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1. At least 153 people died in a crush during Halloween celebrations in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, including 22 foreigners. Another 82 were injured and the city has reportedly received thousands of missing-persion reports. The president, Yoon Suk-yeol, declared a period of national mourning and promised an official investigation into the tragedy, which took place in the Itaewon district,..

South Korea’s military high command said that it fired warning shots at a civilian vessel from North Korea that had crossed the countries’ maritime border. North Korea told a different story, decrying South Korea’s claims as a “pretext” for sending two of its own vessels across the frontier. It fired ten rounds of artillery into the sea as a “warning”. 대한민국 국방부는 해상경계를 가로지른 북한 일반 선박에 경고 총격을 명령하였다..