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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

N. Korea launches ballistic missiles as US-S. Korea air drills end

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea fired four ballistic missiles on Saturday, the South Korean military said -- the latest in Pyongyang's testing blitz this week as Washington and Seoul concluded their biggest-ever air force drills.

AFP

North Korea fires ballistic missiles as tensions mount with USA and South Korea

North Korea fired four short-range ballistic missiles into the western sea on Saturday, South Korea's military said, as Seoul and Washington ended a high-profile six-day military exercise.

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North Korea fires four short-range ballistic missiles

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea fired four short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Saturday, the South Korean military said, the latest in a blitz of weapons launches by Pyongyang this week.

AFP

US ramps up South Korea joint air drills with B-1B heavy bomber

Seoul (AFP) - A US B-1B long-range heavy bomber will participate in ongoing joint air drills with South Korea on Saturday, a defence ministry official in Seoul told AFP, ramping up a show of force after North Korea's blitz of missile launches.

AFP

Body of woman killed in Itaewon crush returns home

The body of a Thai woman killed in Seoul Halloween crush disaster arrived in her home province of Phetchabun early Saturday morning.

Bangkok Post

US B-1B bomber to join S. Korea joint air drills: official

Seoul (AFP) - A US B-1B strategic bomber will participate in the ongoing joint air drills with South Korea on Saturday, a defence ministry official in Seoul told AFP, a show of force after a blitz of missile launches by North Korea.

AFP

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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

US assails China, Russia on N.Korea after missile barrage

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The United States on Friday assailed China and Russia at the UN Security Council for having "enabled" North Korea, which has launched a record-breaking blitz of missile tests.

AFP

Seoul scrambles jets after detecting 180 North Korean warplanes

Seoul (AFP) - South Korea's military scrambled stealth jets on Friday after detecting the mobilisation of 180 North Korean warplanes, Seoul said, following a record-breaking blitz of missile tests by Pyongyang this week.

AFP

North Korea Fired Artillery Barrage Overnight, Seoul Says

North Korea fired an artillery barrage into a maritime "buffer zone" overnight, Seoul's military said Friday, after a record-breaking blitz of launches that included a failed intercontinental ballistic missile test. Seoul and Washington, which have warned Pyongyang's recent launches could culminate in a nuclear test, extended their largest-ever joint air…

Asharq Al-Awsat

'Potential heartbreaker': South Korea sweats on Son's World Cup fate

Seoul (AFP) - South Korean football fans were nervously following the saga of Son Heung-min's facial injury on Friday and fear their World Cup will be ruined if the influential skipper is ruled out.

AFP

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Bangkok Post

N Korea fired artillery barrage overnight, Seoul says

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea fired an artillery barrage into a maritime "buffer zone" overnight, Seoul's military said Friday, after a record-breaking blitz of launches that included a failed intercontinental ballistic missile test.

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South Korea steps up monitoring in crowded subways after Halloween crush

South Korea is beefing up monitoring at crowded subway stations following a deadly Halloween crush that killed more than 150 people in Seoul, officials said on Friday.

Reuters

North Korea flies jets, fires artillery near border after U.S. and South extend drills

South Korea said it scrambled warplanes in response to 180 North Korean military flights near the countries' shared border on Friday, and Pyongyang again demanded that the United States and South Korea halt "provocative" air exercises.

The Independent UK

US, South Korea warn Pyongyang against nuclear weapons use

The U.S. and South Korea are jointly warning North Korea that use of any kind of nuclear weapon against Seoul or other regional allies would result in the end of Kim Jong Un’s regime

Reuters

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.

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Bangkok Post

Pyongyang's ICBM was a dud, says Seoul

SEOUL: North Korea unsuccessfully fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) during a new salvo of launches on Thursday, the South Korean military said, as Washington urged all nations to enforce sanctions on Pyongyang.

AFP

South Korean fans abuse Marseille defender online after Son injury

Seoul (AFP) - South Korean football fans have subjected Marseille's Chancel Mbemba to a torrent of abuse online, some of it racist, and demanded he apologise to Son Heung-min with the forward's World Cup in doubt.

Al Jazeera

North Korea warns of ‘uncontrollable phase’ as air drill extended

South Korea and the United States extended the ‘Vigilant Storm’ air drills in response to North Korean missile launches.

The Independent UK

S. Koreans ashamed over safety failures in Halloween tragedy

The Halloween party crush in Seoul's Itaewon entertainment district has caused an outpouring of public sympathy in South Korea toward the 150 dead, mostly in their 20s and 30s

Reuters

Analysis-Why is North Korea testing so many missiles?

The hundreds of South Korean and American warplanes simulating attacks during drills are most likely what led North Korea to test a record number of missiles this week, experts say, but Pyongyang may also be turning up the heat before a nuclear test.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Seoul: N. Korea ICBM Launch Appears to Have Failed

North Korea unsuccessfully fired an intercontinental ballistic missile during a new salvo of launches Thursday, the South Korean military said. The launches prompted South Korea and the United States to extend their ongoing joint air drills, the largest-ever such exercises, citing North Korea's "provocations". People in parts of northern Japan…

Bangkok Post

Thai woman killed by Seoul crush to arrive home Friday

The body of the young Thai woman killed in the Itaewon crush will be returned to Bangkok on Friday, and her father will take her home to Phetchabun province.

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