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Special counsel raids Unification Church in probe into ex-first lady

SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- Special Prosecutor Min Joong-ki's team investigating various allegations involving former first lady Kim Keon Hee on Friday raided the Unification Church's facilities and officials linked to her alleged acceptance o
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Ex-President Yoon set to attend hearing on legality of his arrest

SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court was set to hold a hearing Friday on former President Yoon Suk Yeol's request to challenge his arrest amid a special counsel probe into his botched attempt to impose martial law. Yoon is scheduled to appear
Friday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Friday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul29/24Rain60Incheon27/24Rain60Suwon29/24Rain60Cheongju31/25Rain90Daejeon31/25Rain80Ch
KOSPI 3,200.44 UP 8.15 points (open)

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KOSDAQ 821.58 UP 3.31 points (open)

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Dollar opens at 1,390.6 won DN from 1,392.6 won

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N. Korea temporarily suspends foreign tourist entry to Kalma beach resort

SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has abruptly suspended the entry of foreign tourists to its newly opened Kalma beach resort area on the east coast, a North Korean website showed Friday, without providing a clear reason."The Kalma coastal
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N. Korea slams Japan for labeling Pyongyang 'urgent threat' in defense paper

SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Friday lambasted Japan for describing it as an "urgent threat" in this year's defense white paper, calling it "a war scenario" for aggression and accusing Tokyo of trying to cover
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3 in cardiac arrest, 62 injured in apartment fire in Gwangmyeong

SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- Three people were found in cardiac arrest and 62 others injured after a fire broke out in an apartment parking lot in Gwangmyeong, just south of Seoul, authorities said Friday.The fire started around 9:10 p.m. Thursday in t
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Nearly 80 pct of U.S. citizens concerned about N.K. nukes to varying degrees: U.S. poll

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Nearly 80 percent of Americans are concerned about North Korea's nuclear threat to varying degrees, a U.S. survey showed Thursday, as President Donald Trump has expressed openness to resuming diploma
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on July 18)

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Calls grow for nominees Kang and Lee to step down amid mounting controversiesPublic criticism continues to mount against Lee Jin-sook, nominee for education minister, and Kang Sun-woo, nominee for gender equality and family minister. Both pledged to
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on July 18)

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Delusion and demagogueryDangerous alliance undermining Korea's democracyKorea's democracy faces a disturbing and deliberate challenge — not from fringe conspiracy theorists on the internet, but from a trio of actors wielding real political in
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on July 18)

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Mixed messagesSeoul's fractured view on Pyongyang could sow strategic confusion amid rising tensionsThe notion of a country's main enemy — or "jujeok" in Korean — is not just symbolic rhetoric. It is the fulcrum around which natio
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on July 18.Korean-language dailies-- 4 dead in heavy downpours; more rain expected through weekend (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Supreme Court finalizes acquittal of Sams
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U.S. official briefs U.N. on N.K. sanctions monitoring report

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, July 17 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. diplomat briefed U.N. member states on a recent report by an international North Korea sanctions monitoring team at the U.N. in New York on Thursday, focusing on military cooperation between Mosco
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Senate defense policy bill calls for maintaining USFK troop level

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, July 17 (Yonhap) -- A Senate defense policy bill for fiscal year 2026 includes a ban on the use of funds to reduce the number of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) troops below the current 28,500, its text showed Thursday amid concer
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(5th LD) 4 dead, over 1,300 evacuated as torrential rains hit central, southern regions

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more info in paras 8-9)By Yi WonjuSEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Four people have died and two others were injured as heavy downpours pounded South Korea's central and southern regions, authorities said Thu
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3 in cardiac arrest in parking lot fire in Gwangmyeong

GWANGMYEONG, South Korea, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Three people were transported to hospitals in cardiac arrest after a fire broke out at an apartment parking lot in Gwangmyeong, just south of Seoul, on Thursday, authorities said.Four others sustained ser
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(4th LD) 2 dead, over 1,300 evacuated as torrential rains hit central, southern regions

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more info throughout)By Yi WonjuSEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Two people have died and two others were injured as heavy downpours pounded South Korea's central and southern regions, authorities said Thursd
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(LEAD) SRT service in southern part of S. Korea partially suspended due to torrential rains

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead, dateline; ADDS more info in paras 2-4)SEOUL/CHEONGDO, July 17 (Yonhap) -- High-speed rail services on some sections of the Honam and Gyeongjeon lines were suspended Thursday due to heavy rains in central and southern pa