
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July 9, 2025
North Korea is elevating chemical weapons to serve as strategic weapons alongside nuclear weapons and systematically developing them as battlefield weapons in preparation for a full-scale war. Internal military documents reveal that chemical...
Russian FM Lavrov to visit North Korea this weekend
Hurriyet Daily News
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MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit North Korea this weekend, the latest in a series of high-profile visits by top Moscow officials as the two countries deepen military ties. Lavrov "will visit the Democratic People's Republic...
Russia’s top diplomat to visit North Korea for three-day trip this weekend: KCNA
APA
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Russian chief diplomat Sergei Lavrov is set to visit North Korea over the upcoming weekend, according to state media, his third trip to the DPRK since 2023, APA reports citing nknews.org. The Korean Central News Agency said in a one-line report on...
Russia Approves Direct Flights from Moscow to North Korea
Pravda.ru
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July 9, 2025
Russia Approves Direct Flights from Moscow to North Korea Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) has granted permission to Nordwind Airlines to launch direct passenger flights from Moscow to Pyongyang, according to a report from the...
The Atlantic expands reporting on defense, military intelligence and global conflict with launch of National Security section, newsletter
Editor and Publisher
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Press Release | The Atlantic The Atlantic has launched a new section that marks a dramatic expansion of reporting at the intersection of national defense, technology and global conflict. New reporting will appear in a just-launched National...
South Korea repatriates 6 North Koreans rescued at sea
NHK
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The South Korean government says six North Koreans who were rescued at sea earlier this year were repatriated on Wednesday. South Korea's Unification Ministry says a total of six North Korean residents were rescued by the South Korean military in...