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(4th LD) N. Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles: JCS

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 5-8, last para)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles in a northeastern direction on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, further ratcheti
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USFK commander nominee says 28,500 American troops in S. Korea are 'essential'

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- Maintaining 28,500 American troops in South Korea is "essential," the nominee for U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) commander has said, amid concerns that former President Donald Trump could weigh a
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(3rd LD) N. Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles: JCS

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details; ADDS byline)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles in a northeastern direction on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, further ratcheti
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(2nd LD) N. Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles: JCS

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES throughout with more details; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles in a northeastern direction on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, further ratcheting
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(URGENT) N. Korean missiles flew about 400 km: JCS

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(LEAD) N. Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles: JCS

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with more details)SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles in a northeastern direction on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, further ratcheting up
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(URGENT) Latest N.K. launch involves multiple short-range ballistic missiles: JCS

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N. Korea fires ballistic missile eastward: JCS

SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile eastward on Wednesday, South Korea's military said.The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launch but gave no further details, saying an analysis is unde
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(URGENT) N. Korea fires unidentified ballistic missile eastward: JCS

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N. Korea to hold key parliamentary meeting on Oct. 7 to revise constitution

SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea will hold a key parliamentary meeting next month to mainly amend the country's constitution, state media reported Monday, after its leader Kim Jong-un called for the constitutional revision to define South
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N. Korea showcases newly built Western-style beer pub, firework store in Pyongyang

SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has showcased a Western-style beer pub and other various modern facilities in its so-called new town district of Pyongyang. According to photos and an article released by the Choson Sinbo, a pro-North Korean ne
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N. Korea launches trash balloons toward S. Korea for 2nd day: JCS

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Sunday launched balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea for the second straight day, the South's military said.The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the latest launches, noting the b
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(URGENT) N. Korea again launches suspected trash-carrying balloons toward S. Korea: JCS

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Yoon says issue of separated families is 'most pressing task'

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol said Sunday that addressing the issue of family members separated by the 1950-53 Korean War is "the most pressing task."Yoon made the remark in a speech read on his behalf by Unification
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Nearly 2,000 aging separated family members die in first 8 months of year: gov't data

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- Nearly 2,000 separated family members in South Korea died in the first eight months of this year without having an opportunity to reunite with their loved ones in North Korea after being separated by the 1950-53 Korean War
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N. Korea launches more trash balloons toward S. Korea: JCS

SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea sent more balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea on Saturday, the South's military said, just three days after it floated similar balloons southward.In a message sent to reporters at 10:26 p.m.,
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(URGENT) N. Korea again launches suspected trash balloons toward S. Korea: JCS

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(4th LD) U.S. says 'only viable path' for peace is 'complete' Korean Peninsula denuclearization

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- The "only viable path" toward lasting peace is through the "complete" denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, a State Departme
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N.K. leader meets top Russian security official on 1st anniv. of Vostochny summit: KCNA

SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has met with the head of Russia's Security Council in Pyongyang and vowed to deepen the bilateral ties between the two countries, state media said Saturday.The meeting came on the annive
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Trump says he'll be able to solve 'most' problems related to N. Korea, Iran via 'phone calls'

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Friday he will be able to solve "most of the problems" related to North Korea and Iran through "phone calls" and possibly in-p