Yuna Ku
BBC Korean, in Paju
Jungmin Choi/BBCOn a blistering morning earlier this week, an unusually large crowd had gathered at Imjingang Station – the last stop on Seoul’s…
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Korean war POW, 95, fails at attempt to return to North
Jungmin Choi/BBCAfter decades in the South, Ahn Hak-sop was hoping to go home to the North -
Iraqi lawmakers call for ratifying PMF draft law
Nawar Faeq
Press TV, BaghdadIraqi lawmakers have called for expediting the approval of a draft law that guarantees the rights of the members of the Popular Mobilization…
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Iran condemns illegal sanctions by UK government
The statement said that the British government has imposed these sanctions based on baseless pretexts and baseless accusations; an action that is contrary to the principles of international law in the field of friendly relations and cooperation…
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UK set to sign $2.69bn contract with Israels Elbit to train British soldiers
Britain is reportedly poised to sign a £2 billion ($2.69 billion) contract with Israel’s largest arms manufacturer that would enable it to train 60,000 British soldiers annually, according to a report from Private Eye…
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Israel will begin ceasefire negotiations, Netanyahu says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he has instructed negotiations to begin for the release of all remaining hostages and an end to the war in Gaza on terms “acceptable to Israel”.
Netanyahu told Israeli troops on Thursday night…
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Israeli atrocities part of ‘Greater Israel’ expansion scheme
The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement has vehemently denounced the Israeli atrocities in the occupied West Bank and across the war-torn Gaza Strip, stating they fall within the framework of the so-called…
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Israel tells medics to prepare for Gaza City evacuation
ReutersIsrael’s military says it has warned medical officials and international organisations to prepare for the planned evacuation of Gaza City’s one million residents ahead of an offensive to occupy it.
The officials were told that “adjustments”…
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Appeals court throws out Trump’s $500m civil fraud penalty
An appeals court has thrown out a $500m (£372m) penalty that President Donald Trump was ordered to pay in a New York civil fraud trial last year.
Judge Arthur Engoron had ordered Trump to pay the fee for massively inflating the value of the…
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French streamer’s death ‘not due to trauma’, autopsy finds
An autopsy into the death of French streamer Raphaël Graven, known online as Jean Pormanove, has found it was not due to trauma, according to the prosecutor handling the case.
The content creator, known for streaming live videos on the platform…
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