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Thai Airways, Asian airlines re-route, cancel flights due to India-Pakistan conflict
Reuters, Published on 07/05/2025
» Thai Airways International (THAI) on Wednesday said it would re-route flights with destinations to Europe and South Asia starting early on Wednesday morning due to the closure of Pakistani airspace and airports because of the conflict in South Asia.
Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-hee dies of cardiac arrest
Reuters, Published on 25/03/2025
» SEOUL: South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday that its co-chief executive officer Han Jong-hee has died due to cardiac arrest. Han was 63.
North Korea sends more troops to Russia
Reuters, Published on 27/02/2025
» SEOUL — North Korea has deployed additional troops to Russia, but the scale of the contingent was not immediately known, South Korean media reported on Thursday, citing the country's intelligence agency.
South Korean actress Kim Sae-ron found dead at home, police official says
Reuters, Published on 17/02/2025
» SEOUL: South Korean actress Kim Sae-ron has been found dead at her home, a police official with knowledge of the case said on Sunday.
South Korea to change airport design after deadly Jeju air crash
Reuters, Published on 22/01/2025
» SEOUL — South Korea will extend runway safety areas and redesign infrastructure after the crash of a Jeju Air Co flight last month that killed almost everyone on board, sparking criticism that the design of the airport might have exacerbated the accident.
At least 100 North Korean troops killed in Russia-Ukraine war
Reuters, Published on 19/12/2024
» SEOUL — At least 100 North Korean troops deployed to Russia have been killed with another 1,000 injured in combat against Ukrainian forces in intense fighting in the Kursk region, a South Korean lawmaker said on Thursday citing the country's spy agency.
South Korea arrests ex-defence minister over martial law: Yonhap News
Reuters, Published on 08/12/2024
» SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors on Sunday arrested ex-Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun over his alleged role in President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law on Tuesday, Yonhap News Agency said.
S. Korea opposition warns of another martial law threat
Reuters, Published on 06/12/2024
» SEOUL — South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party said lawmakers were on standby after receiving many reports of another martial law declaration, Yonhap news agency reported on Friday.
S.Korea's Yoon faces impeachment over short-lived martial law declaration
Reuters, Published on 04/12/2024
» SEOUL - South Korean lawmakers on Wednesday called for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol after he declared martial law only to reverse the move hours later, triggering the biggest political crisis in decades in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
Biden lifts ban on Ukraine using US arms to strike inside Russia
Reuters, Published on 18/11/2024
» WASHINGTON - Outgoing-President Joe Biden's administration has lifted restrictions that had blocked Ukraine from using US-provided weapons to strike deep into Russian territory, said three sources familiar with the matter, in a significant change to US policy in the Ukraine-Russia conflict.