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Japan Launches World's First Wooden Satellite into Space

NKorea Launches Ballistic Missiles Towards Sea of Japan

Zelenskyy Condemns Allies for 'Zero' Response to North Korean Troop Deployment

Prosecutors Seek 17-Year Sentence for Pentagon Leaker Jack Teixeira

Microsoft will soon let you clone your voice for Teams meetings

TechCrunch4 days

Biden administration informs Congress it will forgive $5B in economic loans to Ukraine

‘Solidarity Forever’: Biden-Harris EPA Weighs Awarding Taxpayer Dollars To Nonprofit That Wants To Defund The Police

Daily Caller10 hrs

S. Korean An Narin takes 1st-round lead at LPGA season finale

Korea Herald2 days

Walmart CFO Predicts Higher Prices Under Trump Tariffs

China, Russia Oppose New UN Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti

Chinese Ship Suspected of Severing Cables in Baltic Sea

Hong Kong Jails 45 Pro-Democracy Activists for Subversion

After Trump’s Project 2025 denials, he is tapping its authors and influencers for key roles

Associated Press2 hrs

Rich nations raise COP29 climate finance offer in bid to break deadlock

Trump’s Cabinet And Key Jobs: Brooke Rollins Tapped For Agriculture Secretary

Trump picks former White House aide Brooke Rollins to lead the USDA

Trump taps Rollins as agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretaries

Associated Press3 hrs

Princess Yuriko, Japan's Oldest Royal, Dies at 101

Ishiba Re-Elected as Japan's Prime Minister

Banned N. Korean ICBM Takes Longest Flight Yet

Japan: Ruling Party Loses Majority After Snap Election

DOJ tells Google to sell Chrome

TechCrunch3 hrs

Japan voices regret over S. Korea's non-attendance of Sado memorial

Korea Herald5 hrs

They're here to finance climate action. But COP29 is more about bickering

Bacteria found in asteroid sample – but they're not from space

New Scientist1 day

Hundreds More Nazca Lines Emerge in Peru’s Desert

New York Times15 hrs

North Korea: Kim Jong Un Orders 'Mass Production' of Kamikaze Drones

Seoul: N.Korean Troops Arrive in Russia to Fight Ukraine

North Korea Says 1.4M Apply to Join Army Amid Tension With South

South Korea Reports North has Blown Up Border Roads Amid Drone Controversy

Oasis confirms first Korean concert in 16 years

Korea Herald1 day

Can AI Speak Culture?

Psychology Today10 hrs

What Ukraine can now do with longer-range US missiles − and how that could affect the course of the war

The Conversation4 days

Why Snail Mucin? Or, How This Ancient Practice Became a Skin Care Sensation

South Korean military plans to launch new division for future warfare

Korea Herald1 day

Ukraine Alleges Russia Fired Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

Biden Allows Ukraine to Strike Deeper Into Russian Territory

Report: Ukraine's EU Allies Quietly Discuss Prospect of Negotiations

Ukrainian Intelligence Source Claims Responsibility for Crimea Car Bomb

Trump picks ex-N. Korea policy official as his principal deputy national security adviser

Korea Herald1 day

From CDC to labor secretary: See Trump's top picks for Cabinet roles

The Ukraine missile crisis: Putin’s shadow war against the west finally breaks cover

Trump Drops a Flurry of Nominees to Head FDA, OMB, CDC, and HUD

North Korean leader ‘convinced’ dialogue won’t change US hostility

Korea Herald1 day

US Finalizes $6.6B CHIPS Award to Taiwan

Palau President Criticizes China as Re-election Confirmed

Taiwan: China Sends Warships After US Approves Arms Sale

China Holds Military Drills Around Taiwan

Startups that rely on Chinese manufacturers are bracing for Trump's impact

Business Insider1 day

EU says T'way Air's commitments in Korean Air-Asiana merger fulfilled; final approval yet pending

Korea Herald3 days

Drone manufacturer Skydio raises $170 million extension round

TechCrunchNov 16

3 reasons why a Trump White House might not be a disaster for Ukraine − in fact, it might tighten the screws on Russia

The ConversationNov 10

The True Aims of China’s Nuclear Buildup

Foreign Affairs1 day

Putin Travels to Mongolia Amid ICC Arrest Warrant

ICC, Ukraine Call on Mongolia to Arrest Vladimir Putin

Report: China Has Renamed Hundreds of Uyghur Villages, Towns

China: Restaurant Explosion Kills Dozens

Housing scam counseling services to be provided in 7 languages

Korea Herald6 days

International Criminal Court Issues Arrest Warrant For Israel’s Netanyahu And Gallant Over Alleged War Crimes

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas officials

Associated Press2 days

Horse Domestication Story Gets a Surprising Rewrite

Scientific AmericanOct 27

Korea, Mongolia target clean energy, health care in deeper collaboration efforts

Korea Herald6 days