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(2nd LD) N. Korea covertly supplying artillery shells to Russia for use in Ukraine: White House

(ATTN: UPDATES with additional remarks, more information in paras 6-8, 13-20; ADDS photo; CHANGES headline)By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is supplying a large number of artillery shells to Russia for use in the latter's
(LEAD) N. Korea supplying 'significant number of artillery shells' to Russia for use in Ukraine: White House

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(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks from NSC spokesman Kirby, more information from 6th para)WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is supplying a large number of artillery shells to Russia for use in the latter's ongoing aggression in Ukraine,
N. Korea supplying 'significant number of artillery shells' to Russia for use in Ukraine: White House

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is supplying a large number of artillery shells to Russia for use in the latter's ongoing aggression in Ukraine, a White House National Security Council (NSC) spokesman said Wednesday.John Kirby, NSC coo
(URGENT) N. Korea supplying 'significant number of artillery shells' to Russia for use in Ukraine: NSC

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Indonesia resumes payment for joint fighter development project with S. Korea

JAKARTA, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- Indonesia has resumed payment for its share of the cost for a joint fighter development project with South Korea, an informed source said Wednesday, nearly four years after Jakarta stopped its payments.Indonesia's Mini
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(LEAD) N. Korea's missile firing prompts S Korea to issue first air raid alert in 6 years

(ATTN: UPDATES with military's lifting of security alarm in 4th para)SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- The air raid warning issued for Ulleung Island early Wednesday following North Korea's missile launches marked the first such alert in South Korea
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Police chief received 1st report on Itaewon tragedy after nearly 2 hours

SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- The police chief only became aware of Saturday's deadly Itaewon crowd crush nearly two hours after the incident began, the National Police Agency said Wednesday, amid mounting criticism over the police response.The agenc
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U.S. condemns N. Korea's 'reckless' decision to fire missile below inter-Korean border: State Dept.

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- The United States condemns North Korea's firing of a missile that landed below the de facto maritime border with South Korea, a state department spokesperson said Wednesday.The spokesperson also said
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(LEAD) Yoon asks former Japanese PM Aso to help promote development of bilateral ties

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with results of Yoon-Aso meeting, Yoon's meeting with U.S. expert; CHANGES headline; ADDS photos)SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol met with former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso on Wednesday and asked h
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(LEAD) Japanese lawmakers pay respects to Itaewon victims during Seoul visit

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with lawmakers' visit; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- An 18-member delegation of Japanese lawmakers, affiliated with the Japan-Korea Parliamentarians' Union, paid their respects on Wednesday to victims of a dea
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(5th LD) N. Korea's missile flies across NLL for 1st time; S. Korea sends missiles northward in its show of force

(ATTN: UPDATES with details of latest missile launches, other provocations, in paras 5-11)By Kim Soo-yeon and Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea launched a barrage of missiles Wednesday, including one that flew across its de facto mar
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(LEAD) N. Korea fires six more missiles toward East, Yellow Seas: S. Korean military

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with latest missile launches)SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired six more missiles toward the East and Yellow Seas Wednesday, South Korea's military said, in its latest provocations after a series of missile laun
(URGENT) N. Korea fires 6 additional missiles toward East and Yellow Seas: S. Korean military

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N. Korea's missile firing prompts S Korea to issue first air raid alert in 6 years

SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- The air raid warning issued for Ulleung Island early Wednesday following North Korea's missile launches marked the first such alert in South Korea since 2016. The government issued the air raid siren for the eastern isla
(LEAD) Top diplomats of S. Korea, U.S. strongly condemn latest N.K missile provocation in phone talks

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(ATTN: UPDATES with S. Korean nuclear envoy's talks with U.S., Japanese counterparts in last 2 paras)SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States strongly condemned North Korea's latest missile launches in
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Japanese lawmakers to pay respect to Itaewon victims during Seoul visit

SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- An 18-member delegation of Japanese lawmakers, affiliated with the Japan-Korea Parliamentarians' Union, was set to pay respect to victims of a deadly crowd crush in Itaewon upon their arrival here Wednesday afternoon.Led
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(2nd LD) Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, Yongsan Police Station raided over deadly Itaewon crush

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in last 3 paras)By Park BoramSEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- A special police investigation team raided the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, the Yongsan Police Station and six other offices Wednesday as part of an investig
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N. Korea fires 100 artillery shots into S. Korea's maritime 'buffer zone': JCS

SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has fired around 100 artillery shells into the East Sea after launching at least 17 ballistic and other missiles within just seven hours on Wednesday, according to South Korea's military.The Joint Chiefs of S
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(3rd LD) Yoon calls for swift action to make N.K. pay price for missile launch

(ATTN: ADDS national security adviser's remarks in last 4 paras)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol condemned North Korea's latest barrage of missile launches, one of them close to South Korean waters, as a de fact
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(2nd LD) (News Focus) Police under fire for lax response to emergency calls hours before Itaewon crush

(ATTN: UPDATES with more background in paras 19-23, 28-29)By Park BoramSEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- A lax police response to emergency calls on the night of the Itaewon crowd crush came under growing scrutiny and criticism Wednesday following revelation