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Kim Jong Un is threatening US, Japan and South Korea with its most advanced warship, a 5000-ton nuclear missile carrying destroyers; second warship commissioned as rivals launch drills

North Korea commissioned its second large destroyer, the Kang Kon, on September sixth. This vessel joins the Choe Hyon-class, representing a significant naval expansion. The Kang Kon is designated for North Korea's nuclear response system. This development occurs as the US, South Korea, and Japan conduct joint military exercises. These…

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Pastor Reportedly Described 11-Year-Old Boy as 'Possessed by an Evil Spirit' Before His Death

South Korean police are probing a pastor and grandmother after an 11-year-old boy with an intellectual disability, allegedly described as 'possessed by an evil spirit,' died following reported abuse.

International Business Times UK

South Korea to re-examine 310,000 missing person cases after fake record scandal

Renewed scrutiny comes after police officer accused of falsifying records in order to close the cases of people who were later found dead

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'Inappropriate and hostile': Trump scales back US-South Korea drills amid ties with North Korea

President Donald Trump ordered a significant reduction in joint military exercises with South Korea. He cited costs and his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise was consequently halved in duration. Live drills were also reduced, focusing more on defensive operations. North Korea…

The Economic Times

North Korea fires an unidentified projectile off its east coast, South Korea says

The Yonhap News Agency has reported that South Korea says North Korea fired an unidentified projectile off the North’s east coast

The Independent UK

North Korea fires suspected missile as US move to cut drills with South Korea 'changes nothing'

Pyongyang says scaling back US-South Korean military drills does not make them less provocative, as Japan says North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile towards the sea.

Euronews

South Korea city deluged by almost a metre of rain, triggering deadly landslide

Person dies after landslide hits apartment building in southern city of Geoje as torrential rains lead to power cuts and mass evacuations

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Former South Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to 30 years in prison for sending drones over Pyongyang

South Korea’s former president was given a life sentence in February for leading an insurrection with his 2024 martial law declaration

The Guardian - AU

Seven hospitalized after toxic gas fire at SK hynix advanced memory plant — Cheongju 4th campus incident today led to all 3,600 staff being evacuated

Thousands of SK hynix employees fled their factory stations earlier today as a fire broke out in a room where fluorine gas was used.

Tom’s Hardware

How a looming Samsung AI workers’ strike in Korea led to €350,000 bonuses

Samsung is only the second company known to strike a profit-sharing agreement with AI workers, according to local reporting.

Euronews

Xi Jinping set to visit North Korea and ‘act as mediator between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un’, South Korea says

Chinese president is reportedly travelling to neighbouring country after back-to-back meetings with Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

The Independent UK

Outrage grows over treatment of Gaza flotilla activists; US boards Iranian oil tanker – Middle East crisis as it happened

US ambassador to Israel criticizes Ben-Gvir’s ‘despicable actions’ in video shared online as countries condemn treatment of activists; tanker was accused of violating blockade before being released

The Guardian - UK

Robot monk Gabi takes Buddhist vows at Seoul's Jogyesa Temple

A humanoid robot has made history in South Korea by becoming the country's first non-human to take part in a Buddhist precept ceremony, joining monks in prayer at Seoul's Jogyesa Temple ahead of Buddha's Birthday, according to Yonhap News Agency.

The Times of India

US ‘restricts intelligence sharing with South Korea’ after minister identified suspected nuclear site

Washington reportedly limits satellite data after minister spoke publicly about suspected facility in North Korea

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The Independent UK

Search for escaped wolf in South Korea enters fourth day as efforts hindered by AI image confusion

Search teams are using thermal cameras to track the animal and hope to lure it with recordings of howling

The Guardian - AU

South Korea celebrates ‘miracle’ Oscar wins for KPop Demon Hunters

Performance of Golden during Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony hailed for bringing Korean culture into the heart of Hollywood

The Independent UK

US and Chinese jets briefly face off over Korean peninsula - reports

Beijing scrambled jets after about 10 American jets took off from a South Korean airbase for drills

Al Jazeera

Anger in Seoul as Trump calls detained South Korea workers ‘illegal aliens’

Foreign Minister says ‘deeply concerned’ over detention of 300 South Koreans as opposition calls it a ‘grave matter’.

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Al Jazeera

Death toll from S Korea rains rises to 18 as met agency warns of heatwaves

Five-day deluge unleashed flash floods and landslides that killed 18 and left nine others missing, authorities say.

The Guardian - UK

Death toll from South Korean rains rises to 17

Eleven people still unaccounted for after record downpours sweep north across country, triggering landslides

Al Jazeera

At least 14 dead in South Korea after heavy rains trigger landslide, floods

Above average rainfall recorded in last five days in Sancheong county, where most deaths took place.

Al Jazeera

Four dead as South Korea lashed by torrential rain, displacing thousands

Record rainfall is expected to continue hammering parts of South Korea until Monday as more warnings are issued.

Al Jazeera

South Korea’s Yoon detained for a second time over martial law

The arrest comes after the court authorises former leader’s arrest, citing concerns he may destroy evidence.

The Independent UK

Longtime AP journalist Paul Shin, who covered South Korea's turbulent modern history, dies at 84

Paul Shin, whose decadeslong career in journalism, including nearly 20 years with The Associated Press, placed him at the heart of South Korea’s most turbulent and transformative moments since the 1960s, has died

The Guardian - AU

Kim Jong-un pays rare public tribute to North Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine

Photographs of leader with soldiers’ coffins were displayed at a gala concert marking anniversary of military treaty with Russia

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