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North Korea has fired a flurry of missiles. Experts warn a nuclear test could be next

The isolated communist country under Kim Jong Un recently passed a law enshrining the right to use pre-emptive nuclear strikes and making its status as a nuclear-armed nation "irreversible".

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South Korea’s Yoon Apologizes for Halloween Crush, Vows Justice

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol apologized on Monday for the deadly Halloween crush in Seoul, pledging to hold to account any officials found to be responsible for sloppy responses and to reform police and safety management systems. The Oct. 29 crush killed 156 people, mostly in their twenties and thirties,…

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Ex-South Korean Leader Plans to Give up Dogs from North Korea’s Kim

South Korea's former President Moon Jae-in said on Monday he plans to give up a pair of dogs sent by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a gift following their 2018 summit, citing a lack of support from his successor. Moon has raised the white Pungsan dogs named "Gomi"…

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North Korea’s Flurry of Missile Tests Raises Alarm – But Are We Seeing Anything New?

The sustained pace of missile launches may serve as a distraction to focus the North Korean people’s gaze on the external enemy rather than their own distress and the government’s role in it.

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S Korea’s Yoon Suk-yeol apologises over deadly Halloween crush

South Korean president promises to hold to account officials who failed to respond to tragedy that killed 156 people.

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North Korea's flurry of missile tests raises alarm – but are we seeing anything new?

The sustained frequency and intensity of North Korea’s missile launches in recent weeks has refocused attention on the Korean Peninsula at a time when the danger of great power war seems more immediate.

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South Korea's Yoon apologises for Halloween crush, vows justice

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol apologised on Monday for the deadly Halloween crush in Seoul, pledging to hold to account any officials found to be responsible for sloppy responses and to reform police and safety management systems.

Reuters

Public anger continues to build as mourners gather across Seoul to hold vigil over deadly Itaewon crush

People demand that president Yoon Suk-yeol step down

The Independent UK

Itaewon crowd crush: thousands join vigil as anger grows in South Korea

Law enforcement concedes insufficient planning as president belatedly expresses regret for disaster

The Guardian - UK

Tokyo, Seoul begin coordination to hold summit talks in S.E. Asia

The governments of Japan and South Korea have begun coordination to hold a summit meeting of the leaders of the two countries on the sidelines of international conferences to be held in Southeast Asia from Nov. 10 to 16, sources said.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Candlelight vigils mourn South Korea Halloween disaster victims

Seoul (AFP) - Candlelight vigils and rallies were held in South Korea on Saturday to commemorate the 156 people killed in a Halloween crowd crush, with public anger growing over one of the country's deadliest peacetime disasters.

AFP

Candlelight vigils to mourn South Korea Halloween disaster victims

Seoul (AFP) - Candlelight vigils and rallies were expected in South Korea on Saturday to commemorate the 156 people killed in a Halloween crowd crush, with public anger growing over one of the country's deadliest peacetime disasters.

AFP

Flurry of North Korean launches demonstrates complexity of missile defences

North Korea's barrage of missiles this week was a vivid illustration of how tracking and intercepting waves of missiles at different altitudes and trajectories is a complex task - even in peacetime.

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How a night of Halloween revelry turned to disaster in South Korea

The Itaewon district in South Korea's capital is known to revelers as a place of fun, freedom and openness. But its narrow, steep streets and constrained access points proved a lethal mix for Halloween partygoers who became trapped in a crowd crush that left more than 150 people dead.

Bangkok Post

Halloween tragedy tests Seoul's unpopular leader

A nightmarish disaster whose victims were predominantly the young. A right-of-centre leader whose popularity is sliding. A political flashpoint potentially in the making once the nation absorbs the tragedy.

The Guardian - UK

North Korea’s recent drills show west cannot ignore nuclear threat

Country firing close to South Korean waters in response to Washington-Seoul drills, as it also sells missiles to Russia

The Japan News/Yomiuri

South Korea expedites efforts to establish Iron Dome-style air defense system

SEOUL -- The administration of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is expediting efforts to develop an advanced air defense system to counter North Korean rocket launches.

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North Korea fires more than 20 missiles, one close to South

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea fired more than 20 missiles Wednesday, including one that landed close to South Korea's waters in what President Yoon Suk-yeol said was "effectively a territorial invasion".

AFP

N. Korea fires 23 missiles, one close to S. Korea

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea fired at least 23 missiles Wednesday, including one that landed close to South Korea's waters in what President Yoon Suk-yeol said was "effectively a territorial invasion".

AFP

N. Korea fires 17 missiles, one close to S. Korea

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea fired at least 17 missiles Wednesday, including one that landed close to South Korea's waters in what President Yoon Suk-yeol said was "effectively a territorial invasion".

Evening Standard

North and South Korea fire missiles off each other’s coasts for first time

One ballistic missile landed less than 60 kilometres off South Korea’s coast, the first time an apparent test had landed near the its waters

Dynamite News

International: North Korea Fires Missile Across Maritime Border

South Korea later fired three missiles in response to the North. Seoul's President Yoon Suk-yeol called Pyongyang's launch an "effective territorial invasion", the BBC reported. Read on for details:

AFP

N. Korea fires more than 10 missiles, one close to S. Korea

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea fired more than 10 missiles Wednesday, including one that landed close to South Korea's waters in what President Yoon Suk-yeol said was "effectively a territorial invasion".

AFP

N. Korea fires more than 10 missiles, one close to S. Korea waters

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea fired more than 10 missiles Wednesday, including one that landed close to South Korea's waters that President Yoon Suk-yeol said was 'effectively a territorial invasion'.

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