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South Korean minister vows to expand legal remedies for adoptees and other rights victims South Korean Justice Minister Jung Sung-ho vowed to expand access to judicial remedies for victims of state-led abuses, including foreign adoptees whose adoptions were marred by widespread fraud under...

South Korea’s justice minister has pledged to expand access to judicial remedies for victims of state-led abuses, including foreign adoptees whose adoptions were marred by widespread fraud under previous military governments.
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South Korean minister vows to expand legal remedies for adoptees and other rights victims South Korean Justice Minister Jung Sung-ho vowed to expand access to judicial remedies for victims of state-led abuses, including foreign adoptees whose adoptions were marred by widespread fraud under...

South Korea’s justice minister has pledged to expand access to judicial remedies for victims of state-led abuses, including foreign adoptees whose adoptions were marred by widespread fraud under previous military governments.
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Donald Trump says US could ‘take the oil in Iran’ US president tells the FT he is considering seizing strategic Kharg Island even as negotiations continue

Spoke to Trump again.

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North Korea fires about 10 missiles toward sea in show of force, Seoul says North Korea on Saturday has fired about 10 ballistic missiles toward the eastern sea, South Korea’s military says, staging its own show of force as the rival South conducts a joint military exercise w...

SEOUL (AP) — North Korea fired about 10 ballistic missiles toward the eastern sea, South Korea’s military said, staging its own show of force as the rival South conducts a joint military exercise with the United States.

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North Korea fires about 10 missiles toward sea in show of force, Seoul says North Korea on Saturday has fired about 10 ballistic missiles toward the eastern sea, South Korea’s military says, staging its own show of force as the rival South conducts a joint military exercise w...

SEOUL (AP) — North Korea fired about 10 ballistic missiles toward the eastern sea, South Korea’s military said, staging its own show of force as the rival South conducts a joint military exercise with the United States.

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A US military refueling plane crashed in Iraq, killing 4. Here's what to know The U.S. military says a KC-135 refueling aircraft supporting operations against Iran crashed in western Iraq, killing four of its six crew members. The U.S.

A US military refueling plane crashed in Iraq, killing 4. Here's what to know

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US allies and rivals in Asia gauge fallout from war in the Middle East North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and China are watching warily as war spreads across the Middle East.

North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and China are watching warily as war spreads across the Mideast. U.S. attacks on Iran are likely to reinforce North Korean leaders' belief that it was right to pursue nuclear weapons. (AP)
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North Korean leader's sister criticized US-South Korea for proceeding with joint drills The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has criticized the United States and South Korea for proceeding with their annual joint military exercises at a perilous moment for global security and wa...

Kim Jong Un's sister criticized the United States and South Korea for proceeding with their joint military exercises at a perilous moment for global security and warned that any challenge to North Korea's safety would bring “terrible consequences.”
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Iranian Americans fear for relatives in their homeland as war continues Many in the Iranian American diaspora spent the weekend glued to their TVs, watching news of U.S. and Israeli bombs falling on Iran, some hoping for a brighter future for their homeland but terrified ...

Iranian Americans fear for relatives in their homeland as war continues

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Iranian Americans fear for relatives in their homeland as war continues Many in the Iranian American diaspora spent the weekend glued to their TVs, watching news of U.S. and Israeli bombs falling on Iran, some hoping for a brighter future for their homeland but terrified ...

Iranian Americans fear for relatives in their homeland as war continues

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The Fall of Yoon: Martial Law, the Far Right, and the Power of Minsim | Korea Deconstructed #122
The Fall of Yoon: Martial Law, the Far Right, and the Power of Minsim | Korea Deconstructed #122 YouTube video by David Tizzard

Was great being on David Tizzard’s podcast Korea Deconstructed to talk Yoon’s sentencing and Korean politics including general. It’s a long discussion but if you’re interested in Korean politics please have a listen~

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North Korea’s Kim gifts rifles to officials and his daughter takes aim after party congress North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has gifted top government and military officials new sniper rifles following a weeklong ruling party congress celebrating his leadership.

North Korea’s Kim gifts rifles to officials and his daughter takes aim after party congress

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North Korea’s Kim gifts rifles to officials and his daughter takes aim after party congress North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has gifted top government and military officials new sniper rifles following a weeklong ruling party congress celebrating his leadership.

North Korea’s Kim gifts rifles to officials and his daughter takes aim after party congress

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Warner Bros. Discovery deems Paramount's takeover bid superior to Netflix deal Warner Bros. Discovery has determined that Paramount’s latest takeover offer constitues a superior deal to the streaming and studio agreement it struck with Netflix, marking a stark shift in momentum in the fight for the storied Hollywood giant.

Netflix declines to raise offer for Warner Bros., says the deal is "no longer financially attractive."

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South Korea relaunches truth commission with focus on adoption fraud South Korea has relaunched a fact-finding commission into its past human rights violations, with a key focus on the extensive fraud and malfeasance that corrupted the nation’s historic foreign adoptio...

