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British PM Theresa May apologizes for the state's London apartment fire response
British Prime Minister Theresa May has apologized for the state's failure to respond appropriately to last week's massive fire at Grenfell Tower in London, which left at least 79 people dead and missing. In Parliament Wednesday, May called the response to the fire a 'failure of the state, local and national, to he...
2017-06-22 19:59:58 KST -
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South Korea's new FM meets with interim U.S. ambassador ahead of summit
And Seoul's new foreign minister Kang Kyung-hwa also reafffirmed South Korea's commitment to the alliance with the United States as she met with the interim U.S. ambassador to Seoul, Marc Knapper and General Vincent Brooks, the commander of U.S. Forces Korea on Wednesday. Take a look. (English) "...
2017-06-22 07:07:18 KST -
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Brussels railway station bomber identified
Belgian investigators said they have the identity of the suspect who attempted to detonate a suicide bomb at Gare Central station located in the capital on Tuesday night. Prosecutor Eric Van der Sypt announced on Wednesday that the man, who was shot dead at the railway station after a failed detonation of a nail ...
2017-06-21 20:42:41 KST -
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South Korean and Chinese diplomats to hold high-level strategic talks
South Korean and Chinese diplomats will hold high-level strategic discussions in Beijing today, the first time such dialogue has taken place in nearly 18 months. South Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam , will meet his Chinese counterpart Zhang Yesui , to calm bilateral tensions and address issues o...
2017-06-20 09:59:29 KST -
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Top office distances itself from adviser's comments on North Korea, drills
The United States is downplaying comments made by President Moon Jae-in's top diplomatic aide in which he said U.S. strategic assets on the Korean Peninsula and joint military exercises could be downsized, if North Korea suspends its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. According to a Voice of America repo...
2017-06-19 07:14:09 KST -
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Leaders of S. Korea, U.S., Japan to meet on sidelines of G20: Report
South Korea, the United States and Japan are reportedly fine-tuning the details of a three-way summit to be held alongside the G20 next month in Germany. It would be the first meeting of its kind under the new governments in Seoul and Washington. According to Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun, citing a Japanese govern...
2017-06-18 14:46:50 KST -
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17 dead confirmed from Grenfell Tower blaze
This just coming in. The death toll from the Grenfell Tower fire rose past 17. According to the Metropolitan Police Service that number is likely to rise. Nearly 40 people are still being treated in six hospitals across London. About 20 of them are known to be in critical condition. The names of some of the miss...
2017-06-15 21:25:54 KST -
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President Moon's aide says South Korea should take leading role to promote peace in the region
President Moon Jae-in's top aide has expressed hope South Korea will be able to take a leading role in resolving tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Moon Jung-in , the president's special diplomatic adviser who is currently visiting the U.S., said he was confident of earning Washington's support on S...
2017-06-15 07:00:50 KST -
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House Majority Whip Steve Scalise shot in Virginia
Breaking news from the U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise has been shot in the state of Virginia Wednesday morning. According to reports, at around 7:15 local time, a gunman with a rifle opened fire at a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, just outside of Washington D.C.; The attack lasted about ten...
2017-06-14 21:16:51 KST -
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Japan tells S. Korea importance of fully carrying out 'Comfort Women' deal
Japan has called on Korea to fully carry out the landmark agreement signed by the two sides in 2015 over the issue of Japan's wartime sexual enslavement of Korean womeneuphemistically known as 'comfort women'. Tokyo's Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yoshihide Suga, said on Tuesday that the Japanese government was going thro...
2017-06-13 15:24:16 KST -
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'Comfort women' victims retain rights to personal claims against Japan despite 2015 deal
The South Korean government has confirmed that the victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery retain the right to make personal claims against Tokyo for compensation despite the 2015 deal between the two nations, that was set to draw a line under the issue. The agreement uses terms such as 'final' an...
2017-06-13 11:52:16 KST -
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Japan tells S. Korea the importance of fully carrying out 'Comfort Women' deal after Moon's comments
Tokyo has pushed back at South Korean President Moon Jae-in's comments saying the 2015 deal to resolve the issue of Japan's wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women needs to be discussed. At a regular press breifing on Tuesday, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yoshihide Suga, stressed to Korea the...
2017-06-13 11:52:16 KST
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