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South Korea condemns Russia’s move to seal defence pact with North Korea

Seoul ‘strongly urges’ immediate withdrawal of North Korean troops from Russia.

Al Jazeera

‘Blood alliance’: why South Korea fears North’s involvement in Ukraine war

News that troops from North Korea could be joining Russians on the battlefield in Ukraine has caused deep concern in Seoul

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine Says N. Korean Troops Arrived In Russian 'Combat Zone'

Ukraine said Thursday that North Korean troops have arrived in the "combat zone" in Russia's Kursk border region, where Moscow has struggled to push back Ukrainian forces for months.

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North Korea Trash Balloon Blows Up Over South Korean President's Office, Scatters Garbage Across Building

A North Korean "trash balloon" exploded over the South Korean Presidential Office Compound in Seoul on Thursday.

Latin Times

North Korean Balloon Drops Trash On South Korean Compound

North Korean balloons and propaganda raise tensions between North and South Korea, with concerns over technology transfers from Russia.

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North Korean trash balloon drops leaflets calling South Korean president and his wife mentally unstable

South Korea‘s presidential security service said one of the balloons sent by North Korea burst over the presidential compound

The Independent UK

Seoul vows response as North Korean troops head to Ukraine

South Korea’s president says his government “won’t sit idle” as North Korea allegedly sends troops to support Russia’s war on Ukraine

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More Than Food: Seoul Gentrification Threatens Free Meal Centre

Before the Zaha Hadid-designed plaza, before the luxury high rises, before the South Korean neighbourhood hosted fashion week, there was a pastor handing out rice to poor pensioners in Seoul's Dongdaemun district.

International Business Times

Trash carried by a North Korean balloon again falls on the presidential compound in Seoul

South Korea says trash carried by a North Korean balloon has fallen on the presidential compound in central Seoul

The Independent UK

US says ‘evidence’ North Korea has sent troops to Russia

Seoul’s intelligence agency says double the number of soldiers previously stated sent to fight against Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Seoul Says N.Korea Sent More Troops To Russia, Kyiv Urges Their Surrender

Ukraine on Wednesday called on any North Korean troops fighting for Russia to surrender, after South Korea said over a thousand more had been deployed by Pyongyang.

International Business Times

Adoptee deported from US criticizes Korean government and adoption agency over lack of citizenship

Adam Crapser, an adoptee who was deported to South Korea in 2016 because his American parents never secured his citizenship, has delivered a scathing denunciation of the Korean government and his adoption agency in a Seoul appeals court

The Independent UK

South Korea mulls aiding Ukraine amid reports North Korea to assist Russia

Seoul signals its most proactive position towards arming Ukraine to date

The Guardian - UK

Major Asian capital launches £250m initiative to prevent lonely deaths

The ‘Loneliness-Free Seoul’ plan is aimed at dealing with increasing cases of godoksa (lonely deaths) in the South Korean capital

The Independent UK

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Telangana Congress govt’s Seoul trip for journalists sparks war of words with BRS

Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president KT Rama Rao’s criticised the Congress government on Sunday for spending public money on a trip organised by the government to take journalists to Seoul in South Korea for the Musi rejuvenation project.

International Business Times

North Korea UN Representative Denies Pyongyang Sent Troops To Russia

North Korea has not sent troops to Russia to help Moscow fight Ukraine, one of its United Nations representatives said Monday, dismissing Seoul's claims as "groundless rumor".

The Guardian - UK

South Korea summons Russian envoy over North Korean troop deployment

Seoul demands immediate withdrawal of elite soldiers reportedly helping Russia in its war against Ukraine

International Business Times

Seoul Demands 'Immediate Withdrawal' Of North Korean Troops In Russia

South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador Monday to criticise Pyongyang's decision to send thousands of soldiers to support Moscow's war in Ukraine, the foreign ministry said, calling for their immediate withdrawal.

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International Business Times

North Korea Troop Deployment Locks In Russia Military Alliance

North Korea's decision to deploy thousands of soldiers to Ukraine's front lines cements Pyongyang's contentious military alliance with Moscow, experts told AFP, and pulls Russia deeper into Korean peninsula security.

International Business Times

Pyongyang Says Recovered Remains Of South Korean Drone

North Korea claimed Saturday it had discovered the remains of at least one crashed South Korean military drone in the capital Pyongyang, releasing images of the device that some analysts confirmed was South Korean.

International Business Times

N Korea Sending 'Large-scale' Troop Deployment To Russia, Seoul Spy Agency Says

North Korea has decided to send a "large-scale" troop deployment to support Moscow's war in Ukraine, with 1,500 special forces already in Russia's Far East and undergoing training, Seoul's spy agency said Friday.

Fashion Times

Creative Director-Less Chanel Picks a Surprising Destination for Its Cruise 2026 Runway Show

Past cruise collections have been presented everywhere from Venice to New York City to Singapore to Seoul and even Havana.

Top News

South Korean Court Acquits Police Chief In Halloween Crush

Former Seoul police chief and officers acquitted in Halloween crowd crush case, sparking outrage. Lack of disaster planning and inadequate emergency respon...

The Independent UK

South Korean court acquits former police chief over deadly crowd crush

A South Korean court found the former police chief of the country’s capital, Seoul, not guilty over a botched response to a Halloween crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people in 2022

International Business Times

North Korea Says Constitution Now Defines South As 'Hostile' State

North Korea said Thursday that its constitution now defines the South as a "hostile" state, the first time Pyongyang has confirmed legal changes called for by leader Kim Jong Un earlier this year.

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