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Nat'l Assembly speaker urges acting president to work together to overcome political turmoil

By Lee Haye-ah and Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- The speaker of the National Assembly on Sunday urged acting President Han Duck-soo for the government and the parliament to work together to overcome the political turmoil after President Yo
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(2nd LD) Ruling party leader to hold press conference Monday amid calls for resignation

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout; CHANGES headline)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- The leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) plans to hold a press conference on Monday, officials said Sunday, amid growing calls for his resignation after P
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(URGENT) Prosecutors seek arrest warrant for chief of Capital Defense Command in martial law probe

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(URGENT) National Assembly speaker urges acting President Han to work together to overcome crisis after Yoon's impeachment

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(LEAD) (Yoon Impeachment) Opposition leader proposes parliamentary-gov't consultative body on stabilizing state affairs

(ATTN: UPDATES with response from ruling party in paras 4-5)By Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- The leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) proposed Sunday forming a consultative body between the parliament and the government to s
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(URGENT) Acting President Han Duck-soo visits National Assembly to meet Speaker Woo Won-shik

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(Yoon Impeachment) Finance minister says to actively communicate with Nat'l Assembly for economic stability

SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok said Sunday he would actively communicate with the National Assembly to help calm financial markets and maintain economic stability after President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached over his failed
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(LEAD) Ruling party leader cancels press conference amid calls for resignation

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead para; UPDATES throughout with press conference cancellation; ADDS byline)By Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- The leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Sunday cancelled a press conference over his futur
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(LEAD) Trump picks ex-Ambassador to Germany Grenell as envoy for 'special missions' on N. Korea, other issues

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; ADDS more details in paras 8-10)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday named former Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell as his presidential envoy for special missions th
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(Yoon Impeachment) N. Korea remains silent about Yoon's impeachment

By Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's state media on Sunday kept mum about President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, marking a contrast from its swift reporting of the 2016 impeachment of then President Park Geun-hye.The Nati
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Trump picks ex-Ambassador to Germany Grenell as presidential envoy for special missions on N. Korea, other issues

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday named former Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell as his presidential envoy for special missions that he said covers "some of the hottest spots"
Key developments on North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.----------Dec.9 -- Ex-defense minister ordered drone infiltration to Pyongyang in Oct.: lawmaker10 -- Australia-based S. Korean reunites with separated rela
Summary of inter-Korean news this week

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SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.------------Library on unification, N. Korea to open in Goyang in 2027SEOUL -- A four-story library specializing in unification and North Korea will open in Goyang,
Summary of external news of North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news on North Korea this week.------------U.S. leaves N. Korea on state sponsors of terrorism list in 2023 report WASHINGTON -- The United States has kept North Korea on its list of st
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.------------N. Korea reports martial law turmoil in S. Korea for 2nd daySEOUL -- North Korea's state media reported on the martial law turmoil in Sout
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U.S. leaves N. Korea on state sponsors of terrorism list in 2023 report

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- The United States has kept North Korea on its list of state sponsors of terrorism, an annual State Department report showed Thursday, noting the reclusive regime repeatedly supported acts of internationa
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U.S. sets up reward of up to US5 million for info on N.K. IT firms, workers, money laundering

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- The United States offered Thursday to provide a reward of up to $5 million for information on two North Korean information technology (IT) firms, accusing them of exploiting workers to generate revenue t
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Trump calls N.K. role in Russia's war 'complicating' factor, says he gets along 'very well' with Kim

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has said that Pyongyang's involvement in Russia's war in Ukraine is a "very complicating" factor, while boasting about his personal ties with North K
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N. Korea reports martial law turmoil in S. Korea for 2nd day

By Park Boram SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's state media reported on the martial law turmoil in South Korea for a second consecutive day Thursday, saying political chaos is escalating amid calls to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol.The Ko
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(LEAD) Russian Embassy in N. Korea hosts reception on ratification of mutual defense treaty

(ATTN: ADDS more details in last 2 paras)SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- The Russian Embassy in North Korea has hosted a reception to celebrate the ratification of a mutual defense treaty between the two nations, the North's state media reported Wedne