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Seoul confirms plans to repatriate 6 North Koreans rescued at sea
United Press International (UPI)
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July 7 (UPI) -- South Korea's Unification Ministry confirmed reports on Monday that the government plans to repatriate six North Koreans who were rescued at sea on the southern side of the maritime border, despite a lack of contact with Pyongyang....
Is South Korea in play? Rubio visit canceled after new president’s invitation to Xi Jinping
World Tribune
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July 10, 2025
by WorldTribune Staff, July 10, 2025 Real World News In his first major appearance on the world stage, South Korea’s newly elected leftist President Lee Jae-Myung failed to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G7 Summit in Canada last...
Seoul to repatriate six North Koreans this week, despite radio silence from Pyongyang
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 7, 2025
Published: 07 Jul. 2025, 17:15 Updated: 07 Jul. 2025, 19:26 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI A Coast Guard vessel tows a small North Korean wooden boat that drifted south in the West Sea to be handed over to North Korea in February...
(2nd LD) S. Korea to soon repatriate 6 N. Koreans rescued at sea: source
Yonhap News Agency
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July 7, 2025
(ATTN: ADDS presidential office's comments in last 3 paras) SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government has decided to soon repatriate six North Koreans, rescued from the southern side of the inter-Korean maritime border, via a sea...
Cambodia says Thailand attempting to ‘tarnish’ it with claims it engaged North Korean hackers
The Straits Times
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July 7, 2025
PHNOM PENH – Cambodia accused Thailand on July 7 of a “malicious attempt” to smear its reputation with accusations it has launched cyber attacks on the neighbouring nation, as a diplomatic feud festers. The South-east Asian neighbours have been at...
South Korea’s Yoon detained for second time over martial law
Bangladesh Post
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South Korea’s former president, Yoon Suk-yeol, has been arrested for a second time and returned to a solitary jail cell over his ill-fated attempt to impose martial law last December. Yoon’s detention on Thursday came after a court in the South...
Cambodia Denies Involvement with North Korean Hackers amid Thai Disinformation Claims: Ministry of Post and Telecommunications
Fresh News
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Hits: 253 Created: 07 July 2025 Hits: 253 (Phnom Penh): Cambodian Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC) issued an announcement rejecting claims circulated on Thai social media accusing Cambodia of collaborating with North Korean hackers....
Lee meets Cardinal You Heung-sik, proposes that pope 'consider stopping by North Korea'
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 7, 2025
Published: 07 Jul. 2025, 18:55 Updated: 07 Jul. 2025, 19:27 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI President Lee Jae Myung, right, meets with Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik at the presidential office in central Seoul on July 7. [JOINT...
South Korea’s Balloon Ban Limits Activists Opposing North Korean Regime
StratNews Global
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July 7, 2025
The gear used by activist Lee Min-bok to launch balloons carrying leaflets critical of Kim Jong Un into North Korea has sat unused for months, collecting dust and cobwebs. South Korea’s crackdown on such balloon campaigns has curbed the activities...
asia South Korea's balloon crackdown hits anti-North Korea activists
Asiaone
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July 7, 2025
POCHEON, South Korea — The equipment activist Lee Min-bok uses to send balloons laden with anti-Kim Jong-un leaflets across the border from South Korea into the North has been gathering dust and cobwebs for months. When it became clear that...
South Korea To Soon Repatriate Six North Koreans Rescued At Sea: Report
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, July 7 (IANS) The South Korean government has decided to soon repatriate six North Koreans, rescued from the southern side of the inter-Korean maritime border, via a sea route, a government source said Monday. "President (Lee...
North Korea has a new luxury beach resort. But the country isn't open to most tourists
WVIA - Pennsylvania
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July 5, 2025
SEOUL, South Korea — When President Trump met North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un for a historic summit in 2018, he tried to show a rosy future North Korea could aspire to. "As an example, they have great beaches. You see that whenever they're...
US Ally Flies New Submarine Hunters To Sink North Korea's Navy
Newsweek
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July 7, 2025
South Korea began flying its fleet of P-8A maritime patrol aircraft—acquired from its ally the United States—to counter North Korea's navy, including its destroyers and submarines. The P-8A is capable of conducting anti-submarine and anti-surface...
(LEAD) S. Korea to soon repatriate 6 N. Koreans rescued at sea: source
Yonhap News Agency
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July 7, 2025
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with new info) SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government has decided to soon repatriate six North Koreans, rescued from the southern side of the inter-Korean maritime border, via a sea...
North Korean man crosses heavily fortified border into South Korea
New York Post
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July 5, 2025
An unidentified North Korean man crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas and is in South Korean custody, the South’s military said Friday. The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the military identified and tracked the...
South Korea to repatriate 6 North Korean residents
The Korea Times
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July 7, 2025
The government said Monday it will repatriate six North Korean residents who were rescued after drifting into South Korean waters earlier this year — a move that, if carried out, aligns with the Lee Jae Myung administration's push for reengagement...
Trump’s attempts to send letters to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un unlikely delivered as their friendship falls apartment
Zambian Observer
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July 7, 2025
According to reports, President Trump’s efforts to communicate directly with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un through personal letters have reportedly been unsuccessful for years. The letters, intended to rekindle the diplomatic engagement that...
Seoul reaffirms intent to promptly repatriate 6 North Koreans rescued at sea
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 7, 2025
Published: 07 Jul. 2025, 13:18 A wooden boat is towed by a South Korean military vessel in the East Sea in this photo from Oct. 24, 2023. [YONHAP] The Ministry of Unification on Monday reaffirmed its intent to safely and promptly repatriate six...
Starbucks with North Korea view sees 120,000 customers since opening
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 7, 2025
Published: 07 Jul. 2025, 11:16 Updated: 07 Jul. 2025, 14:56 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI A visitor watched North Korean side at the observatory of the Aegibong Peace Ecopark in Gimpo, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 29, 2024....
SKorea’s Yoon detained again over martial law
The Manila Times
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July 10, 2025
(UPDATE) SEOUL — South Korea’s disgraced former president Yoon Suk Yeol was detained for a second time on Thursday over his declaration of martial law late last year and held in a solitary cell as investigators widened their insurrection probe....