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Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol re-arrested over failed martial bid
Orissa Post
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July 10, 2025
Seoul: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been re-arrested over last year’s failed martial law bid that plunged the country into political turmoil. Yoon was first arrested in January this year following a lengthy stand-off, with...
Security studies professors publish new book on Iran/North Korea Alliance
Odessa American - Texas
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July 9, 2025
Dr. Anthony Celso (far left) and Dr. Bruce Bechtol (second from left) present their new book to the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy Photo) SAN ANGELO Dr. Bruce Bechtol Jr. and Dr. Anthony Celso of the Angelo...
Busan mayor, acting U.S. envoy discuss bilateral cooperation
The Korea Times
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July 10, 2025
Busan Mayor Park Heong-joon met with Joseph Yun, acting U.S. ambassador to Korea, on Wednesday to discuss ways to enhance cooperation and mutual development between Busan and the United States, the city government said Thursday. The meeting took...
S.Korean court orders fresh arrest of ex-president Yoon over martial law bid
The Sun Daily
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July 10, 2025
SEOUL: A South Korean court has issued a fresh arrest warrant for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, placing him back in custody amid renewed investigations into his failed martial law attempt. The decision comes after prosecutors argued that Yoon...
How Trump’s bombing of Iran with American firepower reverberates in China and North Korea
The Milwaukee Independent
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July 9, 2025
Beyond the attack’s immediate impact on helping bring the 12-day war to a close, experts say Trump’s decision to use force against another country also will certainly be reverberating in the Asia-Pacific, Washington’s priority theater. “Trump’s...
The Cybersecurity Threat Posed by Remote IT Workers from North Korea: How Should Companies Respond?
National Law Review
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July 9, 2025
On June 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a series of actions to disrupt schemes involving remote information technology (IT) workers from North Korea. To combat this cybersecurity threat, companies should: Strengthen...
South Korea's ex-President Yoon detained again
Deutsche Welle
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July 10, 2025
South Korea's disgraced ex-President Yoon Suk-yeol returned to prison on Thursday as prosecutors investigate accusations of insurrection after he declared martial law last December. He is being held in a solitary cell at the Seoul Detention...
Top military officers of Korea, U.S. to meet amid USFK role change speculation
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 10, 2025
Published: 10 Jul. 2025, 13:14 Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Kim Myung-soo speaks to soldiers during a drill on July 4. [NEWS1] The top military officers of South Korea and the United States were set to meet in Seoul on Thursday to discuss...
South Korea's disgraced ex-president Yoon detained again
The Manila Times
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July 10, 2025
SEOUL — 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 pending investigations into accusations of insurrection. Yoon had plunged South...
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 disgraced ex-president Yoon detained again over martial law
Borneo Post
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July 10, 2025
Yoon leaves the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul on July 9, 2025, before being driven to the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang. — AFP photo SEOUL (July 10): South Korea’s disgraced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol was detained for a second time...
“Natural” Opportunities for Dialogue with North Korea
Forbes
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Western rim of Heaven Lake in the caldera of the Changbaishan volcano on the border between China ... More and North Korea. A Chinese soldier takes a leisurely photo with his phone viewing the North Korean side of the border. Photo bySaleem H. Ali...
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...
US Sanctions IT Worker Scheme Mastermind Generating Revenue For N Korean Regime
RTTNews
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July 9, 2025
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on the mastermind of an information technology worker scheme generating revenue for the North Korean Kim Regime. The Treasury alleges that Song Kum Hyok, who is a malicious cyber actor...
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 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...
What you need to know about investigations faced by South Korea’s former president Yoon
Politiko
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July 10, 2025
Since South Korea’s Constitutional Court ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol in April, he has lost presidential immunity and is vulnerable to additional charges on top of an ongoing criminal trial concerning his martial law declaration on December 3....