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Yoon denounces N. Korea's nuclear development as threat to nonproliferation regime

By Kim Eun-jungASHGABAT, June 11 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol condemned North Korea's nuclear development for threatening the international nonproliferation regime, as he was set to embark on a state visit Tuesday to Kazakhstan, a country
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(2nd LD) N. Korean soldiers briefly cross inter-Korean border, return after warning shots

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; ADDS byline)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- About 20 North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the inter-Korean land border earlier this week and went back to the North's side after the South's m
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N. Korea's vice public security minister leaves for Russia

SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's vice public security minister has left for Russia, state media reported Tuesday, amid deepening cooperation between the two nations following their leaders' summit last year.A North Korean delegation,
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(LEAD) N. Korean soldiers briefly cross inter-Korean border, return after warning shots

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; ADDS photo)SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- About 20 North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the inter-Korean land border earlier this week and went back to the North's side after the South's military fired war
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Incheon airport runways temporarily closed due to cargo plane's flat tire

SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- A cargo plane returning to Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, due to mechanical problems suffered a flat tire on landing on Tuesday, leading to the temporary closure of parts of the airport's runways, the air
S. Korean military fires warning shots after brief border incursion by N. Korean soldiers

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SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean military said Tuesday it fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the inter-Korean border earlier this week.A group of North Korean troops crossed over the Military Demarcation Line w
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(URGENT) S. Korean military says it fired warning shots after N. Korean soldiers briefly crossed border Sunday

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Changes at N.K. missile bases hint at effort to enhance Strategic Force status, readiness: U.S. monitor

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, June 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has made numerous changes at most of its ballistic missile bases over the last five years in an indication of its efforts to elevate the status of its Strategic Force, a unit tasked with oper
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(LEAD) U.S. official urges 'all' countries to honor UNSC resolutions amid Putin's reported plan to visit N. Korea

(ATTN: ADDS Pentagon official's comment in paras 10-16)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, June 10 (Yonhap) -- A State Department official called on "all" countries Monday to honor U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolutions against North Korea&#
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U.S. official urges 'all' countries to honor UNSC resolutions amid Putin's reported plan to visit N. Korea

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, June 10 (Yonhap) -- A State Department official called on "all" countries Monday to honor U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolutions against North Korea's weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs amid a repo
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(3rd LD) S. Korea not to turn on border propaganda loudspeakers Monday

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead para; UPDATES with details throughout; TRIMS)SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military has decided not to operate its propaganda loudspeakers near the border with North Korea on Monday, a day after turning th
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(URGENT) S. Korea's military detects signs of N. Korea installing loudspeakers

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(2nd LD) N. Korea launches some 310 trash-carrying balloons: Seoul military

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 10-11, 16-17)SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has launched around 310 trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea overnight, Seoul's military said Monday, amid escalating tensions over the North'
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(LEAD) Putin to visit N. Korea, Vietnam as early as this month: report

(ATTN: RECASTS throughout with more details) SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to visit North Korea and Vietnam in the coming weeks, a news report said Monday, amid growing speculation the widely expected trip to Pyong
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Putin to visit N. Korea, Vietnam as early as this month: report

SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to visit North Korea and Vietnam in the next few weeks, a news report said Monday.Putin is expected to make the trip to Pyongyang as early as this month before paying a visit to Hanoi,
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(LEAD) N.K. leader's sister warns of 'new counteraction' against S. Korea

(ATTN: UPDATES with response from Seoul's unification ministry in last 2 paras)SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has warned that South Korea will face unspecified "new counteraction" by
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(LEAD) N. Korea launches some 310 trash-carrying balloons: Seoul military

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details)SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has launched around 310 trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea overnight, Seoul's military said Monday, amid escalating tensions over the North's repeated ballo
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N. Korea sends some 310 trash-carrying balloons in latest launch: Seoul military

SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has sent around 310 trash-carrying balloons across the border overnight, South Korea's military said Monday, amid escalating tensions over the North's repeated balloon campaign to which South Korea has r
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N.K. leader's sister warns of 'new counteraction' against S. Korea

(ATTN: RECAPS previous story with English-language KCNA dispatch)SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has warned that South Korea will face unspecified "new counteraction" by the North if it ke
(LEAD) N.K. leader's sister warns of 'new responses' against S. Korea's loudspeaker broadcast, leafleting

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(ATTN: ADDS more Kim's remarks in paras 4, 7-9)SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un threatened Sunday to take "new responses" if South Korea keeps sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the