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22 dead after lithium battery plant fire in South Korea: 'Not enough time to respond'
The fire and a series of explosions ripped through the factory run by primary battery manufacturer Aricell in Hwaseong, an industrial cluster southwest of the capital Seoul.
South Korean troops fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed land border
South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after North Korean troops briefly violated the tense border earlier this week, South Korea’s military said.
South Korea restarts anti-North Korea loudspeaker broadcasts in retaliation for trash balloons
South Korea on Sunday resumed anti-North Korean propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts in border areas in retaliation for the North sending over 1,000 balloons filled with trash and manure.
South Korea plans to nullify peace deal to punish North Korea over trash-carrying balloon launches
On Sunday, South Korea said it would take “unbearable” retaliatory steps in response, before North Korea abruptly announced it would stop flying balloons across the border.
North Korea to stop sending trash, poop balloons after South Korea vows strong retaliation
The North's announcement came hours after South Korea said it would soon punish North Korea with "unbearable” retaliatory steps over its balloon activities and other recent provocations.
North Korea says 18-missile barrage was warning to South's 'gangsters' regime'
Leader Kim urged the country's nuclear forces to be ready to carry out the mission of war deterrence and take the initiative in case of war, KCNA said.
South Korea dispatches biological warfare response team after North Korea launches barrage of 260 poop balloons
Over 260 inflated balloons with plastic bags tied to them had been detected by Wednesday.
North Korean spy satellite explodes mid-air after launch
North Korea's attempt to blast a second spy satellite into orbit went up in flames not long after takeoff on Monday, the hermit nation's state news agency confirmed.
Poland, Baltic states agree to creation of protective 'drone wall'
Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski claimed the United States would carry out strikes on Russian troops on Ukrainian soil in the event the Kremlin opts to use nuclear weapons.
K-pop star's cause of death revealed 6 weeks after body was discovered at friend's house
The beloved K-pop singer was found dead last month at her friend's home in Seoul, South Korea. She was 30.
I live in one of the world’s smallest homes —there’s no window, but it's so cheap
A traveling TikToker has gone viral for showing the world his unusual dwelling in South Korea, which comes for a bargain price.
US soldier detained in Russia was stabbed by girlfriend during on-camera fight in front of wife, daughter: 'Blood on his face'
The bloody fracas came months before Black, a staff sergeant, was arrested on May 2 in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok on accusations of theft after an argument, Russian...
Biden calls North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un president of South Korea in latest world leader blunder
Biden, 81, was in the middle of attacking his 2024 opponent, former President Donald Trump, over his close relationship with the dictator when he made the blunder.
Mother of detained US soldier claims he was 'lured' to Russia by girlfriend: 'Told him not to go'
“I told him not to go. I was more worried about him going to Russia than I was when he was in Iraq and Afghanistan," his distraught mother said.
US soldier arrested in Russia told local girlfriend he supported Trump, repeated Kremlin line on 'aggressive' NATO, videos show
WASHINGTON – An American soldier jailed in Russia last week empathized with Russia's view of the war in Ukraine and repeated Moscow's talking points decrying NATO in videos posted to...
Globetrotting jewelry thief caught after swiping nearly $300K from NYC Cartier, Tiffany shops
Yaorong Wan, of Queens, has been accused of a litany of crimes related to his sticky-fingered crime spree, during which he allegedly stole diamond rings valued at nearly $300,000 and...
US soldier detained in Russia after accusation of stealing
The unnamed soldier traveled to Russia on his own account, not official business, and had been stationed in South Korea, according to NBC News, which first reported on the detention.
Kristi Noem doubles down on claim she visited North Korea — cites trip to South Korea as proof
"I went to the DMZ. And there are details in this book that talk about going to the DMZ and specifics that I'm willing to share," she said.
The toughest reservation in NYC? Spending hundreds to be told what colors you should wear
It's the hot hue thing.
Samsung tells executives to work 6-day weeks after reporting worst bottom line in over 10 years: 'Inject a sense of crisis'
Samsung mandated that its executives report to the office six days per week in a stunning move away from other companies around the world, which have begun embracing four-day workweeks.