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(LEAD) U.S. reaffirms commitment to sanctions enforcement to limit N.K. ability to fund WMD, ballistic missile programs

(ATTN: RECASTS lead, 2nd para; ADDS more details in 3rd para)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, March 21 (Yonhap) -- The United States reaffirmed its commitment Friday to enforcing sanctions to limit North Korea's ability to bankroll its weapons programs
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U.S. reaffirms commitment to sanctions enforcement to limit N.K. ability to fund WMD, ballistic missile programs

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, March 21 (Yonhap) -- The United States reaffirmed its commitment Friday to enforcing sanctions to restrict North Korea's ability to bankroll its weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs, as it removed
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Ukraine to consult with S. Korea, int'l community over N. Korean POWs: top envoy

SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- Ukraine's top envoy to Seoul said Friday his country will address the issue of North Korean soldiers being held in Kyiv through consultations with the international community, including South Korea, the unification min
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(4th LD) Russia's top security official discusses Ukraine, peninsula issues with N.K. leader: reports

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout)SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- Russia's top security official met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang on Friday and discussed the war in Ukraine and other security issues, including the Korea
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(URGENT) Russia's top security official meets N. Korean leader Kim, delivers Putin's message: Sputnik

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(News Focus) Ukraine ceasefire, N.K. leader's trip to Moscow may top agenda for Shoigu-Kim meeting

SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- Russia's top security official may discuss ongoing efforts for a ceasefire in Russia's war against Ukraine and the North Korean leader's potential visit to Moscow during his talks with Kim Jong-un, experts said
Summary of external news of North Korea this week

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SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news on North Korea this week.------------Hundreds of injured Russian soldiers receive treatment in N. Korea: reportSEOUL -- Hundreds of injured Russian soldiers have undergone treatm
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.------------(4th LD) Russia's top security official arrives in N. Korea for meeting with Kim Jong-un: reportsSEOUL -- Russia's Security Council S
Key developments on North Korea this week

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SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.-----------March 16 -- N. Korea's top diplomat meets Russia's vice foreign minister in PyongyangN. Korean leader visits site of major housing proje
Summary of inter-Korean news this week

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SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.------------2 N. Koreans aboard wooden boat discovered in S. Korean waters in early March: military officialsSEOUL -- Two North Koreans aboard a wooden boat driftin
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(3rd LD) Russia's top security official arrives in N. Korea for meeting with Kim Jong-un: reports

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 1-4)SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- Russia's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu arrived in North Korea on Friday and was set to meet with leader Kim Jong-un, Russian and North Korean news outlets reported.
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(2nd LD) Russia's top security official arrives in N. Korea for meeting with Kim Jong-un: report

(ATTN: UPDATES with background in last 4 paras)SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- Russia's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu arrived in North Korea on Friday and will meet with leader Kim Jong-un, Russia's news agency Tass reported.After his
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(2nd LD) N. Korea successfully test-fired surface-to-air missile system: KCNA

(ATTN: REWRITES lead; ADDS byline, details in paras 8-9, 11-13)By Park Boram and Lee MinjiSEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has successfully test-fired its latest surface-to-air missile system, state media reported Friday, as South Korea and th
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(LEAD) Russia's top security official arrives in N. Korea for meeting with Kim Jong-un: report

(ATTN: UPDATES with background in past 4 paras; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- Russia's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu arrived in North Korea Friday and will meet with leader Kim Jong-un, Russia's news agency Tass reporte
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Russia's top security official arrives in N. Korea for meeting with Kim Jong-un: report

SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- Russia's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu arrived in North Korea Friday and will meet with leader Kim Jong-un, Russia's news agency Tass reported.After his arrival in Pyongyang, Shoigu is scheduled to meet
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(LEAD) N. Korea successfully test-fired surface-to-air missile system: KCNA

(ATTN: REWRITES headline, lead; ADDS details in paras 6-8)By Park Boram SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has successfully test-fired its latest surface-to-air missile system, which was recently put into full-scale production, as leader Kim Jon
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N. Korea raps U.S. questionnaires on communist links for U.N. aid groups as new version of McCarthyism

SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea denounced the United States on Friday for sending questionnaires to U.N. aid agencies to ask whether they have any links to communism or an anti-U.S. stance, calling the move "the 21st century version of
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2 N. Koreans aboard wooden boat discovered in S. Korean waters in early March: military officials

SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- Two North Koreans aboard a wooden boat drifting in the Yellow Sea were discovered earlier this month and are now under questioning, military officials said Friday.The military took the two men into custody after a P-3 mari
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N.K. leader calls for bolstering shipbuilding capacity during visit to Nampho shipyard

SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a military dockyard in the western port city of Nampho and ordered a rapid increase in shipbuilding capacity to bolster its naval forces, state media reported Friday.Kim gave
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N. Korea warns of using 'deadliest military means' against S. Korea-U.S. military drills

By Park Boram SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Friday threatened to use the "deadliest military means" against joint annual military drills between South Korea and the United States. North Korea's defense ministry issued the