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N. Korea launches suspected ICBM, S.Korea and US extend joint air drills

North Korea continued its barrage of weapons tests on Thursday, firing at least three missiles including a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile that forced the Japanese government to issue evacuation alerts and temporarily halt trains.

France 24

South Korea, U.S. condemn North Korea's missile launches as 'deplorable' -Seoul foreign ministry

South Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman strongly condemned North Korea's series of missile launches as "deplorable, immoral" during their phone call on Thursday, Seoul's foreign ministry said.

Reuters

North Korea fired one long-range, two short-range missiles -South Korea military

North Korea fired three ballistic missiles towards the Korean Peninsula's east coast on Thursday, including a long-range missile from the capital Pyongyang, and two short-range missiles from Kaechon, north of Pyongyang, South Korea's military said.

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North Korea fires suspected intercontinental ballistic missile

Japan says initial warning missile flew over archipelago was wrong, but concerns over potential nuclear test grow.

Al Jazeera

Analysis: North Korea fired dozens of missiles. What now?

For days North Korean officials have raged over U.S.-South Korean military drills, promising a violent response

The Independent UK

North Korea fires suspected ICBM, warns U.S. against 'dangerous' choices

North Korea fired multiple missiles into the sea on Thursday, including a possible failed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), prompting the United States and South Korea to extend air drills that have angered Pyongyang.

Reuters

South Korea says North Korea has test-fired another missile

South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern sea, the latest in a series of weapons tests that have raised tensions in the region

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Son Heung-min a major doubt for World Cup as he requires surgery on facial injury

South Korea’s first World Cup game against Uruguay is 22 days away

The Independent UK

Son Heung-min major doubt for World Cup as he requires surgery on facial injury

South Korea’s first World Cup game against Uruguay is 22 days away.

The Independent UK

Five tastes of Asia

Following the return of international tourism in Asia, five photographers with deep connections to India, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Thailand share one of their favourite local dishes.

Bangkok Post

$Tottenham's Son Heung-min to undergo eye fracture surgery putting South Korea World Cup in doubt$

Tottenham's Son Heung-min to undergo eye fracture surgery putting South Korea World Cup in doubt

Tottenham news: Heung-min Son is set to undergo surgery to stabilise a fracture in his eye

Football London

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 Guardian - UK

Families, friends struggle to cope after Seoul crush

As bereaved families and friends struggle to make sense of a Halloween crowd crush that killed 156 people in South Korea’s capital, their grief is mixed with anger about officials’ failure to employ crowd controls in a small nightlife district swarmed with tens of thousands of partiers

The Independent UK

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 six more missiles - South Korea military

North Korea fired six additional missiles off its east and west coasts on Wednesday, after launching 17 missiles earlier in the day, South Korea's military said.

The Independent UK

Japanese ex-PM Aso to visit South Korea to improve ties

Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso has left for Seoul to meet with South Korean officials as the two countries try to improve ties that were badly strained by Japanese wartime atrocities

Reuters

U.S. condemns North Korea's latest missile launch

The United States on Wednesday condemned North Korea's latest launch of a ballistic missile, which landed less than 60 kilometres off South Korea's coast, the first time an apparent test had landed near the South's waters, a State Department spokesperson said.

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

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N. Korea Fires 100 Artillery Rounds into Maritime 'Buffer Zone'

North Korea fired 100 artillery rounds into a maritime "buffer zone" Wednesday, Seoul's military said, hours after Pyongyang launched a series of missile tests including one that landed near South Korean waters. "North Korea fired around 100 artillery rounds from the Kosong area in Kangwon into the 'buffer zone' north…

Reuters

North Korea fired more than 100 artillery rounds - South military

North Korea fired more than 100 rounds of artillery on Wednesday from its east coast into a military buffer zone established in a military agreement with the South, South Korea's military said.

WEKU

Desperate calls for help came hours before the Seoul crowd surge turned deadly

"It looks like people will be squashed to death," said a person who called police nearly three hours before the first fatality. On Wednesday, the team investigating the incident raided Seoul police.

The Independent UK

Investigators raid Seoul police over deadly crowd surge

South Korea’s National Police Agency has raided local police departments in the capital, Seoul, and the city’s Yongsan district office as it investigates whether official ineptitude contributed to a deadly crowd surge that killed 156 people in the neighborhood of Itaewon

Reuters

Trauma of South Korea Halloween party tragedy is pervasive, expert says

As South Korea mourns the deaths of more than 150 people in a Halloween party crush, many people - even those not directly involved - are dealing with trauma and a search for answers that has at times blamed the victims, a psychiatry expert says.

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:

Wales Online

North Korea fires ‘more than ten’ missiles after issuing nuke threat to US

Seoul authorities send residents of an eastern island to underground shelters as it issues an air raid alert amid increasing tensions in the area

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