SEOUL (AP) — South Korea has relaunched a fact-finding commission into its past human rights violations, with a key focus on the extensive fraud and malfeasance that corrupted the nation’s historic foreign adoption program.
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South Korea relaunches truth commission with focus on adoption fraud South Korea has relaunched a fact-finding commission into its past human rights violations, with a key focus on the extensive fraud and malfeasance that corrupted the nation’s historic foreign adoptio...

SEOUL (AP) — South Korea has relaunched a fact-finding commission into its past human rights violations, with a key focus on the extensive fraud and malfeasance that corrupted the nation’s historic foreign adoption program.
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North Korea warns it could destroy South if threatened, but leaves door open for US dialogue Kim Jong Un says North Korea can completely destroy South Korea if it feels threatened, and he refuses to engage with Seoul.

North Korea warns it could destroy South if threatened, but leaves door open for US dialogue

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North Korea warns it could destroy South if threatened, but leaves door open for US dialogue Kim Jong Un says North Korea can completely destroy South Korea if it feels threatened, and he refuses to engage with Seoul.

North Korea warns it could destroy South if threatened, but leaves door open for US dialogue

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Prominent Russian scholar of North Korea says he was expelled from Latvia following detention Andrei Lankov, a prominent Russian scholar on North Korea who teaches at a Seoul university, says he was expelled from Latvia after being detained during a lecture in the country’s capital.

Prominent Russian scholar of North Korea says he was expelled from Latvia following detention

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US and South Korean militaries will have joint drills in March as tensions with North Korea escalate The U.S. and South Korean militaries say they will conduct their annual springtime exercises next month to bolster their combined defense posture amid a deepening diplomatic freeze with nuclear-armed ...

US and South Korean militaries will have joint drills in March as tensions with North Korea escalate

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Fear in Minnesota's Somali community deepens, hampering progress on measles vaccination Public health officials say a measles crisis has long been brewing in Minnesota. For years, the state's large Somali community has been fertile ground for the myth that the measles vaccine causes autism.

Fear over immigration enforcement hurt public health efforts to increase measles vaccination rates and fight misinformation about links to autism in Minnesota’s large Somali community.

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US military builds up the largest force of warships and aircraft in the Middle East in decades The Pentagon is building up the largest force of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East in decades.

The Pentagon is building up the largest force of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East in decades as President Trump warns of possible military action against Iran if talks over its nuclear program fall apart.

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Straight onto LinkedIn - "Some personal news..."

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Kim reelected to top post of North Korea’s ruling party as it hails his nuclear buildup North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been reelected to the top post of the ruling Workers’ Party, with delegates crediting him for bolstering the country’s nuclear arsenal and strengthening its regiona...

Kim reelected to top post of North Korea’s ruling party as it hails his nuclear buildup

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She was an orphan adopted from Iran by a US veteran. The Trump administration wants to deport her A woman adopted as a toddler by an American war veteran, who he found in the 1970s in an Iranian orphanage and raised as a Christian, is being threatened with deportation to Iran, a country notoriousl...

A woman adopted as a toddler by an American war veteran, who he found in the 1970s in an Iranian orphanage and raised as a Christian, is being threatened with deportation to Iran, a country notoriously dangerous for Christians and now on the brink of war with the U.S.
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She was an orphan adopted from Iran by a US veteran. The Trump administration wants to deport her A woman adopted as a toddler by an American war veteran, who he found in the 1970s in an Iranian orphanage and raised as a Christian, is being threatened with deportation to Iran, a country notoriousl...

A woman adopted as a toddler by an American war veteran, who he found in the 1970s in an Iranian orphanage and raised as a Christian, is being threatened with deportation to Iran, a country notoriously dangerous for Christians and now on the brink of war with the U.S.
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Kim lauds North Korea's economy and regional standing as major party meeting opens North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has lauded his nation’s improving economy and regional standing as he opened the country’s most important political event.

Kim Jong Un lauded his nation’s improving economy and regional standing as he opened North Korea’s most important political event, where he’s expected to set his domestic and foreign policy agenda for the next 5 years and further entrench his family’s authoritarian rule.
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Ex-South Korean president remains defiant following life sentence for rebellion Ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday remained defiant in his first reaction to a life sentence imposed by a Seoul court for his short-lived declaration of martial law but didn’t clear...

Ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday remained defiant in his first reaction to a life sentence for rebellion handed down by a Seoul court the previous day.

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Former South Korean President Yoon receives life sentence for imposing martial law Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to life in prison for his brief imposition of martial law to suppress the opposition.

BREAKING: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to life prison for his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024 to suppress the opposition. Yoon is likely to appeal the verdict.

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After Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong Probes the Limits of Civic Life With the former media tycoon sentenced to 20 years in prison, Hong Kong residents are exploring the remaining space for debate and expression.

After media tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 20 years in prison, Hong Kong residents are exploring the limits of expression under the territory’s national security law.

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