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S.Korean court orders new arrest of disgraced ex-president Yoon
Floyd County Chronicle & Times - Kentucky
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A South Korean court early Thursday 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...
S Korea's disgraced ex-president Yoon detained, again, over martial law
Yahoo News
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South Korea's disgraced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol was detained for a second time Thursday over his declaration of martial law and held in a solitary cell as investigators widened their insurrection probe. Yoon plunged South Korea into a political...
Russian FM Lavrov to head to N. Korea for talks with close ally
Daily Sabah
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July 9, 2025
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is set to visit North Korea this weekend, marking the latest in a string of high-level trips by senior Moscow officials as the two nations strengthen their military cooperation. Pyongyang has emerged as one...
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to Visit North Korea This Weekend
The Moscow Times
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July 9, 2025
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit North Korea this weekend, the latest in a series of high-profile visits by top Russian officials as the two countries deepen relations. Lavrov "will visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea...
Russia to Launch Direct Flights From Moscow to North Korean Capital on July 27
The Moscow Times
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July 9, 2025
Russia will launch direct flights from Moscow to North Korea’s capital of Pyongyang later this month, the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) said Wednesday. Russia’s civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia issued a license for the charter...
U.S. Sanctions North Korean Andariel Hacker Behind Fraudulent IT Worker Scheme
The Hacker News
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July 9, 2025
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Tuesday sanctioned a member of a North Korean hacking group called Andariel for their role in the infamous remote information technology (IT) worker scheme. The...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Russian foreign minister to start 3-day visit to North Korea starting on Friday
NHK
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The Russian foreign ministry has announced that Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will make a three-day visit to North Korea starting on Friday. The ministry made the announcement on Wednesday, saying Lavrov will hold talks with North Korea's Foreign...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
(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...
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...