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Kim Shin-jo, 82, Failed North Korean Assassin, Dies as Pastor in the South
He famously said the mission of a hit squad sent by Pyongyang in 1968 was to “slit the throat” of the South Korean dictator ...
LAPD tactics faulted in shooting of mentally ill K-town man — but killing ruled justified
A Los Angeles police officers who killed a mentally ill man last year in Koreatown employed questionable tactics but was ...
L.A. unveils newly restored Korean artifact at Convention Center for LA28
The Mayor’s Office of International Affairs worked with Korean leaders and collaborated on the unveiling ceremony.
Famous North Korean assassin who became a pastor in the South following failed 1968 mission dies
Kim Shin-jo, a prominent North Korean commando who resettled in South Korea as a pastor after his daring mission to assassinate then South Korean President Park Chung-hee in 1968 failed, has died ...
South Korean court removes impeached president over martial law declaration
Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office four months after he declared martial law, sending troops into ...
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Rain offers respite to South Korea firefighters as death toll rises
Overnight rain helped douse some of South Korea's worst-ever wildfires, authorities said Friday, as the death toll from the unprecedented blazes raging for nearly a week reached 28. More than a ...
The Independent14d
South Korea fires latest: 27 killed and 1,000-year-old Buddhist temples destroyed in biggest wildfire on record
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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South Korea wildfires become worst on record as death toll reaches 27
South Korea authorities are battling the country's worst-ever wildfires that have left 27 dead and destroyed over 300 structures, including ancient Buddhist temples. Among the dead is a pilot ...
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Korea wildfire death toll rises to 26
SEOUL, 27th March, 2025 (WAM) -- Wind-fuelled wildfires that ravaged the southeastern province of North Gyeongsang in Korea have killed at least 26 and injured another 30, as the nation is ...
The New Indian Express15d
South Korea struggles contain massive wildfires as death toll rises to 26
CHEONGSONG: Helicopters dumped water over a burning forest in South Korea on Thursday as authorities struggled to contain the country's worst-ever wildfires, which have killed 26 people ...
Japan Today15d
South Korea battles worst ever wildfires as death toll hits 26
Wildfires raging in South Korea doubled in size on Thursday from a day earlier, as authorities called the blazes the country's worst natural fire disaster with at least 26 people killed and historic ...
Yahoo News UK15d
Wildfires Blaze in South Korea as Death Toll Rises
The wildfires in South Korea have killed at least 28 people and injured 32 since they started on March 21, according to local reports. As of Thursday, March 27, more than 38,000 hectares (about 147 ...