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  Lee-Trump summit shows leaders share identical approach to building peace: unification minister

  SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- The recent summit between President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump shows they share an identical approach to strategies for building peace on the Korean Peninsula, the unification minister said Tuesday.Chung
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  N. Korea denounces ongoing S. Korea-U.S. military exercise as 'will to invade'

  SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Tuesday renewed its criticism of the ongoing joint exercise between South Korea and the United States, calling it an expression of their "will to invade" and warning that they will "pay a de
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  S. Korea to host major int'l energy events this week

  SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is set to host a series of major international energy events this week in the southeastern city of Busan, including the World Climate Industry Expo (WCE) and a meeting of energy ministers from the Asia-Pacific E
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  Lee says to raise full range of issues on N. Korea in key summit with Trump

  By Kim Eun-jungWASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Sunday he will raise a full range of issues on North Korea in his high-stakes summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, emphasizing the need to engage in dialogue with Pyongya
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  N. Korea slams Lee's summit with Ishiba as bid to woo Washington

  By Park Boram SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday criticized President Lee Jae Myung's recent summit with the Japanese prime minister, calling it a diplomatic show aimed at dispelling Washington's misunderstanding.The North's
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  UNC says around 30 N. Korean troops crossed inter-Korean border recently, triggering S. Korean warning shots

  SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- Around 30 North Korean troops recently crossed the inter-Korean border despite warning broadcasts, triggering warning shots from the South Korean military, a spokesperson of the U.S.-led U.N. Command (UNC) said Sunday, citi
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  (URGENT) UNC says around 30 N. Korean troops crossed inter-Korean border recently, triggering S. Korean warning shots

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  (LEAD) N. Korea's Kim supervises test-firing of new air defense missiles: KCNA

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more info throughout, new photo)SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea conducted a test-firing of two types of newly improved air defense missiles to assess their combat capability, with leader Kim Jong-un supervising the test of
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  N. Korea's Kim supervises test-firing of new air defense missiles: KCNA

  SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea conducted a test-firing of two types of newly improved new air defense missiles to assess their combat capability, with leader Kim Jong-un supervising the test of new weapons, state media reported Sunday.The Mis
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  (URGENT) N. Korea's Kim supervises test of new air defense missiles: KCNA

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  (2nd LD) N. Korea berates S. Korea for firing warning shots at its troops in border area this week

  (ATTN: ADDS S. Korean military's response, details in paras 10-11, 14)SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Saturday accused South Korea's military of having fired more than 10 warning shots at North Korean soldiers, who were conducting a
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  (LEAD) N. Korea berates S. Korea for firing warning shots at its troops in border area this week

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout)SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Saturday accused South Korea's military of having fired more than 10 warning shots at North Korean soldiers, who were conducting a border reinforcement project,
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  N. Korea berates S. Korea for firing warning shots at its troops in border area this week

  SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Saturday accused South Korea's military of having fired more than 10 warning shots earlier this week at North Korean soldiers who were in a border reinforcement project, underscoring a rise in inter-Korea
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  (URGENT) N. Korea claims S. Korea fired warning shots at N.K. military near border on Aug. 19

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  N. Korea installs 2 additional loudspeakers along border

  SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to have installed additional loudspeakers against South Korea along the inter-Korean border, military officials said Friday.North Korea installed two loudspeakers in border regions, presumably the previo
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  (URGENT) Top security adviser says S. Korea, U.S. share consensus on Lee's 3-stage denuclearization plan for N. Korea

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  USFK says S. Korea-U.S. combined drills 'far from aggression' following N.K. criticism

  By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) on Friday defended a major South Korea-U.S. exercise under way as a commitment to ensuring stability on the Korean Peninsula, rebutting North Korea's criticism that the drills ar
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  Unification minister, Britain's top envoy discuss Korean Peninsula issues

  SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Chung Dong-young on Friday met with British Ambassador to South Korea Colin Crooks, and discussed Korean Peninsula issues and cooperation on North Korea policy, according to the unification ministry.In
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  S. Korea to review request by elderly ex-N. Korean soldier to return to North

  By Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry plans to review a request by an elderly former North Korean soldier, who had been jailed for decades in South Korea, to be returned to the North, according to a civic group represen
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  (3rd LD) N. Korea's Kim praises troops deployed to Russia-Ukraine war as 'great heroes'

  (ATTN: REWRITES lead; UPDATES with more details throughout, photo)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has awarded commendations to the North's troops deployed to Russia's war with Ukraine, calling them &