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Reunions could be a dream too far for Korean families torn apart by war

Hwang Rae-ha is 80 years old and despairs of ever seeing his mother again after the Korean war separated them in the 1950s.

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Now the Americans are worried that Vladimir Putin may well hit the nuclear button

President Biden is an old man. This is not something American officials and those close to the White House are usually keen to signal but this week — as Russia made repeated thinly veiled threats to use nuclear weapons over Ukraine — they were. The commander-in-chief has vivid memories of…

Evening Standard

Soldier who went missing during Korean War accounted for

A soldier from Massachusetts who went missing during the Korean war and was later reported to have died in a prisoner of war camp has been accounted for

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S Korea returns remains of Chinese soldiers killed in Korean War

Estimates of the number of Chinese military casualties during the 1950-53 Korean War range from 180,000 to 400,000.

Al Jazeera

M*A*S*H, 50 years on: the anti-war sitcom was a product of its time, yet its themes are timeless

MASH, stylised as M*A*S*H, is the story of a rag-tag bunch of medical misfits of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital thrown together against the horrors of the Korean war in the 1950s. The series endured for 11 seasons, from September 1972 to the final episode in 1983.

The Conversation

The reign of Charles III begins in circumstances much like those of 1952

Like the start of his mother’s reign all those years ago, King Charles III’s reign has begun in the middle of a war. Today, it is the war in Ukraine. In February 1952, it was the Korean War.

Evening Standard

The 29 forgotten heroes of our country - and the wrong that Salford's putting right

Their names are not carved on the city's Cenotaphs like their brothers in arms who fell in the First and Second World Wars. But they too paid the ultimate price for serving their country.

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South Korea proposes new talks with North on family reunions

Millions were separated across a border when fighting in the Korean War suddenly came to an end in 1953.

Al Jazeera

South Korea offers to discuss reunion of separated families with North Korea -Yonhap

South Korea has offered to discuss with North Korea the reunion of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday.

Reuters

Patrick Lynch, Irish immigrant who served in the Army, refinished and upholstered furniture, dead at 92

He dreamed of being an electrical engineer and took courses, according to his daughter, but needed to work because of the responsibilities of his growing family.

Chicago Sun-Times

Korean war veteran, 92, passes GCSE mathematics

Derek Skipper said he was nervous about the result but is now delighted with his achievement

Evening Standard

Korean War memorial held in West Lothian

The Korean War is often described as 'the forgotten war'

Daily Record

One weird trick NHS dentists don’t want you to know

Your inability to find an NHS dentist has a lot to do with the Korean War. The year was 1951, and Clement Attlee’s Labour Government was running out of political capital and hard cash.

Evening Standard

Kim Jong Un ‘ready to use nukes’ as tensions rise with US and South Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned he is ready to use his nuclear weapons in potential military conflicts with the United States and South Korea.

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North Korea Says 'Ready to Mobilize' Nuclear Weapons

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country was "ready to mobilize" its nuclear deterrent in any future military clash with the United States and South Korea, state media said Thursday. In Kim's latest speech to mark the armistice that ended fighting in the Korean War -- known as…

WEKU

Kim threatens to use nuclear weapons in any clash with the U.S. and South Korea

In a speech marking the 69th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice, Kim said his country is ready to use nuclear weapons in potential military conflicts with the U.S. or South Korea.

The Times of India

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he's ready to fight US, 'eliminate' South Korea

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened to "eliminate" South Korea and said he was ready for any battle with the US in a speech to mark the 69th anniversary of the deal that ended fighting in the Korean War.

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Kim Jong Un says he’s ready to fight US, ‘eliminate’ South Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened to “eliminate” South Korea and said he was ready for any battle with the U.S. in a speech to mark the 69th anniversary of the deal that ended fighting in the Korean War.

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Kim Jong Un says N Korea ‘ready to mobilise’ nuclear deterrent

North Korean leader condemns United States and South Korea in speech to mark ‘Victory Day’, the Korean War armistice.

Reuters

N.Korea holds mask-free veterans event after flagging near end of COVID crisis

North Korea has held a large mask-free public event for the first time since declaring a COVID-19 emergency in May, honouring veterans of the 1950-53 Korean war just days after saying its coronavirus crisis was nearly over.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: It’s time to remember the civilian survivors of the unresolved Korean War

Few Americans know that the Korean War, often referred to in the United States as the “forgotten war,” never officially ended. Although the United States and North Korea stopped military battles when they signed the armistice on July 27, 1953, they never negotiated a peace agreement to formally end hostilities.

Reuters

North Korea denounces U.S. 'aggression' as it marks war anniversary

North Korea on Saturday condemned "aggression moves" by Washington and Seoul, vowing to take revenge as it marked the 72nd anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War at a time of rising tension on the Korean Peninsula.

Tribune News Service

Review: 'The Evening Hero,' by Marie Myung-Ok Lee

FICTION: A Korean War survivor-turned-obstetrician must confront his past when corporate ownership closes the Minnesota community hospital where he works.

Daily Record

Korean War vets memorial set to move to a more public spot in Perth

The location of a memorial for those who fought in Korea in the 1950s is not the easiest to access so a new place in Perth's North Inch is being considered to allow more people to pay their respects.

WEKU

Missing Korean War soldier from Eastern Kentucky identified and will be interred in hometown

Officials say the remains of a recently identified eastern Kentucky soldier who was killed in the Korean War will be interred in his hometown of Whitesburg.

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