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Morning Brief: US B-52s Conduct Drill Near Venezuela, Guatemala Labels Major Gangs Terrorists, North Korea Test-Fires Short-Range Missiles
Good morning — it’s Wednesday, October 22, 2025. Trump calls off his planned Putin summit, citing stalled diplomacy as Russia pounds Ukraine. The Pentagon tightens control over communications with Congress, Trump’s nominee withdraws after racist...
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South Korea's Nat'l Assembly speaker asks Pope Leo to visit North Korea for peace
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The Morung Express
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Seoul, October 22 (IANS): South Korea's National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik has delivered a letter to the Vatican asking Pope Leo XIV to visit North Korea to help promote peace on the Korean Peninsula, officials said on Wednesday. During his...
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People at a train station in Seoul watch footage of a North Korean missile test
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Takaichi Cabinet Starts Work with Response to N. Korea Firing Ballistic Missiles, New PM Instructs Officials to Confirm Launch
The Yomiuri Shimbun Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters following reports on North Korea’s missile launch, at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo on Wednesday. The Yomiuri Shimbun 17:12 JST, October 22, 2025 Prime Minister Sanae...
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North Korea Fires Multiple Short-Range Missiles Ahead of APEC Summit 2025 in South Korea, Raising Regional Tensions
Seoul, October 22: North Korea launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, marking its first launches in months, Al Jazeera reported. Experts warn more could follow as South Korea prepares to host the Asia-Pacific Economic...
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Assembly Speaker Woo Asks Pope Leo to Visit North Korea
Photo : YONHAP News / Office of the Speaker of the National Assembly National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik has delivered a letter to the Vatican asking Pope Leo XIV to visit North Korea to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula. Woo gave the letter...
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Presidential office holds emergency meeting on North Korea's missile launch
Published: 22 Oct. 2025, 14:57 People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing a short-range ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 22. [REUTERS/YONHAP] The...
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North Korea set for another bumper harvest after strong summer crop growth
NK Pro analysis points to steady improvements in crop health, likely thanks to good weather rather than party policies North Korea is on track for a bumper harvest this year thanks to abundant rains and favorable growing conditions, according to...
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Nat'l Assembly speaker asks Pope Leo to visit N. Korea for peace
National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik has delivered a letter to the Vatican asking Pope Leo XIV to visit North Korea to help promote peace on the Korean Peninsula, officials said Wednesday. During his meeting with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the...
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North Korean Embassy in Russia holds banquet marking 77th anniversary of diplomatic ties
Published: 21 Oct. 2025, 09:00 North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui delivers a speech at the podium at a reception hosted by the Russian Embassy in North Korea on Oct. 16 to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic...
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Major construction starts at North Korean guesthouse for visiting world leaders
Satellite imagery shows sprawling new worker camp near Kumsusan State Guesthouse as Kim Jong Un ramps up diplomacy An aerial view of the Kumsusan State Guesthouse taken during Xi Jinping's visit in June 2019 showing a building in a traditional...
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North Korea-China trade reaches highest level in 6 years
Published: 21 Oct. 2025, 12:36 A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows China's president Xi Jinping, right, shaking hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People...
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(3rd LD) N. Korea fires 1st ballistic missiles in 5 mths ahead of Trump's trip to APEC summit
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; ADDS paras 6-7, 9; CHANGES photos) By Lee Minji and Kim Hyun-soo SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired its first ballistic missiles in five months Wednesday, about a week before South Korea is...
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North Korea condemns Japanese politicians' offerings at Yasukuni Shrine
Published: 21 Oct. 2025, 10:09 Japanese lawmakers, including Sanae Takaichi, center left, visit the Yasukuni Shrine to pay respect to the war dead on the day of the 69th anniversary of the end of the World War II, in Tokyo, on Aug. 15, 2014....
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World AFP North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles, first launch in months
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Yahoo News
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North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Wednesday, its first such launch in months just a week before world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, descend on South Korea for a summit. Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said it had...
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Presidential Office Holds Emergency Security Meeting After N. Korea's Missile Launch
Photo : YONHAP News The presidential office held an emergency security meeting on Wednesday following North Korea’s launch of multiple ballistic missiles. The top office said in a press release that the Office of National Security convened the...
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(2nd LD) N. Korea fires 1st ballistic missiles in 5 mths ahead of Trump's trip to APEC summit
(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; ADDS details in paras 7-11) By Lee Minji and Kim Hyun-soo SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired its first ballistic missiles in five months Wednesday, about a week before South Korea is scheduled to host the...
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Russian students from Kursk send paper boats to thank North Korean soldiers: KCNA
Published: 22 Oct. 2025, 10:53 Russian students in North Korea floated paper lantern boats sent from students in Russia's Kursk region in the Taedong River in Pyongyang on Oct. 21, the Rodong Sinmun reported on Oct. 22. [RODONG SINMUN] Russian...
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Presidential office holds emergency meeting on N. Korea's missile launch
The presidential Office of National Security (ONS) said Wednesday it held an emergency meeting following North Korea's launch of short-range ballistic missiles. The meeting came shortly after the North fired the missiles toward the East Sea, its...
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Breaking news live updates: Punjab SSOC busts cross-border smuggling network, arrests four
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The Times of India
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India News Live Updates: Punjab SSOC busts cross-border smuggling network, arrests fourThe State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) in Amritsar achieved a major breakthrough by dismantling a cross-border smuggling network, leading to the apprehension...
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