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U.S.-North Korean Summit: Peace returns to the Korean Peninsula
Renew America
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By Stone Washington June 28, 2018 "Anyone can make war, but only the most courageous can make peace." ~President Donald J. Trump Introduction to the U.S-North Korean Summit On Tuesday, 12 June 2018 an historic and momentous meeting transpired that...
Lee Vows Swift Action to Restore Dialogue with North Korea
KBS World
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June 15, 2025
Photo : KBS News President Lee Jae-myung has pledged to swiftly restore suspended dialogue channels with North Korea, aiming to ease military tensions and foster a peaceful atmosphere between the two Koreas. In a Facebook post on Sunday, Lee made...
Lee vows efforts to swiftly restore dialogue channel with N. Korea
The Korea Times
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June 15, 2025
President Lee Jae-myung vowed efforts Sunday to quickly restore suspended dialogue channels with North Korea, aiming to ease military tensions and build peace between the two Koreas. Lee delivered the message on his Facebook account to mark the...
Ruling party calls for 'stern' response to illegal leaflet campaign against N. Korea
Yonhap News Agency
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June 15, 2025
SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) on Sunday called for a "stern" response to a civic group's recent campaign to send anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets to North Korea. DP spokesperson Rep. Hwang Jung-a issued the call a...
Khan to pedestrianise Oxford Street
LondonlovesBusiness
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June 17, 2025
The Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan has said he will go ahead and pedestrianise Oxford Street after he has secured “North Korean” support from Londoners. More of the road will be closed off to traffic in the eastern section between Oxford Circus...
North Korea eyes more warships after 5,000-tonne naval destroyer relaunched
The Independent
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June 13, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story 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 producing our...
North Korea claims to launch repaired warship on second try
United Press International (UPI)
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Kim Ju Ae attended the launch ceremony of the Kang Kon destroyer at the Rajin shipyard, state-run media reported Friday. The destroyer, which was damaged during a failed launch attempt last month,...
N. Korea launches crackdown on currency smuggling
Daily NK
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June 13, 2025
North Korea’s Ryanggang province has launched extensive undercover inspections targeting illegal foreign currency operations and cross-border smuggling networks. “The provincial party committee has brandished the knife to crack down on illegal...
North Korea Rejects Trump's Letter to Kim: Report
Newsweek
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June 13, 2025
North Korean officials reportedly rejected a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump intended to open the door for dialogue with North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un. Newsweek reached out to the White House and North Korean embassy in China...
North Korea insists its ‘not interested’ in exclusion from new Trump travel ban
NK News
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June 13, 2025
An in-depth analysis of spurning US ‘carrots,’ mega resort renovations, a new wholesale market and Kim’s letter to Putin Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump during their Singapore summit | Image: Rodong Sinmun (June 13, 2018), edited by NK Pro North...
Anne Wojcicki's bid to buy back 23andMe may not end legal fight over DNA customer data
Yahoo Finance
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Anne Wojcicki's winning bid to reclaim control of 23andMe (MEHCQ) doesn't necessarily end the fight over what happens to the DNA of 15 million people collected by the bankrupt consumer genomics company. A nonprofit controlled by Wojcicki, TTAM...
N. Korean women take the wheel in quiet push for independence
Daily NK
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June 13, 2025
More North Korean women in Pyongyang are getting behind the wheel, seeking driver’s licenses in what appears to be a quiet rebellion against traditional gender roles and a push for greater personal freedom. Six members of the Socialist Women’s...
Hoping for Rain: Tim Walz Compares the U.S. Army’s DC Parade Prep to Something Out of North Korea
Twitchy
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June 13, 2025
Not content to stop at calling ICE the ‘Gestapo,’ on Friday, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz compared the U.S. Army’s preparations for its 250th anniversary parade in Washington, DC, to something one would see in North Korea. He adds that he hopes it...
North Korea’s Partially Sunk Frigate Has Already Been Ceremoniously Relaunched
The Drive
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June 12, 2025
The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. New satellite imagery indicates that North Korea has held a new launch ceremony or a similar event for its second...
Lee tells business leaders: Economy comes first
Donga Ilbo
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President Lee Jae-myung met with South Korea’s top business leaders on Friday, underscoring his commitment to economic revitalization and corporate support. It marked his first formal meeting with business representatives since taking office nine...
Kim Jong-un holds all the cards as global powers court Pyongyang
Korea JoungAng Daily
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June 15, 2025
Published: 16 Jun. 2025, 00:02 Chang Se-jeong The author is an editorial writer at the JoongAng Ilbo. As the world watched Israel carry out a surprise airstrike on an Iranian nuclear facility on June 13, one can imagine North Korean leader Kim...
U.S. envoy visits Seoul ahead of G7, signals alignment on trade and North Korea
Korea JoungAng Daily
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June 13, 2025
Published: 13 Jun. 2025, 21:19 Sean O’Neill, senior bureau official for the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, walks into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Jongno District, central Seoul on June 13. [NEWS1]...
North Korea opens another luxury mall with bootleg Ikea and Starbucks copycat
NK News
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June 12, 2025
Signs point to likely Japanese investment in newest Pyongyang shopping center for well-off in ‘communist’ DPRK Another new bootleg Ikea store and a copycat Starbucks coffee shop have opened in North Korea’s capital in a new luxury mall, in what...
Fortuna VFW Post 2207 Awards Scholarships to Exceptional High School Graduates
Redheaded Blackbelt - California
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June 17, 2025
Back to camera – Daniel Larkin, Post Scholarship Chairman; Scholarship recipients (L) Blayne Barrote of Rio Dell (R) Caroline Garza of Fortuna The Fortuna Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2207 proudly recognized two exceptional Fortuna High School...
UNODC map reveals Cambodia as global scammer hub
The Nation Thailand
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June 17, 2025
The Huione Group has since been sanctioned by the United States and other Western countries. It has been cut off from the US financial system, with all American firms banned from opening accounts or conducting any business with the group. Pol Lt...