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South Korea Floods: 14 dead, several missing as heavy rain triggers landslides and mass evacuations

South Korea is grappling with the aftermath of relentless torrential rains that swept across the country over five consecutive days, leaving at least 14 people dead.

Trump extends tariff deadline to August 1, threatens duties up to 40% on certain countries

Trump announced an extension of the deadline for imposing new reciprocal tariffs to August 1, while warning that duties of up to 40% will be levied on selected countries if trade agreements are not reached by then.

South Korea’s Jeju Air plane crash kills 179, only 2 survive

All but two of the 181 people aboard a Jeju Air Flight 2216 were killed when the passenger plane crash-landed at Muan International Airport Sunday morning in the nation’s deadliest aviation disaster in decades.

South Korea’s new acting president takes charge after Yoon impeached over martial law attempt

Acting President of South Korea, Han Duck-soo held a telephonic conversation with U.S. President Joe Biden on December 15, following impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol over an attempt to impose martial law earlier this month. Biden reaffirmed the “ironclad” U.S.-South...

South Korea’s KAI signs $1.4 billion deal to launch mass production of homegrown KF-21 fighter jets

Nine years after the development of South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae began, the Korean government finalized a significant deal with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for the production of 20 fighter jets

Saudi Arabia signs $3.2 billion deal to buy South Korean missile defense system

Saudi Arabia has agreed to procure 10 batteries of the South Korean Cheongung II (KM-SAM Block II) medium-range anti-aircraft missile system in a deal valued at up to US$3.2 billion.

This futuristic office by Korean tech giant Naver is the world’s first robot-friendly space

The world’s first robot-friendly building has been unveiled by South Korean tech giant Naver
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Maduro in US custody after US military operation, Trump says US will ‘run’ Venezuela for now

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores landed in New York on Saturday hours after being...
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