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February 2, 2024

North Korea's Kim Jong Un calls for 'war preparations' during first-ever Naval shipyard inspection in Nampho

North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un toured a naval shipbuilding facility in Nampho, where he urged workers to step up their military readiness amid perceived threats from South Korea.

February 1, 2024

Man dies after cooking and eating highly poisonous pufferfish

A 46-year-old Brazilian man has died in agony after he failed to recover from eating a poisonous pufferfish over Christmas. The fish has enough poison to kill 30 humans.

February 1, 2024

South Korea judge hands life sentence to 23-year-old man convicted of fatal rampage

A South Korean judge has convicted 23-year-old Choi Won-jong of murder for a stabbing rampage that killed two people and injured 12 others in Seongnam last year.

January 31, 2024

South Korea opposition leader who was stabbed accuses president of fostering divisions

South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, who was recently stabbed in an attack, has accused President Yoon Suk Yeol of fueling societal divisions.

January 30, 2024

US F-16 fighter jet crashes into Yellow Sea; pilot recovered after ejecting safely

A U.S. F-16 fighter jet encountered an in-flight emergency and crashed into the Yellow Sea on Wednesday morning, with the pilot ejecting safely and being recovered.

January 30, 2024

North Korea fires multiple cruise missiles in 3rd test within a week, South Korea says

North Korea launched cruise missiles off its western coast on Tuesday, the third such test the Hermit Kingdom conducted in under a week, South Korea says.

January 27, 2024

US will ‘protect our allies’ from North Korean aggression, Kirby says

The U.S. military is prepared to defend its allies in East Asia in the event of an act of aggression by North Korea, according to officials of the National Security Council.

January 25, 2024

South Korea warns against eating fried toothpicks as trend goes viral

Health officials in South Korea are warning the public against eating deep-fried toothpicks in a trend reportedly going viral on TikTok and Instagram.

January 25, 2024

Kim Jong Un admits lack of 'basic living necessities' is 'serious political issue' in North Korea

North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un made a rare admission that the country's rural communities are lacking "basic living necessities" at a meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea.

January 25, 2024

South Korea lawmaker injured in attack weeks after opposition leader's stabbing

A South Korean governing party lawmaker, Bae Hyunjin, was attacked by an unidentified man in Seoul who struck her head with a rock-like object, officials say.