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(LEAD) N. Korea says it successfully conducted multiple warhead missile capability test

(ATTN: RECASTS throughout; CHANGES photos)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea claimed to have successfully conducted a missile test aimed at securing multiple warhead capability, state media said Thursday, contradicting South Korea&#
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SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on June 27.Korean-language dailies-- Populism, political polarization threaten democracy: experts (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Delinquency rate of small business owners
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N. Korea says it successfully conducted multiple warhead missile capability test

SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said it has successfully conducted a missile test to secure multiple warhead capability, state media said Thursday, contradicting South Korea's military announcement that the test is believed to have ended i
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(3rd LD) S. Korea, U.S., Japan voice concerns over 'weaponization' of economic dependencies

(ATTN: CHANGES photo; MINOR edits)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, June 26 (Yonhap) -- Top industry officials of South Korea, the United States and Japan expressed concerns Wednesday over the "weaponization" of economic dependencies on certain
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(2nd LD) S. Korea, Japan, U.S. voice concerns over 'weaponization' of economic dependencies

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details in paras 8-10)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, June 26 (Yonhap) -- Top industry officials of South Korea, the United States and Japan expressed concerns Wednesday over the "weaponization" of economic
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(URGENT) N. Korea says it successfully conducted test aimed at securing multiple warhead missile capability

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(LEAD) S. Korea, Japan, U.S. voice concerns over 'weaponization' of economic dependencies

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with joint statement)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, June 26 (Yonhap) -- Top industry officials of South Korea, the United States and Japan expressed concerns Wednesday over the "weaponization"
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S. Korea, U.S., Japan underline commitment to three-way cooperation on supply chains, economic security

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, June 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan underscored their commitment to enhancing three-way cooperation on critical technologies, supply chains and other areas of economic security as they held their fi
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U.S. will oppose potential N. Korean worker dispatch to occupied Ukrainian territory: State Dept.

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, June 26 (Yonhap) -- The United States will oppose any cooperation between Russia and North Korea on Russia-occupied parts of Ukraine's territory, a State Department official said Wednesday, amid speculation that North K
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(LEAD) No fundamental change in N.K. religious freedom situation: U.S. report

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 7-9)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, June 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's situation regarding its religious freedom has not fundamentally changed over the past decade, a U.S. report said Wednesday, citing reports that accuse
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Senior Russian diplomat calls for S. Korea to rethink 'confrontational policy' on peninsula: TASS

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, June 26 (Yonhap) -- A senior Russian diplomat called Wednesday for South Korea to reconsider what he called a "confrontational" policy of "provoking an escalation of tensions" on the Korean Peninsula
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No fundamental change in N.K. religious freedom situation: U.S. report

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, June 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's situation regarding its religious freedom has not fundamentally changed over the past decade, a U.S. report said Wednesday, citing reports that accused Pyongyang of harshly treating its
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(LEAD) S. Korea, Japan agree to bolster cooperation in clean hydrogen

(ATTN: CHANGES photo; ADDS photo, remarks in paras 5-9)SEJONG/WASHINGTON, June 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun and his Japanese counterpart held talks in Washington and they agreed to launch a working group on cooperation i
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Russia warns S. Korea's potential arms supply to Ukraine could lead to 'irreversible' results

SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's possible supply of lethal weapons to Ukraine could result in "irreversible consequences" in its relations with Russia, a Russian foreign ministry official said Wednesday.The warning came after
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(2nd LD) N. Korea sends trash-carrying balloons to S. Korea for 3rd day

(ATTN: COMBINES with earlier story; UPDATES with additional launch)By Lee Minji and Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday sent balloons presumed to be carrying trash toward South Korea again, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)
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N. Korea sends trash-carrying balloons to S. Korea for 3rd day

SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday sent balloons presumed to be carrying trash toward South Korea again, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, in what marked its third consecutive balloon launch campaign this week alone.The JCS said
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(URGENT) N. Korea again launches suspected trash-carrying balloons toward S. Korea: JCS

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S. Korea, U.S. hold joint air drills involving F-22 fighter jet

SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States on Wednesday staged joint air drills involving some 30 aircraft, including the U.S. F-22 Raptor, the South's Air Force said, in an apparent show of air power against North Korean threat
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Senior diplomats, military officials reaffirm Seoul-Washington alliance amid heightened geopolitical woes

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- Senior diplomats and military officials from South Korea and the United States reaffirmed the strength of their alliance and commitment to deterrence Wednesday amid heightened geopolitical uncertainties trigge
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(2nd LD) Police, labor ministry raid battery maker as part of probe over deadly fire

(ATTN: ADDS more details in last 2 paras)SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- Police and the labor ministry raided a battery maker and workforce suppliers Wednesday as they ratcheted up probes into a deadly fire that killed 23 workers.On Monday, lithium batter