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Her age — and maybe her name — are mysteries, but this girl could be North Korea’s next leader
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Her age — and maybe her name — are mysteries, but this girl could be North Korea’s next leader

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Likely in her early teens and bearing a close resemblance to her mother, the daughter of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un is increasingly viewed as the…
Posted by John McCarthy September 11, 2025
Trump sends tariff letters to Japan, South Korea, five other countries, extending deadline to August 1
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Trump sends tariff letters to Japan, South Korea, five other countries, extending deadline to August 1

President Donald Trump is threatening to significantly raise tariffs on seven trading partners in Asia and Africa, ranging from war-torn countries to key political allies, as it continues to negotiate…
Posted by John McCarthy July 7, 2025
The US is Haiti’s largest aid donor. Now Trump is freezing all foreign aid for 90 days
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The US is Haiti’s largest aid donor. Now Trump is freezing all foreign aid for 90 days

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Military assistance to Egypt and Israel, and emergency food aid are — for now— the only exceptions the Trump administration is making to an executive order temporarily halting…
Posted by John McCarthy January 25, 2025
The Gulf of Whatnow? Mapmakers grapple with Trump’s geographic renaming plans
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The Gulf of Whatnow? Mapmakers grapple with Trump’s geographic renaming plans

What’s in a name change, after all? The water bordered by the Southern United States, Mexico and Cuba will be critical to shipping lanes and vacationers whether it’s called the…
Posted by John McCarthy January 23, 2025
At least 177 people die after plane skids off runway in South Korea
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At least 177 people die after plane skids off runway in South Korea

SEOUL — A Jeju Air plane from Bangkok attempted a belly landing at Muan International Airport after its landing gear reportedly failed to deploy. The passenger plane burst into flames…
Posted by John McCarthy December 29, 2024
A $6.2 million banana, a crypto empire and Trump’s potential conflicts
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A $6.2 million banana, a crypto empire and Trump’s potential conflicts

SEOUL — Not long after buying and publicly consuming a $6.2 million banana as part of an artworld stunt, Chinese crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun made another eye-catching purchase, investing $30…
Posted by John McCarthy December 8, 2024
What to know about South Korea’s short-lived and chaotic period of martial law
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What to know about South Korea’s short-lived and chaotic period of martial law

SEOUL (AP) — South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol faced parliamentary moves to impeach him after he sent heavily armed forces into Seoul’s streets with his baffling and sudden declaration of martial…
Posted by John McCarthy December 4, 2024
Han Kang wins the Nobel Prize for literature. She’s the first South Korean to do so
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Han Kang wins the Nobel Prize for literature. She’s the first South Korean to do so

STOCKHOLM (AP) — South Korean poet and novelist Han Kang was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for a poetic and unsettling body of work that the Nobel committee said “confronts…
Posted by John McCarthy October 12, 2024
A North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, a possible blow to leader Kim
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A North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, a possible blow to leader Kim

HAVANA (AP) — South Korea’s spy agency said that a senior North Korea diplomat based in Cuba has fled to South Korea, the latest defection by members of the North’s…
Posted by John McCarthy July 18, 2024
South Korea vows ‘unbearable’ retaliation against North Korea over its launch of trash balloons
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South Korea vows ‘unbearable’ retaliation against North Korea over its launch of trash balloons

SEOUL (AP) — South Korea said today it’ll soon take “unbearable” retaliatory steps against North Korea over its launch of trash-carrying balloons across the border and other provocations. In the past week,…
Posted by John McCarthy June 2, 2024
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