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(3rd LD) N. Korea fires one ICBM toward East Sea: S. Korean military

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 4, 9, 13-14)SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) toward the East Sea on Friday, the South Korean military said, in apparent protest over the United States&
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Opposition parties name members of envisioned special committee for parliamentary probe into Halloween tragedy

SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party and two minor parties on Friday finalized a list of lawmakers to take part in an envisioned special committee to lead a parliamentary probe into the government's bungled response to
(URGENT) Yoon orders execution of strengthened extended deterrence measures following N.K. missile launch

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Police drop charges against presidential press aide over election law violations

SEONGNAM, South Korea, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- Police decided Friday not to refer Kim Eun-hye, senior presidential secretary for press affairs, to the prosecution over allegations she violated the election law by underreporting personal assets.The Bundan
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Defense chief to join ASEAN-led regional security meeting next week

SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup will travel to Cambodia next week to attend an annual regional security meeting, involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), his ministry said Friday.Under t
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(2nd LD) N. Korea fires one ICBM toward East Sea: S. Korean military

(ATTN: UPDATES with military's explanation throughout; RECASTS headline, lead)SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) toward the East Sea on Friday, the South Korean military said, in apparent pro
(URGENT) N.K. missile flew about 1,000 km at apogee of around 6,100 km at top speed of about Mach 22: S. Korean military

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(LEAD) N. Korea fires 1 suspected long-range ballistic missile toward East Sea: S. Korean military

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with military's explanation)SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired an apparent long-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Friday, the South Korean military said, in apparent protest over the United States&
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S. Korea sets Nov. 24 deadline for Pyongyang's response on planned return of body: ministry

SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Friday it will wait for a week to see whether North Korea responds to its offer to return the body of a presumed North Korean woman found near a border river in July."The Ministry of Unification plans
(URGENT) N. Korea fires 1 suspected long-range ballistic missile from Sunan area in Pyongyang: S. Korean military

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Prosecutors seize cash bundles from opposition lawmaker under bribery probe

SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Friday conducted a second raid on the home of opposition lawmaker Noh Woong-rae, now under a bribery probe, to seize bundles of cash discovered there in their first raid earlier this week.Prosecutors from the
NSC to meet over N. Korea's suspected ICBM launch

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SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- The presidential National Security Council will meet Friday after North Korea fired what appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile, the presidential office said.The meeting will be held at 11:30 a.m. and presided
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Yoon says barring MBC reporters from presidential plane was 'unavoidable'

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol said Friday it was "unavoidable" that his office barred local TV station MBC's reporters from boarding the presidential plane to cover his Southeast Asia trip, given tha
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N. Korea fires suspected long-range missile eastward

SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired what appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) eastward Friday, a defense source here said.South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) earlier announced the North launched an unspecifie
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(LEAD) Yongsan Ward chief, senior police officer summoned over Itaewon crush probe

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead, photo; UPDATES with more info throughout)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- Police brought in a Yongsan Ward chief for questioning on Friday as part of an investigation into the crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon
(URGENT) N. Korea presumed to have fired an ICBM: source

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Friday's new COVID-19 cases mark first on-week fall in 6 weeks

SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- The Friday count of South Korea's new COVID-19 cases made its first on-week drop in six weeks, fueling hope that the virus's recent surge may peak earlier than expected.The country reported 49,418 new COVID-19 infec
(URGENT) N. Korea fires unspecified ballistic missile eastward: S. Korean military

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S. Korea, U.S. create missile defense consultation body amid growing N.K. threats

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SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States launched a working-level missile defense consultation body Friday to step up the allies' policy coordination against evolving North Korean security threats, Seoul's defense ministry
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Yongsan Ward chief, senior police officer to be summoned over Itaewon crush probe

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- Police are set to bring in a Yongsan Ward chief and a ranking police officer for questioning on Friday as part of an investigation into the crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon neighborhood.Yongsan Ward office c