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(LEAD) N. Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS

(ATTN: UPDATES headline, lead, details throughout; ADDS byline) By Lee Minji and Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea launched suspected multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Tuesday, South Korea's military
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(URGENT) N.K. launch involves suspected multiple short-range ballistic missiles: JCS

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N. Korea ranks 34th in global firepower ranking; S. Korea 5th

SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea ranked as the 34th strongest in military firepower globally, while South Korea came in fifth, a global firepower index showed Tuesday.The numbers were released in the 2025 Military Strength Ranking, compiled by
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N. Korea fires unspecified projectile toward East Sea: JCS

SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea launched an unspecified projectile toward the East Sea on Tuesday, South Korea's military said.The Joint Chiefs of Staff gave no further details, saying an analysis is under way.North Korea last fired what i
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(URGENT) N. Korea fires unspecified projectile toward East Sea: JCS

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Biden touts trilateral partnership between S. Korea, U.S., Japan, stresses need to deter N.K. threats

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday underscored the forging of the trilateral partnership between South Korea, the United States and Japan as a feat of his administration's policy drive to reinvigorat
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N. Korea remains 'same menace' it has been across many administrations: Sullivan

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Monday North Korea remains the "same menace" it has been across many previous administrations, while stressing America has the capacity and t
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Pentagon says N.K. troops make fighting 'much harder' for Ukrainians, U.S. monitors further deployment possibility

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- A Pentagon spokesperson said Monday the deployment of North Korean troops to a Russian front-line region makes the fighting "much harder" for Ukrainian forces, while noting the United States
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(LEAD) Around 300 N.K. soldiers killed, 2,700 wounded during fight against Ukraine: S. Korea's spy agency

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 6-9, 11-13; ADDS photo)By Yi Wonju SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- At least 300 North Korean soldiers dispatched to support Moscow's war in Ukraine have been killed, with some 2,700 others injured, South Korea
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(2nd LD) Defense ministry rejects as 'not true' claims that military induced N. Korea's provocations

(ATTN: ADDS details, remarks in paras 7-8, 15; RESTRUCTURES) By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry on Monday rejected allegations that its suspension of an inter-Korean military pact and resumption of anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker
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Trump may seek dialogue with N. Korea's Kim, possible 'small deal' on Pyongyang's nuclear program

SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump could seek dialogue with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un after his inauguration and may pursue a "small deal" on the North's nuclear program, South Korea's spy agency sa
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Around 300 N.K. soldiers killed, 2,700 wounded during fight against Ukraine: S. Korea's spy agency

By Yi Wonju SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- At least 300 North Korean soldiers dispatched to support Moscow's war in Ukraine have been killed, with some 2,700 others injured, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers Monday.The National Intelligence
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Legal review, consultation with relevant nations needed to bring captured N.K. soldiers to South: Seoul

SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- A review of international law and consultations with relevant countries will be necessary if North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine while fighting for Russia are to be brought to South Korea, Seoul's unification mini
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(URGENT) N. Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine did not express intent to defect to S. Korea: NIS

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(URGENT) N. Korea stresses need for its soldiers sent to Russia to kill themselves before being captured alive by Ukraine: S. Korean spy agency

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(URGENT) 300 N.K. soldiers killed during fight against Ukraine, with some 2,700 wounded: S. Korea's spy agency

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Captured N.K. soldier says he wishes to remain in Ukraine

By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- Ukraine has released a rare video of two captured North Korean soldiers under interrogation, in which one of them said he wants to remain in Ukraine when asked if he wishes to return home.The soldier with ba
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(LEAD) Defense ministry rejects as 'not true' claims that military induced N. Korea's provocations

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 5-6, 9, 12) By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry on Monday rejected allegations that its suspension of an inter-Korean military pact and resumption of anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker broadcasts were aime
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Defense ministry rejects as 'not true' claims that military induced N. Korea's provocations

By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry on Monday rejected allegations that its suspension of an inter-Korean military pact and resumption of anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker broadcasts were aimed at inducing North Korea's provocati
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Impeached Yoon asks gov't support for LA fire relief efforts

SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol asked the government Monday to provide support for efforts to contain wildfires in Los Angeles, in his second Facebook posting following his impeachment last month.In the Facebook post, Yoon expresse