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The race for long-range missiles between Japan and North Korea
NK Insider
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June 27, 2025
A MIM-104 Patriot mobile surface-to-air missile launcher in Kanagawa, Japan, in 2020 (Image: iStock/viper-zero) Eastern Asia is witnessing a military buildup not seen since the aftermath of WWII. North Korea is becoming an ever greater rogue...
Americans arrested for North Korea outreach attempt
World - North Carolina
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June 27, 2025
South Korean police on Friday detained six Americans for attempting to float 1,600 bottles containing miniature Bibles and other items to North Korea by sea. Police arrested the group on Gwanghwa Island near North Korea, before they could throw...
6 Americans detained for trying to send cash, rice to N Korea
BDNews24
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South Korean police have detained six US citizens who were attempting to deliver around 1,300 plastic bottles filled with rice, dollar notes and Bibles to North Korea, a police official said on Friday. The group had been trying to float the...
asia South Korea police detain six Americans trying to send cash, rice to North Korea
Asiaone
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June 27, 2025
SEOUL — South Korean police have detained six US citizens who were attempting to deliver around 1,300 plastic bottles filled with rice, dollar notes and Bibles to North Korea, a police official said on Friday (June 27). The group had been trying...
World CNN 75 years after he was kidnapped to North Korea, these sisters still hope to see their brother
Yahoo News
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Min Young-jae has not seen or heard anything about her eldest brother for 75 years. He was 19 and she was only 2 when, during the early days of the Korean War, he was kidnapped to the North. “We were known in the neighborhood as a happy family,”...
Six Americans detained after ‘throwing 1,600 bottles filled with rice, Bibles, and $1 bills’ into sea toward North Korea
The U.S. Sun
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June 27, 2025
SIX Americans have been detained for allegedly trying to float more than 1,600 bottles stuffed with rice, tiny Bibles, dollar bills, and USB drives to North Korea. South Korean police say the group was caught before they could launch the bottles...
Americans detained in South Korea for trying to send rice and Bibles to North Korea
KSBW 8 - California
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June 27, 2025
Six Americans were detained Friday in South Korea for trying to send 1,600 plastic bottles filled with rice, miniature Bibles, $1 bills and USB sticks toward North Korea by sea, police said.The Americans were apprehended on front-line Gwanghwa...
75 years after he was kidnapped to North Korea, these sisters still hope to see their brother
KVIA - Texas
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June 27, 2025
By Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Min Young-jae has not seen or heard anything about her eldest brother for 75 years. He was 19 and she was only 2 when, during the early days of the Korean War, he was kidnapped to the North. “We were...
Six Americans detained in South Korea for trying to send rice and Bibles to North Korea by sea
The Gleaner
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June 27, 2025
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Six Americans were detained Friday in South Korea for trying to send 1,600 plastic bottles filled with rice, miniature Bibles, US$1 bills and USB sticks toward North Korea by sea, police said. The Americans were...
Who is Kang No-eul in Squid Game 3? Guard 011 and North Korean defector involved with Player 246
Sportskeeda
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June 27, 2025
Squid Game 3 character Kang No-eul, played by Park Gyu-young, has garnered attention among viewers due to her mysterious background and involvement with Player 246. On Friday, June 27, 2025, Squid Game 3, the highly anticipated season of Netflix's...
Six Americans Detained In South Korea For Attempting To Send Rice, Bibles To North Korea
The Will
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June 27, 2025
June 27, (THEWILL) – South Korean authorities have arrested six American nationals for attempting to send plastic bottles filled with rice, one-dollar bills, and Bibles to North Korea. The suspects, reportedly aged between their 20s and 50s, were...
Six Americans Arrested for Attempting to Send Aid to North Korea
Nigerian Eye
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June 27, 2025
South Korean authorities have arrested six American nationals for allegedly trying to send plastic bottles packed with rice, Bibles, and U.S. currency into North Korea. The arrests took place near Ganghwa Island, a border region northwest of...
Why South Korean young men and women are more politically divided than ever
Los Angeles Times
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July 3, 2025
SEOUL — It’s a worldwide shift that has taken political scientists and sociologists by surprise: the growing ideological divide between young men and women. In the recent U.S. presidential election, President Trump won 56% of the vote among men...
South Korea arrests Americans trying to send Bibles, rice to North Korea
Eagle Online
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June 27, 2025
South Korean police on Friday arrested six US nationals attempting to send plastic bottles packed with rice and Bibles to North Korea, the head of the investigation team said. Local police said the six were trying to send thousands of plastic...
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Six US nationals held in South Korea attempting to send rice and Bibles to North Korea
Firstpost
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June 27, 2025
South Korean police on Friday arrested six US nationals attempting to send plastic bottles packed with rice and Bibles to North Korea, the head of the investigation team said. Local police said the six were trying to send thousands of plastic...
Six US citizens arrested over packages to North Korea
RTE Ireland
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June 27, 2025
South Korean police have detained six US citizens who were attempting to deliver around 1,300 plastic bottles filled with rice, dollar notes and Bibles to North Korea, a police official said. The group had been trying to float the bottles by sea...
South Korea police detain six Americans trying to send cash, rice to North Korea
The Gazette - Colorado
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SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean police have detained six U.S. citizens who were attempting to deliver around 1,300 plastic bottles filled with rice, dollar notes and Bibles to North Korea, a police official said on Friday. The group had been trying...
China Accepting Thousands of North Korean Workers, Sources Say; Move Believed to Be Aimed at Improving China-North Korea Ties
The Japan News
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June 27, 2025
KCNA via REUTERS North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the 12th Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this picture released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency...
South Korea: Six Americans Nabbed For Trying To Send Plastic Bottles With Rice, Dollar Bills To North Korea
MENAFN
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June 27, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Incheon, June 27 (IANS) South Korean Police on Friday apprehended six American citizens who attempted to release plastic bottles containing rice, one dollar bills and the Bible into the sea near a restricted border area in an effort...
6 Americans caught trying to send rice, Bible to North Korea
Hindustan Times
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June 27, 2025
Six Americans were detained on Friday in South Korea for trying to send 1,600 plastic bottles filled with rice, US dollars bills and Bibles toward North Korea by sea, police said. According to a police officer who spoke to AP on conditions of...