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(3rd LD) N. Korea's Kim attends launch ceremony of repaired destroyer, plans to build 2 more such warships
Yonhap News Agency
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June 13, 2025
(ATTN: UPDATES paras 7, 13-20 with more info, assessment from Seoul) By Park Boram SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Friday it has launched a 5,000-ton destroyer that was damaged during its first launch attempt in May after repair work,...
The Nuclear Shadow: Israel-Iran Ceasefire and the Race for Weapons
India.com
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June 26, 2025
Home News The Nuclear Shadow: Israel-Iran Ceasefire and the Race for Weapons When Trump announced the ceasefire between Israel and Iran, which ended the Israel-Iran war, he called it “the 12-day war,” possibly drawing a comparison to the famous...
In Gaza, U.S. Mercenaries Advance Israeli War Aims
The American Conservative - Washington D.C.
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July 11, 2025
The world watched as the beaten and burned bodies of four American contractors from a private military company, then known as Blackwater, swung from a bridge over the Euphrates River in Iraq. It was March 31, 2004. Iraqi fighters had ambushed the...
Hashim At 56 a Life of Activism, Politics, Service
This Day
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June 27, 2025
By Imoukhuede Ahonkhai At 56 , life goes on for the activist, politician, businessman and philantropist, who has served society through many humane platforms. His birthday, no doubt, is a celebration of a worthwhile existence, industry, power of...
What North Korean Christians can teach us about faith
The Christian Post - Washington D.C.
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June 12, 2025
By Ryan Brown, Op-ed contributor Thursday, June 12, 2025 In this photo taken on January 5, 2023, people hold placards including one (top) that translates as 2023 - Key year of five-year plan implementation during a rally to vow to carry through...
(LEAD) (News Focus) Seoul, Washington extend dialogue overtures to Pyongyang; ball in N. Korea's court
Yonhap News Agency
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June 12, 2025
(ATTN: UPDATES with Lee's remarks in paras 3-4) By Park Boram SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have made dramatic dialogue overtures toward North Korea, from Seoul's suspension of its anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker campaign...
Donald Trump Back To Dialing Kim Jong Un? US President Reportedly Tries To Revive Talks With North Korea
Asianet Newsable
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June 12, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump is open to communication with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to a White House statement reported by Bloomberg News. "The President remains receptive to correspondence with Kim Jong Un and he'd like to see...
(News Focus) Seoul, Washington extend dialogue overtures to Pyongyang; ball in N. Korea's court
Yonhap News Agency
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June 12, 2025
By Park Boram SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have made dramatic dialogue overtures toward North Korea, from Seoul's suspension of its anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker campaign to U.S. President Donald Trump's attempt to...
South Korea finally turns off loudspeakers blasting K-Pop into North Korea
Tribune Online
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June 12, 2025
South Korea has taken its first concrete step toward easing tensions with North Korea under its new president, Lee Jae-myung, by switching off loudspeakers that had been broadcasting K-pop music, news, and other propaganda across the border....
Pressley Pushed Back Against Trump Immigration Policies at Chelsea Town Hall
Chelsea Record - Massachusetts
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June 26, 2025
Special to the Record At a town hall in Chelsea last week, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley reaffirmed her solidarity with immigrant families under threat from the Trump Administration and condemned the harrowing assassination and assassination...
Masked ICE arrests raise urgent questions about U.S. immigration practices
The Riverdale Press - New York
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Last week, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander was manhandled and arrested by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents — ICE — when he linked arms with a migrant authorities were attempting to detain. That Lander is a Democratic...
US Ally Seeks China's Help in Dealing With North Korea
Newsweek
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June 12, 2025
South Korea's newly minted President Lee Jae-myung, during his first conversation with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping Tuesday, asked for help reining in North Korea's Kim Jong Un regime. Lee, who, during the recent campaign, championed a pragmatic...
South Korea halts propaganda broadcasts along N Korea border
Nagaland Post
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June 11, 2025
South Korea’s military shut down loudspeakers broadcasting anti-North Korea propaganda along the inter-Korean border on Wednesday, marking the new liberal government’s first concrete step toward easing tensions between the war-divided rivals. The...
Where Are The Bombs Buried? Scientists Warn Of A New 'Nuclear Race'
News18
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June 26, 2025
Last Updated:June 26, 2025, 15:00 IST A report reveals 12,241 nuclear warheads exist as of early 2025, with 87% held by the US and Russia. Nations are modernising and hiding these weapons, increasing insecurity SIPRI's latest report warns that the...
Adopting North Korean basketball rules would be a literal game-changer for the NBA
We Are The Mighty
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June 11, 2025
The NBA is experiencing a ratings slump, but that all could change if the National Basketball Association just adopted some North Korean basketball rules. Negative points, bonuses for finesse, and a lower basket are just a few of the glorious...
Mitigating the Risk of Synthetic Personas in Your Hiring Process
HRProfessionalsMagazine
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July 10, 2025
As if we all didn’t have enough to worry about. Now we’re seeing synthetic personas in the hiring process. These are entirely fake individuals created with AI tools to impersonate human candidates during the recruitment process. Nefarious...
Keir Starmer's Immigration Plan Shows UK Is 'In A Very Dark Place', Says Albanian PM
HuffPost UK
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June 26, 2025
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, left, welcomes British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he arrives at the European Political Community summit in Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, Albania, on Friday, May 16, 2025. The UK announced last month that it was...
AI Company Plays Wack-A-Mole To Keep Chinese Propagandists From Using ChatGPT To Sow Division In American Politics
The Daily Caller
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Suspected Chinese operatives are using ChatGPT to fuel propaganda efforts targeting American political discourse, according to a Thursday threat report from OpenAI. The company said Chinese actors leveraged its model to generate posts that played...
As Nukes Spread, Robust Missile Defenses Must Rise
The Cipher Brief
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July 10, 2025
OPINION — More countries aspire to be nuclear-weapons states, and we should prepare for this eventuality. That’s why the Golden Dome missile defense initiative is timely and needed. The war in Ukraine is a stark reminder that Ukraine giving up...
Heart and Seoul: Tour to S. Korean capital, DMZ with ROK Cultural Immersion Program
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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Gyeongbokgung Palace (Photo by Hyemin Lee) Each year, thousands of U.S. and United Nations Command troops stationed in Korea are invited to leave the base and enjoy the journey that brings history, culture, and purpose into focus. The ROK Cultural...