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An Air Busan plane caught fire at Gimhae International Airport in Busan in South Korea on Tuesday and all 169 passengers and seven crew evacuated without casualties, the Yonhap news agency reported.

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South Korea plane crash: bereaved families demand more support from government – as it happened

Relatives’ representative also says Jeju Air must do everything it can to help families financially

The Guardian - AU

North Korean soldier crosses militarised border to defect to South – report

South Korean military says it is investigating but can’t confirm the person’s ‘exact motivations and goals’

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Olympic Committee apologises to South Korea over opening ceremony gaffe

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Saturday apologised for a blunder in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony where South Korea was incorrectly introduced as North Korea during the parade of athletes, Seoul-based news agency. Read further on Dynamite News:

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South Korea authorities detain man after two police officers stabbed

Suspect in his 70s attacked officers after being asked to move past government building, Yonhap News Agency says.

Al Jazeera

North Korea fires cruise missiles towards Yellow Sea: South Korean military

Missile launches come as South Korean and US forces conclude joint military exercises on Korean Peninsula.

Al Jazeera

US’ main focus is safe return of soldier, who crossed over into North Korea: White House

The White House on Wednesday (local time) said that the US' main focus is the safe return of Travis King, who crossed the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) into North Korea during a tour to the Joint Security Area (JSA) in the demilitarized zone last month. Read further on Dynamite News…

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N Korea fires several cruise missiles into sea as tensions soar

Latest North Korean missile launches come amid warnings as US nuclear-armed submarine docks in South Korea port.

Al Jazeera

N Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles as US sub arrives in S Korea

Two ballistic missiles fired towards North Korea’s eastern sea as US nuclear-armed submarine docks in South Korea.

Al Jazeera

North Korea's 1st spy satellite has been pulled from the sea after launch failure: report

South Korean military authorities have salvaged North Korea's first spy satellite after its failed first launch last month, according to reports.

Space

S Korea, Japan scramble jets due to China-Russia joint air patrol

China’s defence ministry says patrol with Russian bomber aircraft was part of exercises that first started in 2019.

Al Jazeera

South Korean court issues warrant for man who opened Asiana plane door mid-air, Yonhap reports

A South Korean court issued an arrest warrant on Sunday for a passenger who opened an Asiana Airlines plane door minutes before it landed in Daegu, South Korea, Yonhap News Agency reported.

Reuters

Man who opened Asiana plane door in mid-air tells police he did it because he was 'uncomfortable'

A passenger on an Asiana Airlines flight tells police he opened a door on the plane minutes before it landed in Daegu, South Korea, because he was "uncomfortable".

ABC News

Man who opened Asiana plane door in mid-air tells police he was 'uncomfortable,' Yonhap reports

A passenger on an Asiana Airlines flight told police he opened a door on the plane minutes before it landed in Daegu, South Korea, on Friday because he was "uncomfortable", Yonhap News Agency reported.

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Al Jazeera

China lodges complaint over S Korean president’s Taiwan comments

China’s vice foreign minister rejects Yoon Suk-yeol declaring Taiwan a ‘global issue’ comparable to North Korea.

Reuters

US House Foreign Affairs delegation to visit Seoul next month - Yonhap

A delegation from the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee led by Chairman Michael McCaul is set to visit the South Korean capital Seoul early next month, Yonhap News Agency reported on Saturday, citing diplomatic sources.

Reuters

North Korea may try to pressure U.S. with ICBM, nuclear tests - S.Korean lawmakers

North Korea could test-fire intercontinental ballistic missiles on a lower, longer trajectory and conduct its seventh nuclear test this year to perfect its weapons capabilities, South Korean lawmakers said on Wednesday, citing intelligence officials.

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S Korea court landmark ruling recognises same-sex couple’s rights

Court rules that So Seong-wook and Kim Yong-min should be treated the same as a heterosexual couple by state insurer.

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Al Jazeera

S Korea defence paper says N Korea increased plutonium stockpile

North Korea increased its stockpile of weapons-grade plutonium from 50kg to 70kg, South Korea’s defence paper says.

Al Jazeera

S Korea police stations raided in probe of Halloween crush deaths

Police had received 11 reports of dangerous crowding in Itaewon up to four hours before the tragedy unfolded.

Al Jazeera

North Korea gives warning over US, S Korean military air drills

N Korea warns of ‘powerful’ response as more than 240 US and S Korea aircraft take part in ‘Vigilant Storm” exercise.

Al Jazeera

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles towards Sea of Japan

Missile launches come just four days after North Korea and South Korea exchanged warning shots off the west coast.

Al Jazeera

South Korea denies sending weapons to Ukraine after Putin remarks

President Yoon Suk-yeol said no lethal military aid sent to Kyiv after Russian president warned of harmed relations.

Reuters

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles after allied military drills

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early on Sunday, authorities in neighbouring countries said, the seventh such launch by Pyongyang in recent days that added to widespread alarm in Washington and its allies in Tokyo and Seoul.

Reuters

North Korea fires ballistic missiles after condemning U.N. meeting, U.S. drills

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Thursday in the direction of Japan, after the return of a U.S. aircraft carrier to the region and a U.N. Security Council meeting in response to the North's recent launches.

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