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S. Korea sends troops to fortify island, border

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea | South Korea’s president ordered more troops to a front-line island and dumped his defense minister Thursday as the country grappled with lapses in its response to a deadly North Korean artillery strike. On Friday, President … Continue reading

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U.S. to Aid South Korea With Naval Defense Plan

WASHINGTON — Surprised by how easily a South Korean warship was sunk by what an international investigation concluded was a North Korean torpedo fired from a midget submarine, senior American officials say they are planning a long-term program to plug … Continue reading

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