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Nat'l security adviser does not rule out N.K. nuclear test around U.S. election

SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- National Security Adviser Shin Won-sik said Monday that North Korea remains ready to carry out its seventh nuclear test at any time and that includes around the U.S. presidential election in November.Shin made the remark d
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S. Korean military vows 'stern' measures should N. Korea cross the line with balloon campaign

By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military on Monday vowed to take "stern" military measures should North Korea "cross the line" with its ongoing trash balloon campaign or inflict serious damage to the
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N. Korea sends more trash balloons toward S. Korea

SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea sent more balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea on Sunday, the South's military said, just four days after a similar launch.The Joint Chiefs of Staff said the North resumed its balloon campaign
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(URGENT) N. Korea again launches suspected trash-carrying balloons toward S. Korea: JCS

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N. Korea's top diplomat says will not overlook any hostile acts

SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's foreign minister has warned that Pyongyang will not overlook any hostile acts on the Korean Peninsula, claiming that the peninsula's security situation is heading for a "more dangerous threshold
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(LEAD) Quad leaders decry N.K. missile launches, reaffirm 'complete' Korean Peninsula denuclearization goal

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 4, 12-21; ADDS photos)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- The leaders of the United States, India, Japan and Australia on Saturday denounced North Korea's "destabilizing" missile laun
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N. Korea's Kim vows to develop friendly ties with China

SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has expressed his intention to develop friendly relations with Beijing in his reply letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping, the North's state media said Sunday. Kim sent the letter on Se
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Quad leaders decry N.K. missile launches, reaffirm 'complete' Korean Peninsula denuclearization goal

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- The leaders of the United States, India, Japan and Australia on Saturday denounced North Korea's "destabilizing" missile launches and its nuclear program, and reaffirmed their commitment
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Quad leaders to use strong language on N. Korea, South China Sea in joint statement: senior U.S. official

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- The United States, India, Japan and Australia will issue a joint summit statement that includes "some of the strongest language" on North Korea and the South China Sea on Saturday, a senior
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Korean mosaic depicting Virgin Mary in 'hanbok' unveiled in Vatican Gardens

VATICAN CITY, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- A mosaic depicting the Virgin Mary dressed in the traditional Korean outfit of "hanbok" was unveiled in the Vatican Gardens on Friday, marking the first time a Korean artwork has been installed in the hi
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Pope Francis expresses unease over Korean Peninsula division

VATICAN CITY, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- Pope Francis on Friday expressed his concern over the ongoing division of the Korean Peninsula during a meeting with South Korean bishops at the Vatican, one of the bishops said.Bishop Mathias Lee Yong-hoon, chairma
Summary of inter-Korean news this week

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SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.------------Yoon says S. Korea can counter N. Korean nuclear threats without its own nukes PRAGUE -- President Yoon Suk Yeol said Friday that South Korea is not con
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.------------N. Korea's top envoy to Cuba begins duties, vows to further strengthen tiesSEOUL -- North Korea's new ambassador to Cuba has vowed to
Summary of external news of North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news in North Korea this week.------------Quad leaders to discuss N. Korean threats, N.K.-Russia cooperation in upcoming summit: U.S. officialWASHINGTON -- The leaders of the United S
Key developments on North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.-----------Sept. 16 -- N. Korea to hold key parliamentary meeting on Oct. 7 to revise constitution17 -- USFK commander nominee calls N.K. threat 'singl
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Car driven by man in 70s smashes into hamburger store in Seoul; 1 dead, 5 injured

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- A car driven by a man in his 70s smashed into a hamburger restaurant in northern Seoul on Friday, killing one passerby and injuring five others, including the driver himself, officials said.The crash occurred at 10:32 a.m.
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N.K. trash balloon lands inside Seoul gov't complex

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean trash-carrying balloon landed inside the Seoul government complex for the second time Friday, authorities said.The balloon was found in the parking lot in front of the main entrance, carrying mostly househol
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(LEAD) Unification minister urges N. Korea to immediately return detained S. Koreans home

(ATTN: ADDS State Department's statement on missionary Kim in paras 8-10; RECASTS dateline)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL/WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho on Friday called on North Korea to "immediately and unconditio
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Ex-President Moon accuses Yoon gov't of creating 'most dangerous' state since Korean War

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- Former President Moon Jae-in lambasted the North Korea policies of the Yoon Suk Yeol administration on Friday, saying they have led to the "most dangerous" state on the Korean Peninsula since the 1950-53 Korean
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Unification minister urges N. Korea to immediately return detained S. Koreans home

By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho on Friday called on North Korea to "immediately and unconditionally" send a detained South Korean missionary and five other nationals back home, condemning the No