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Japan PM stresses importance of Seoul-Tokyo cooperation in face of N.K. threats

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday cooperation between South Korea and Japan has never been more important than now, when the two countries face growing threats from North Korea and other global challenges.K
(URGENT) S. Korea, U.S. decide to extend ongoing joint air drills: S. Korean Air Force

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(LEAD) Opposition to submit request to open parliamentary probe into Itaewon tragedy

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(ATTN: UPDATES with ruling party floor leader's response)SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) will submit a request for a parliamentary investigation into the Itaewon crowd crush, its floor leader said Thursday, ami
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U.S. condemns N. Korea's ICBM launch, urges int'l community to fully implement U.N. sanctions

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The United States condemned North Korea's firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Thursday, calling it a threat to global peace and stability.Department of State spokesperson Ned Pri
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NSC strongly condemns N. Korea's latest missile launch

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The presidential National Security Council strongly condemned North Korea's latest missile launches Thursday as President Yoon Suk-yeol ordered the military to maintain a firm combined defense posture with the United Sta
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Rescue workers search for 2 trapped miners through endoscope

BONGHWA, South Korea, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Rescue workers on Thursday began to search for two miners trapped underground for nine days by drilling a hole and inserting an endoscope.They have been isolated in a vertical shaft about 190 meters undergroun
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(5th LD) N. Korea's ICBM launch seems to have ended in failure: source

(ATTN: UPDATES lead paras with details; CHANGES headline)By Kim Soo-yeon and Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and two short-range ones toward the East Sea on Thursday, South Korea&#
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(LEAD) Police to request probe into Yongsan police chief, Seoul police situation monitoring officer

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details from 3rd para)SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The National Police Agency decided to request a probe into the head of the Yongsan Police Station and a situation monitoring officer at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in c
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Police crisis management, command systems said to be in disarray at time of crowd crush

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Facts and circumstances revealed one after another after last Saturday's tragic crowd crush in Seoul seem to indicate that police's crisis management and command systems were in a mess at the time of the unfolding di
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Opposition to submit request to open parliamentary probe into Itaewon tragedy

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) will submit a request for a parliamentary investigation into the Itaewon crowd crush, its floor leader said Thursday, amid criticism the tragedy could have been prevented if the gove
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Funeral procedures of 121 out of 156 Itaewon crush victims completed

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Out of 156 dead victims of the Itaewon crush, funeral procedures of 121 South Koreans have been completed, authorities said Thursday.The bodies of seven out of 26 foreign nationals killed during the crowd surge in the popula
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PM thanks Japan's gov't, parliament for condolences over deadly crowd crush

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Thursday expressed gratitude to the Japanese government and parliament for their condolences over the deadly Halloween crowd crush. "I would like to thank the Japanese government and lead
(URGENT) NSC strongly condemns N. Korea's latest missile launch

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(URGENT) N. Korea's ICBM launch presumed to have ended in failure: S. Korean military

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(4th LD) N. Korea fires suspected ICBM toward East Sea: S. Korean military

(ATTN: ADDS flight distances, altitudes, speeds in 3rd para)By Kim Soo-yeon and Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired an apparent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and two suspected short-range ones toward the East Sea on T
(URGENT) N. Korea's long-range ballistic missile flew about 760 km at apogee of around 1,920 km at top speed of Mach 5: S. Korean military

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

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details; ADDS byline, photo)By Kim Soo-yeon and Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired an apparent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and two suspected short-range ones toward the East Sea
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Police to request probe into Yongsan office chief, Seoul police situation monitoring officer

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The National Police Agency plans to request a probe into the head of the Yongsan Police Station and a situation monitoring officer at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in connection with the bungled police response to the
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PM renews pledge to support foreign victims of deadly crowd crush

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Thursday renewed the government's pledge to provide all necessary support to foreign victims of the Itaewon crowd crush. Han instructed the foreign ministry to make sure that nothing goes w
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Senior diplomats of S. Korea, U.S. condemn N. Korea's missile launches in phone talks

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Senior diplomats of South Korea and the United States strongly condemned North Korea's latest missile launches in their phone talks Thursday, calling them a "serious threat" to the Korean Peninsula and beyond