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Friday Briefing: Vladimir Putin Visits Vietnam
Also, a rift in Israel over the war in Gaza.
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Russia and North Korea’s Defense Pact Is a Told-You-So Moment in Asia
While the agreement rattled officials in South Korea and Japan, the two U.S. allies in recent years have been expecting growing security challenges from North Korea.
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Putin and Kim Jong-un, Autocrats Brought Closer by War, Meet in Pyongyang
A need for munitions to use against Ukraine is forcing Russia’s leader to deepen his ties with North Korea’s, in an alliance that’s raising alarms in the West.
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Why Did North Korea Bombard the South With Trash Balloons?
The unusual offensive, across the world’s most heavily fortified border, is a revival of a Cold War era tactic. The South has threatened to respond by blasting K-pop.
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New Scandal Engulfs South Korean Leader in Wake of Marine’s Death
President Yoon Suk Yeol has been accused of intervening in a probe into an accidental death during a peacetime search and rescue operation.
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China, Japan and South Korea Hold Regional Summit Overshadowed by U.S.
In the first trilateral meeting since 2019, the neighbors sought common ground in trade and cultural exchange while tiptoeing around thorny security issues.
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Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., Belated Medal of Honor Winner, Dies at 97
One of the Army’s most highly decorated servicemen, he received the military’s supreme tribute for valor in the Korean War — 71 years after the fact.
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‘Gladiator Politics’ Dominate Election Season in Polarized South Korea
This week’s parliamentary elections are widely seen as a referendum on both President Yoon Suk Yeol and his archrival, Lee Jae-myung, the opposition leader.
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Insooni Breaks Racial Barrier to Become Beloved Singer in South Korea
Born to a South Korean mother and a Black American soldier, she rose to a pioneering stardom in a country that has long discriminated against biracial children.
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Belgium or Brooklyn? 5 Bold New Places to Eat in Brussels.
Exciting young chefs wielding a palette of spices from places like Korea, Latin America and Morocco are turning the capital of Europe into a culinary upstart.
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