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North Korea says Travis King wants to stay there for refuge from US Army ‘discrimination’

King was travelling with a group tour to the border between North and South Korea when he crossed on 18 July

The Independent UK

Travis King: North Korea offers ‘very brief response’ to UN command over custody of US army soldier

Mr King was previously detained in South Korea after he issued a guilty plea for destroying public property and assault

The Independent UK

North Korea offers ‘very brief response’ to UN Command about Travis King

Mr King was previously detained in South Korea after he issued a guilty plea for destroying public property and assault

The Independent UK

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Deodhar Trophy: Battle of equals between West and East in virtual semifinal

Priyank Panchal-led West Zone will take on Saurabh Tiwary’s East Zone in what would be a virtual semifinal in a round-five match of the Deodhar Trophy at the Cricket Association Puducherry Ground 2. West, powered by Shivam Dube and Kathan Patel’s unbroken 138-run stand, is coming off a dominating win…

The Hindu

Rival Koreas mark armistice anniversary in two different ways that highlight rising tensions

The truce that stopped the bloodshed in the Korean War turns 70 on Thursday and the two Koreas are marking the anniversary in starkly different ways, underscoring their deepening nuclear tensions

The Independent UK

North Korea fires 'several' missiles into sea, stays silent on US soldier

North Korea fired several cruise missiles toward its western sea Saturday, South Korea’s military said, marking the second launch event this week, apparently in protest of the docking of a nuclear-armed US submarine in South Korea.

France 24

Kim Jong Un Fires Missiles As US Submarine Arrives In South Korea

North Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles Amid Rising Tensions.

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Soldier Travis King faced disciplinary action in the US so he fled. Now he faces an unknown fate in North Korea

Leaving prison in South Korea, King was set to be returned to Fort Bliss, Texas – but he had other plans. Gustaf Kilander and Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports

The Independent UK

North Korea fires 2 short-range missiles into the sea as US docks nuclear submarine in South Korea

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern sea early Wednesday in what appeared to be a statement of defiance as the United States deploys a nuclear-armed submarine to South Korea for the first time in decades

The Independent UK

Soldier Travis King faced disciplinary action in the US so he fled to North Korea. Now he’s back in US custody

Leaving prison in South Korea, King was set to be returned to Fort Bliss, Texas – but he had other plans. Gustaf Kilander and Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports

The Independent UK

A look at some American who crossed into North Korea over the past years

The U.S.-led United Nations Command is trying to secure the release of an unidentified U.S. soldier who entered North Korea from the South Korean side of a border village

The Independent UK

Troubled US soldier Travis King seized by North Korea after fleeing across border disguised as tourist

Private mingles with visitors before bolting over the brick line marking the border

The Independent UK

North Korea holds defence talks as US sends nuclear submarine to region

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un held a key political conference after the United States deployed a nuclear-powered submarine capable of carrying about 150 Tomahawk missiles to South Korea on Friday.

Evening Standard

South Korea's Yoon says alliance with U.S. 'nuclear-based'

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Tuesday he has upgraded the country's alliance with the United States to one that is "nuclear-based" in the face of North Korea's growing military threat.

Reuters

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Inside South Korea's race to become one of the world’s biggest arms dealers

South Korea is using a $13.7 billion arms deal with Poland - Seoul's biggest ever - to lay the groundwork for a military-industrial juggernaut that the two nations' defence companies hope will feed Europe's hunger for weapons far into the future.

The New Daily

South Korea, US simulate response to ‘full-scale’ attack in joint exercises

South Korean and US forces have begun their largest-ever joint live-fire exercises, simulating a "full-scale attack" from North Korea.

Bangkok Post

South Korea launches homegrown rocket

SEOUL: South Korea launched its homegrown Nuri rocket on Thursday, officials said, a day after it was forced to postpone due to a technical glitch just hours before lift-off.

Reuters

South Korea, US hold largest live-fire drills to respond to 'full-scale' attack

South Korean and U.S. forces began live-fire exercises simulating a "full-scale attack" from North Korea on Thursday in what they said were the biggest such drills to demonstrate their "overwhelming" military capability against the North's threats.

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The Independent UK

N. Korea insults Biden, slams defense agreement with Seoul

The powerful sister of North Korea’s leader says her country would stage more provocative displays of its military might in response to a new U.S.-South Korean agreement to intensify nuclear deterrence to counter the North’s nuclear threat, which she insists shows their “extreme” hostility toward Pyongyang

The Conversation

US-Korea summit: Joe Biden's 'American Pie' won't include stationing nuclear weapons on the peninsula

The rendition of Don McLean’s classic pop song American Pie by Yoon Suk Yeol may have dominated the headlines as the South Korean president enjoyed dinner at the White House with Joe Biden – Yoon is, reportedly, a devotee of “noraebang”, Korean karaoke. But the frivolity of the moment was…

WEKU

The U.S.-South Korea Washington Declaration meets with criticism in Seoul

An outpouring of criticism has focused on concerns that Seoul gave more than it got, and that the Washington Declaration might even make South Korea's neighborhood a more dangerous place.

Reuters

Analysis-Calls for South Korean nuclear arsenal unlikely to fade despite U.S. deal, analysts say

The United States granted South Korea a larger role in planning for a potential nuclear war with North Korea, but that will probably not ease doubts over U.S. defence commitments that have fuelled calls for a South Korean nuclear arsenal, experts said.

Reuters

Explainer-South Korea's nuclear dilemma: Would U.S. trade Seattle for Seoul?

At a summit with South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday, U.S. President Joe Biden will seek to reassure South Koreans that the U.S. nuclear umbrella is sufficient protection from North Korean attack.

Reuters

Exclusive: South Korea's Yoon opens door for possible military aid to Ukraine

South Korea might extend its support for Ukraine beyond humanitarian and economic aid if it comes under a large-scale civilian attack, President Yoon Suk Yeol said, signalling a shift in his stance against arming Ukraine for the first time.

Asharq Al-Awsat

S. Korea Repels N. Korean Patrol Boat after Sea Intrusion

South Korea's military says it fired warning shots to repel a North Korean patrol vessel that temporarily crossed the countries' disputed western sea boundary while chasing a Chinese fishing boat. The North Korean patrol boat crossed the so-called Northern Limit Line at around 11 a.m.

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