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(LEAD) Blinken, Austin reaffirm support for Israel, condemn Hamas brutality

(ATTN: ADDS more remarks by Pentagon chief in paras 12-13)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- Top U.S. officials on Thursday reiterated America's "rock-solid" support for Israel and denounced the brutality of Hamas "t
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Blinken, Austin reaffirm support for Israel, condemn Hamas brutality

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- Top U.S. officials on Thursday reiterated America's "rock-solid" support for Israel and denounced the brutality of Hamas "terrorists," as the fighting sparked by the Palestini
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(LEAD) South Korea to deploy additional flight to repatriate nationals from Israel

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with new details throughout)SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to send another flight to Israel this week to repatriate its nationals amid deadly clashes between the country and Palestinian militant gr
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S. Korea signs consortium deal with Canada, Italy for nuclear reactor refurbishment in Romania

By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-run energy company said Thursday it is taking a step closer to winning a project worth around 2.5 trillion won (US$1.87 billion) to refurbish an aging nuclear reactor in Romania's
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(2nd LD) JCS chief says 2018 military accord restricts S. Korea's surveillance of N. Korea

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest details in paras 14-16)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- A 2018 military tension reduction agreement with North Korea restricts South Korea's surveillance of the North due to no-fly zones set along the heavily f
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S. Korea to send US$1 mln in aid to quake-hit Afghanistan

SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will send US$1 million in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan after a devastating earthquake in a northwestern province last week killed more than 2,000 people, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.The emergen
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Yoon vows to sternly respond to N. Korea's threats through S. Korea-U.S. alliance

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Thursday to sternly respond to North Korea's nuclear and missile threats through a firm South Korea-U.S. alliance, as he marked the anniversary of a key battle in the 1950-53
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Yoon, Estonian president voice hope for defense industry cooperation

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol and Estonian President Alar Karis voiced hope for greater cooperation in the defense industry as they met in Seoul on Thursday, Yoon's office said.The two leaders discussed a wide r
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Yoon vows to further nurture cyber personnel, industry

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Thursday to further nurture the country's cyber personnel and industry as he underscored their importance to national security, his office said.Yoon made the promise while mee
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Memorials honoring two late U.S. veterans unveiled in Paju

By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- Memorials honoring two late U.S. veterans who fought in the 1950-53 Korean War were unveiled in a park near the border with North Korea during a ceremony Thursday to pay tribute to their sacrifices.The memor
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1-ton truck rams into traditional market near Seoul, injuring 8 people

SEONGNAM, South Korea, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- A 1-ton truck rammed into a traditional market in Seongnam, just south of Seoul, injuring eight people, including the driver, police said Thursday.The truck crossed a sidewalk and hit a store at Moran Tradit
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(LEAD) Gov't working to verify speculation over China's forced repatriation of N. Korean defectors

(ATTN: ADDS comments from foreign ministry in paras 6-7)SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry said Thursday it is working to verify a news report that China sent back hundreds of North Korean defectors earlier this week, stressing that
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Defense minister calls for safety of S. Korean troops in Middle East

SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Shin Won-sik called Thursday for South Korean troops deployed in the Middle East to maintain vigilance to keep their service members safe in the wake of the escalating Israel-Hamas conflict, his office said
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Lawyer Kang Yong-seok gets suspended jail sentence for election law violations

SUWON, South Korea, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean court on Thursday handed down a suspended prison sentence to lawyer Kang Yong-seok for providing money to companies in return for helping with his election campaign last year.Kang was indicted fo
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720 S. Koreans remain in Israel unharmed: foreign ministry

SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- About 720 South Korean nationals remain safe in Israel amid the conflict with the Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas, the foreign ministry said Thursday. Some 540 South Koreans were confirmed to be living or staying
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Life sentence finalized for man in stalking murder of co-worker in subway station restroom

SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- The top court finalized life imprisonment Thursday for a former Seoul Metro employee charged with stalking a female co-worker and murdering her in a public restroom at a subway station in central Seoul last year.The life se
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(LEAD) Gender minister nominee withdraws herself from consideration

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info from para 4)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- Gender Equality and Family Minister nominee Kim Haeng withdrew herself from consideration Thursday amid calls from the opposition that she is unfit for the job due to
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(LEAD) Banks' household loans up for 6th month in September on rising mortgages

(ATTN: UPDATES with reports of an emergency meeting in paras 10-14)SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- Household loans extended by banks in South Korea rose for the sixth straight month, led by rising home-backed loans amid high borrowing costs, central bank
(LEAD) JCS chief says 2018 military accord restricts S. Korea's surveillance of N. Korea

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(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with latest details in paras 2-8, 11; CHANGES photo) By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- A 2018 military tension reduction agreement with North Korea restricts South Korea's surveillance of the North d
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S. Korea hints at suspension of 2018 inter-Korean military accord even without N. Korea's provocations

SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry on Thursday hinted that the government may suspend the 2018 military tension reduction accord with North Korea, depending on the security situation, even if Pyongyang does not violate South Korean t