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South Korean prayer group holds fasting event for North Korea
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South Korean prayer group holds fasting event for North Korea

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S. Korean, Ukrainian FMs hold talks on bilateral ties, N. Korean POWs
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S. Korean, Ukrainian FMs hold talks on bilateral ties, N. Korean POWs

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met with his Ukrainian counterpart, Andrii Sybiha, in Seoul on Tuesday, South Korea's foreign ministry said, the issue of North Korean POWs on the expected agenda.

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S. Korea postpones plan to launch solid-fuel space rocket over safety concerns
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S. Korea postpones plan to launch solid-fuel space rocket over safety concerns

South Korea on Tuesday postponed a plan to launch a solid-fuel space rocket due to safety reasons, the defense ministry said, pushing back what would have been the first launch of a fully assembled four-stage vehicle.

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Explosion in Monaco injures 3, including Ukrainian tycoon
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Explosion in Monaco injures 3, including Ukrainian tycoon

A blast from an explosive device has seriously injured three people at a residential building in Monaco, and the attacker fled to France, local authorities said.

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RFK Jr. says Cassidy accusing him of breaking promises ‘not true’
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RFK Jr. says Cassidy accusing him of breaking promises ‘not true’

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday dismissed criticism from GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy (La.) that he is breaking promises. Speaking to NewsNation’s Anna Kooiman in Atlantic City, N.J., Kennedy said he met with Cassidy roughly a month ago and told the Louisiana Republican his critiques are untrue. “I went…

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Key panel advances Johnson’s plan to merge SAVE America Act with NDAA
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Key panel advances Johnson’s plan to merge SAVE America Act with NDAA

The House Rules Committee on Monday advanced the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a must-pass defense bill, sending it to the floor for consideration. The committee reported out a rule along party lines by a vote of 8-4 that would merge the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act to the NDAA in a special…

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Ramaswamy, Husted trail Democrats in Ohio poll by AARP
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Ramaswamy, Husted trail Democrats in Ohio poll by AARP

A new poll from AARP has Vivek Ramaswamy (R) and Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) narrowly trailing their Democratic opponents in the Ohio gubernatorial and Senate races, respectively.  The survey, conducted by bipartisan polling team Fabrizio Ward and Impact Research from June 14 through 16, found Democratic nominee Amy Acton leading Ramaswamy, a GOP candidate for…

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