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North Korea tests missiles as US nuclear sub sails to South

North Korea launched two missiles into waters off its east coast in a show of anger hours after the U.S. brought a submarine capable of firing nuclear ballistic missiles to a port in South Korea for the first time in about four decades.

Tribune News Service

US says soldier fled to North Korea after facing expulsion

North Korea detained a U.S. soldier who intentionally crossed the border from South Korea in an apparent effort to escape being sent home after being charged with assault, according to an American official.

Tribune News Service

Korea Open: HS Prannoy advances to second round; Kidambi Srikanth loses

NEW DELHI: Star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy on Wednesday showcased excellent form and advanced to the second round of the Korea Open Super 500 badminton tournament in Yeosu, Korea. However, PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth faced continued inconsistency and were eliminated in the opening round.

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Soldier Travis King faced disciplinary action in the US so he fled. Now he faces an unknown fate in North Korea

Leaving prison in South Korea, King was set to be returned to Fort Bliss, Texas – but he had other plans. Gustaf Kilander and Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports

The Independent UK

Korea Open 2023: Sindhu sinks, Rajawat enters second round; Sikki-Rohan too win

Double Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu’s inconsistent run continued as she made an opening round exit in the Korea Open Super 500 tournament with a narrow three-game loss to Chinese Taipei’s Pai Yu-Po, here on July 18.

The Hindu

The surreal Korean border village where a US soldier crossed into the North

Blue-roofed huts, a raised slab of concrete and some raked gravel are all that separate the rival Koreas at Panmunjom, a rare point of close contact along the most heavily armed border in the world

The Independent UK

What we know about Travis King, the U.S. soldier who crossed into North Korea

King, 23, was stationed in South Korea, but was scheduled to fly back to the U.S. to face disciplinary action when he escaped an airport outside of Seoul and managed to flee into North Korea.

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PV Sindhu sinks, Rajawat enters second round of Korea Open

NEW DELHI: PV Sindhu's inconsistent run continued on Wednesday, when she was eliminated in the first round of the Korea Open Super 500 competition by Chinese Taipei's Pai Yu-Po in three games.

The Times of India

Mother of US soldier believed to be in custody in North Korea ‘just wants him to come home’

Travis T King is said to have been facing disciplinary action when he decided to bolt across the border from South Korea

Evening Standard

Germany and Alexandra Popp are out for revenge - the World Cup is the perfect chance

Group H preview: After the pain of last summer’s Euro final defeat, Germany have their swagger back and face Morocco, Colombia and South Korea

The Independent UK

Watch live: View of North Korea border after now-detained US soldier entered country ‘willfully and without authorisation’

Watch a live view of border towns in North Korea on Wednesday (19 July), seen from Paju in South Korea, after a US soldier crossed the inter-Korean border during a tour without approval.

The Independent UK

N. Korea silent about its apparent detention of the US soldier who crossed border

North Korea was silent about the highly unusual entry of an American soldier across the Koreas' heavily fortified border although it test-fired short-range missiles Wednesday in its latest weapons display.

France 24

N Korea silent after US soldier crosses border from S Korea

US Private 2nd Class Travis King is reported to have willingly entered North Korea from the border village of Panmunjom.

Al Jazeera

North Korea silent about its apparent detention of the US soldier who bolted across the border

North Korea has been silent about the highly unusual entry of an American soldier across the Koreas’ heavily fortified border although it test-fired short-range missiles in its latest weapons display

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Explainer: What is the Joint Security Area between North and South Korea?

A US soldier who has been detained in North Korea reportedly entered the country during a tour of the JSA in the Demilitarised Zone

Al Jazeera

N Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles as US sub arrives in S Korea

Two ballistic missiles fired towards North Korea’s eastern sea as US nuclear-armed submarine docks in South Korea.

The Independent UK

North Korea fires 2 short-range missiles into the sea as US docks nuclear submarine in South Korea

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern sea early Wednesday in what appeared to be a statement of defiance as the United States deploys a nuclear-armed submarine to South Korea for the first time in decades

The Independent UK

Soldier Travis King faced disciplinary action in the US so he fled to North Korea. Now he’s back in US custody

Leaving prison in South Korea, King was set to be returned to Fort Bliss, Texas – but he had other plans. Gustaf Kilander and Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports

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US Soldier Detained In North Korea After Crossing Military Demarcation Line: Report

An American soldier has been detained in North Korea after crossing the Military Demarcation Line

Tribune News Service

US soldier is held after entering North Korea, military confirms

North Korea detained a U.S. soldier who intentionally crossed the border from South Korea, according to the American military.

The Independent UK

A closer look at Panmunjom, the famous border town where a US soldier crossed into North Korea

A series of low-slung buildings and somber soldiers dot the border village of Panmunjom inside the DMZ, or demilitarized zone

The Independent UK

A look at some American who crossed into North Korea over the past years

The U.S.-led United Nations Command is trying to secure the release of an unidentified U.S. soldier who entered North Korea from the South Korean side of a border village

Tribune News Service

US citizen detained in North Korea, UN says

North Korea detained a U.S. citizen who crossed the border from South Korea, the United Nations said Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Soldier Travis King held in North Korea after crossing border on wild escape from superiors - latest updates

‘This was a deliberate decision on part of the service member to cross,’ anonymous official says

The National (Scotland)

US deploys nuclear-armed submarine to South Korea in show of force against North

THE United States has deployed a nuclear-armed submarine to South Korea for the first time in four decades.

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