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Russia awards medal to N. Korean leader ahead of 80th Victory Day celebrations

SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been awarded a medal commemorating the 80th anniversary of Victory Day by the Russian government Thursday, Moscow's embassy in Pyongyang said.According to the embassy's social me
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(LEAD) Preparations under way for N. Korean leader Kim's visit to Russia this year: reports

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout; REWRITES photo caption)SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- Preparations are under way for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's visit to Russia this year, Russian news reports said Thursday, citing Russia's deputy foreign minis
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Preparations under way for N. Korean leader Kim's visit to Russia this year: report

SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- Preparations are under way for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's visit to Russia this year, Reuters reported, citing Russian news agency TASS. The report cited Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko. Russi
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(URGENT) Preparations under way for N. Korean leader Kim's visit to Russia this year: report

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N. Korea seeks to mend ties with China, but Pyongyang's top priority is Moscow: Seoul

SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to be moving to mend relations with China, but further bolstering relations with Moscow is Pyongyang's top priority, South Korea's unification ministry assessed Thursday.The ministry released th
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Self-defense recognized in police officer's fatal shooting of suspect

GWANGJU, March 27 (Yonhap) -- Police concluded Thursday that a police officer who shot and killed a knife-wielding man while on duty in the southwestern city of Gwangju last month had acted in self-defense.The officer from the Gwangju Dongbu Police S
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(3rd LD) N. Korea releases photos of what appears to be airborne control aircraft for 1st time

(ATTN: UPDATES with S. Korean military assessment in paras 13-16)By Park BoramSEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Thursday disclosed what appears to be an airborne early warning and control aircraft for the first time and said leader Kim Jong-
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Wildfire death toll rises to 26, gov't says

SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- Fatalities from multiple wildfires raging in southeastern South Korea over the past week have increased to 26, the government said Thursday.The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters said the wildfires in
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(LEAD) N. Korea presumed to send at least 3,000 more troops to Russia: JCS

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 7-13, photos, byline; RECASTS quote in para 3)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to have additionally dispatched at least 3,000 soldiers to Russia in January and February in support of Moscow'
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(2nd LD) N. Korea releases photos of what appears to be airborne control aircraft for 1st time

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info throughout)By Park Boram SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Thursday disclosed what appears to be an airborne early warning and control aircraft for the first time and said leader Kim Jong-un supervised tests of
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N. Korea presumed to send at least 3,000 more troops to Russia: JCS

SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to have additionally dispatched at least 3,000 soldiers to Russia in January and February in support of Moscow's war against Ukraine, South Korea's military said Thursday.The assessment came ami
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(LEAD) N.K.'s Kim boards airborne early warning plane, oversees AI-powered suicide drone test

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES paras 1-6, 11-12; CHANGES photos)By Park Boram SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Thursday disclosed what appears to be an airborne early warning and control aircraft for the first time, releasing photos of le
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N. Korea's Kim oversees test of AI-powered 'suicide attack drones'

By Park Boram SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has supervised performance tests of "suicide attack drones" equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) technology, directing their development as a long-term projec
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(URGENT) N. Korea's Kim oversees test of 'suicide drones,' urges strong push for long-term project

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Seoul envoy calls on N. Korea to stop sacrificing its people to sustain regime in return for Russia's support

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, March 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top envoy to the U.N. urged North Korea Wednesday to stop sacrificing its people to maintain its regime in return for Russia's support, underscoring that the war in Ukraine has cau
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(3rd LD) Biz groups join relief efforts in wildfire-hit areas

(ATTN: UPDATES with new info in paras 2-4; REMOVES comment in 13th para; RECASTS 14th para to update to 24 the number of people killed)SEOUL, March 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's major business groups have stepped up to support relief and recovery
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(2nd LD) Biz groups join relief efforts in wildfire-hit areas

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 8-11, 13-14)SEOUL, March 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's major business groups have stepped up to support relief and recovery efforts for residents affected by recent wildfires in the country's southeastern r
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(LEAD) Biz groups join relief efforts in wildfire-hit areas

(ATTN: UPDATES with other groups' donations throughout; RECASTS headline; ADDS new photo)SEOUL, March 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's major business groups have stepped up to support relief and recovery efforts for residents affected by recent w
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Hyundai Motor donates 2 bln won, deploys support vehicles to wildfire-hit areas

SEOUL, March 26 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Group said Wednesday it has donated 2 billion won (US$1.26 million) to support relief and recovery efforts for residents affected by recent wildfires in South Korea's southeastern region.The donation, del
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N. Korea slams Japan's new military command for self-defense forces operations

SEOUL, March 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday denounced Japan's launch of a new military command aimed at better integrating its self-defense force units, claiming Tokyo is in the final stage of preparing to become a "war state.&quo