Explainer: History, islets and rulings behind tension between S.Korea and Japan
The animosity between Japan and South Korea is entwined with the history of Japan’s 1910-45 occupation of the Korean peninsula, the mobilization of forced labor at companies, of women in wartime brothels, and a row over the ownership of islets in the s…
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Britain’s parliamentary election is billed as a chance to decide what the country does next about Brexit, but the result of the Dec. 12 ballot may not be clear-cut, leaving parties scrambling to form alliances.
North Korea says U.S. responsible if diplomacy over Korea peninsula breaks down
The United States will be held responsible if the opportunity for diplomacy over the Korean peninsula issue is lost, North Korea’s vice foreign minister was quoted as saying by the South’s Yonhap news agency on Friday.
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UK police arrest man in enquiry over Vietnamese truck deaths
British police arrested a 23-year old man from Northern Ireland on Friday as part of their enquiry into the deaths of 39 Vietnamese people found in the back of a truck near London last month.
Japan foreign minister to visit Russia to discuss formal WWII treaty: official
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U.S. responsible if diplomacy over Korea peninsula breaks down: North Korea envoy
The United States will be held responsible if the opportunity for diplomacy over the Korean peninsula issue is lost, North Korea’s vice foreign minister was quoted as saying by the South’s Yonhap news agency on Friday.
