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(LEAD) Lee vows to improve relations with N. Korea based on cooperation with U.S.
Yonhap News Agency
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July 3, 2025
(ATTN: ADDS more details in last three paras) By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Thursday that his administration will work to improve relations with North Korea based on cooperation with the United States, but...
North Korea to send 30,000 more troops to help Russia fight Ukraine: report
New York Post
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July 2, 2025
North Korea is set to ship off 30,000 more troops to help Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, tripling the number of soldiers it has given Moscow, Kyiv’s intelligence network warned. After sending nearly 12,000 soldiers to help Russia regain the Kursk...
North Korean hackers use Mac malware to target crypto firms
AppleInsider - New York
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North Korea targets crypto firms North Korean hackers are using sophisticated Mac malware delivered through fake Zoom invites to break into Web3 and crypto firms, stealing sensitive data while evading standard security measures. Security...
Why South Korean young men and women are more politically divided than ever
Los Angeles Times
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July 3, 2025
SEOUL — It’s a worldwide shift that has taken political scientists and sociologists by surprise: the growing ideological divide between young men and women. In the recent U.S. presidential election, President Trump won 56% of the vote among men...
North Korean hackers may hold 900+ crypto jobs, ZachXBT warns
crypto.news
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July 2, 2025
North Korean hackers are using increasingly creative methods to infiltrate the crypto industry, exposing a significant and growing risk factor. Hackers sponsored by the North Korean regime represent some of the most serious cybersecurity threats...
North Korean crypto thieves deploy custom Mac backdoor
CSO
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July 2, 2025
The recent attack campaigns against crypto and Web3 companies started in April and were previously documented by Huntabil.IT and Huntress, who attributed the attacks to a North Korean subgroup that dates back to at least 2017 and is tracked in the...
N Korea touts beach resort despite tourist ban
Taipei Times
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July 2, 2025
North Koreans swam, rode water park slides and enjoyed other water activities at a newly opened mammoth beach resort, state media reported yesterday, as the country largely maintains a ban on the entry of foreign tourists. The tourism pet project...
Special counsel obtains recording suggesting Yoon ordered Pyongyang drone incursion
Hankyoreh
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July 3, 2025
On Oct. 19, 2024, North Korea published photos of the wreckage of a drone that crashed in Pyongyang it claimed was of the same make and model as those used by South Korean military. (KCNA/Yonhap) A team of independent prosecutors investigating...
AP Business SummaryBrief at 5:21 a.m. EDT
Mankato Free Press - Minnesota
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Closely watched US jobs report likely to show hiring slowed in June The steady slowdown in U.S. hiring likely continued in June as President Donald Trump’s trade wars, federal hiring freeze and immigration crackdown weighed on the American job...
South Korea revises martial law rules after political crisis
BBC
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July 3, 2025
South Korean lawmakers have voted to revise the rules around martial law, now barring any attempt to obstruct lawmakers from entering the National Assembly. This comes after former President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law order last...
North Korea opens beach resort with slides, swimming pool to boost tourism
Hindustan Times
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July 2, 2025
North Koreans enjoyed water activities including, swimming and riding water park slides amid ban on entry of foreign tourists at the newly opened Wonsan-Kalma eastern coastal tourist zone, state media reported. This photo provided on July 2, 2025,...
Poseidon patrol planes start work with South Korea navy
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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A South Korean navy P-8A Poseidon at the Pohang Aviation Command in Pohang, South Korea, July 1, 2025. (South Korea Navy) CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea – Six P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol planes were inaugurated into South Korea’s navy Thursday in...
asia South Korea's Lee pledges 'bold' economic policy after martial law crisis
Asiaone
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July 3, 2025
SEOUL — South Korean President Lee Jae-myung vowed on Thursday (July 3) to implement a "bold" fiscal policy to boost a flagging economy after the country's martial law crisis and to tackle challenges posed by looming US tariffs and North Korea....
North Korea to Send as Many as 30,000 Troops to Bolster Russia’s Forces
Albanian Daily News
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North Korea is set to triple the number of its troops fighting for Russia along the front lines with Ukraine, sending an additional 25,000 to 30,000 soldiers to assist Moscow, according to an intelligence assessment from Ukrainian officials. The...
Over 900 Crypto Jobs Are Now Filled By North Korean Hackers
BeInCrypto
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July 2, 2025
Crypto sleuth ZachXBT published an exposé on North Korean hackers working in the crypto industry, claiming they may occupy up to 920 IT and software development jobs. These infiltrators are active worldwide, targeting companies across the crypto...
Soham Parekh Accused Of Fooling YC Startups While Working 4 Jobs At Once: Suhail Doshi Says He Faked His Resume, Lied About His Location
Benzinga
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Suhail Doshi, founder of Playground AI and analytics platform Mixpanel Inc., publicly accused an Indian software engineer of simultaneously working at multiple startups while allegedly defrauding Y Combinator portfolio companies. What Happened:...
North Korea To Triple Troop Deployment To Aid Russia, Ukrainian Intel Warns
News18
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July 2, 2025
Last Updated:July 02, 2025, 17:20 IST North Korea plans to send 30,000 more troops to support Russia in Ukraine, tripling its current deployment. Satellite imagery suggests troop movement has begun. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. North Korea is...
North Korea to send Putin 30,000 troops for a ‘large-scale offensive’ in Ukraine
LondonlovesBusiness
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July 2, 2025
North Korea is preparing to send North Korea 30,000 troops to help Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine for a “large-scale offensive,” Kyiv’s intelligence services warn. Ukrainian officials have said that Pyongyang’s soldiers will be sent to the front...
AP Business SummaryBrief at 2:42 a.m. EDT
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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In a big bill that hurts clean energy, residential solar likely to get hit fast WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans in Congress have advanced a bill cutting clean energy tax credits, and the industry is bracing for the impacts. The legislation targets...
North Korea preparing to triple number of troops fighting for Russia, Ukrainian intelligence says — CNN
Meduza
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North Korea plans to triple the number of troops it has fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine, CNN reported Wednesday. Ukrainian intelligence estimates cited by the network suggest Pyongyang will send between 25,000 and 30,000 soldiers to join...