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(URGENT) Russia's defense minister arrives in N. Korea for talks with military officials: TASS

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N. Korea launches trash balloons toward S. Korea after 10-day pause

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korea sent what appear to be balloons carrying trash toward South Korea on Thursday, military authorities said, resuming its balloon campaign after a 10-day hiatus.The Joint Chiefs of Staff said these trash bundles ar
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Deployed N.K. troops assigned to platoon-level units of Russian forces: S. Korean defense chief

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korean soldiers deployed to Russia have been assigned to the Russian military at the platoon level, with a high possibility of the troops being used as "cannon fodder" in dangerous areas, South Korea's
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(LEAD) N.K. envoy sidesteps question on troop deployment to Russia at UNSC meeting

(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks in last 4 paras)SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's chief envoy to the United Nations has sidestepped a question confirming the country's troop deployment to Russia during a U.N. meeting, instead reiterat
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N. Korean repatriates with Christian exposure sent to prison camp: report

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- Some North Korean defectors who were repatriated from China last year were sent to prison camps in North Korea for being exposed to Christianity, which the regime regards as a threat to its leadership, a report showed Thurs
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N.K. envoy sidesteps question on troop deployment to Russia at UNSC meeting

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's chief envoy to the United Nations has sidestepped a question confirming the country's troop deployment to Russia during a U.N. meeting, instead reiterating that his country will continue to develop rel
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Yoon calls for measures to prevent damage from heavy snowfall

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday instructed relevant ministries to take all necessary steps to prevent damage from heavy snowfall that blanketed the Seoul metropolitan area and Gangwon Province, his office said.Yoon dir
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CCTV cameras spotted in N.K. classrooms, potentially signaling increased scrutiny

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- Closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras have been spotted in classrooms of a newly completed high school in Pyongyang, footage from state media showed Wednesday, signaling a potential increase in scrutiny of young generati
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Top diplomats of S. Korea, G7 members voice concerns over N.K. troop deployment to Russia

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea, Canada, France and Italy have voiced concerns over the threat posed by North Korea's troop deployment to fight for Russia in its war with Ukraine, pledging to work together for a concer
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Trump team considers 'direct talks' with N. Korea's Kim: report

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- President-elect Donald Trump's team is considering "pursuing direct talks" with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in hopes of reducing the risks of armed conflict, Reuters has reported.Citing two sources, Reut
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N.K. leader's sister again denounces 'political agitation' leaflets from South

SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Yonhap) -- The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday denounced "political agitation" leaflets, accusing South Korea of sending them across the border. "Various kinds of political agitation lea
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N. Koreans made 'loyalty oath' on Kim Jong-un's birthday, not Jan. 1 this year: Seoul

SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Yonhap) -- North Koreans were ordered to make a "loyalty oath" on Jan. 8, leader Kim Jong-un's birthday, not on the first day of this year, as the North seeks to bolster the personality cult for Kim, South Korea's
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(LEAD) N. Korea cuts power lines supplying electricity to shuttered Kaesong complex

(ATTN: ADDS remarks from press briefing in paras 3-4, 7)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Nov. 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has cut power lines installed by South Korea to supply electricity to a now-shuttered joint industrial park in the North Korean border city of
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18 injured in Hwaseong motel fire

SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Yonhap) -- Eighteen people were injured after a fire broke out at a motel in Hwaseong, 44 kilometers south of Seoul, on Monday night, a local fire station said Tuesday.The four-story, 30-room motel in Hwaseong's Bongdam district w
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N. Korea sent 100 ballistic missiles, military specialists to Russia: Kyiv

SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has supplied more than 100 KN-23 and KN-24 ballistic missiles, and dispatched military specialists to Russia in support of its war with Ukraine, a Ukrainian defense intelligence unit has said.The alleged provisi
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N. Korea cuts power lines supplying electricity to shuttered Kaesong complex

By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Nov. 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has cut power lines installed by South Korea to supply electricity to a now-shuttered joint industrial park in the North Korean border city of Kaesong, South Korea's military said, the latest in
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N.K. leader calls for regions' efforts for independent development

SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited an offshore fishing farm under construction in the eastern port city of Sinpho, calling for regions to use their own natural and economic resources in a bid to develop themselves
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(2nd LD) N. Korea, Russia sign agreement to enhance sports exchanges: KCNA

(ATTN: UPDATES with Russian sports minister's remarks in paras 4-5)SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea and Russia have signed a protocol on enhancing sports exchanges for next year, the North's state media said Monday, as the two nations h
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(LEAD) N. Korea, Russia sign agreement to enhance sports exchanges: KCNA

(ATTN: UPDATES with Seoul's reaction, background in last 4 paras)SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea and Russia have signed a protocol on enhancing sports exchanges for next year, the North's state media said Monday, as the two nations hav
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N.K. troops disguised as 'indigenous' people in Far East for combat against Ukraine: report

SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Yonhap) -- A group of North Korean soldiers disguised as "indigenous people" of Russia's Far East have engaged in combat with Ukrainian troops in Russia's western border region of Kursk, according to a Ukraine news