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South Korea establishes diplomatic relations with Syria, a longtime friend of rival North Korea
South Korea has established diplomatic relations with Syria’s new Islamist government months after longtime leader Bashar ...
South Korean helicopters fight wildfire along heavily armed border with North Korea
South Korea sent two helicopters to battle a wildfire inside the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), Seoul’s military said ...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: 155 Chinese fighting for Putin’s forces says Zelensky – while UK hosts Nato summit
Defence ministers from the British- and French-led ‘coalition of the willing’ will meet in the Nato HQ in Brussels today ...
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South Korea Fires Warning Shots After North Korean Troops Attempt Illegal Border Crossing
"Our military issued warnings and fired warning shots, and the North Korean soldiers retreated," a South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff official told reporters.
North Korean leader’s sister denounces denuclearization calls, saying nuclear status is permanent
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday mocked Washington and its Asian allies for what she ...
South Korea's military fires warning shots after North Korean soldiers cross the border
South Korea's military fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed the rivals' tense border on Tuesday, South ...
Russia ‘reaches Ukraine border area’ in battle for Kursk
Russian troops fighting in Kursk have reached the Ukraine border area, Moscow claimed on Friday. The Kremlin’s defence ...
South Korea fires latest: 27 killed and 1,000-year-old Buddhist temples destroyed in biggest wildfire on record
Death toll from South Korea's wildfires rose to 27 today as officials confirmed three more deaths. The fatalities include a pilot whose helicopter crashed during efforts to contain a fire yesterday ...
Huge South Korea wildfires kill 27 and threaten to destroy ancient temples
The wildfires in South Korea, which started on 21 March and have killed at least 26 people, have since spread to cover more than 36,000 hectares - larger than recent wildfires that have similarly made ...
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North Korea sent 3,000 more troops to Russia this year, Seoul says
North Korea sent an additional 3,000 troops to aid Russia’s war in Ukraine this year, South Korea said Thursday, as Pyongyang’s support appears to continue even as Moscow moves toward ...
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North Korea's tallest building is an abandoned hotel that has never hosted a single guest. Take a closer look at the 'Hotel of Doom.'
Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea, is one of the tallest unoccupied buildings in the world. Construction on the "Hotel of Doom" began in 1987 and has stopped and started several times.