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Other: Hankook Ilbo
Other: Dongwha Enterprise
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North Korea's Kim orders more production of weapons-grade nuclear materials
Kim Jong-Un · Pyongyang

North Korea's Kim orders more production of weapons-grade nuclear materials

44% Center coverage: 50 sources
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for scaling up the production of weapons-grade nuclear material to grow the country's arsenal, saying it should be ready to use the weapons at any time, state media KCNA said on Tuesday. See the Story
Israel's President Herzog urges halt to judicial overhaul after mass protests
Benjamin Netanyahu · Jerusalem

Israel's President Herzog urges halt to judicial overhaul after mass protests

38% Left coverage: 40 sources
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday urged the government to halt its bitterly contested judicial overhaul, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked his defence minister for opposing the move, sparking massive street protests.See the Story
Taiwan’s former Prez Ma lands in China in landmark, controversial visit
China · Beijing

Taiwan’s former Prez Ma lands in China in landmark, controversial visit

42% Center coverage: 38 sources
Former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou landed in Shanghai on Monday afternoon, the first former leader of the self-ruled island to do so in nearly seven decades, in a visit that he said was an effort to “lower heightened political and military tension between the two sides.” The trip comes at a time of heightened tensions between Beijing and Taipei. China keeps up military and political pressure to try and get democratic Taiwan to accept Chinese sovereignty. See the Story

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Joe Biden

Biden calls on Congress to pass assault weapons ban

Coverage: 10 sources
US President Joe Biden on Monday termed the school shooting at Nashville which claimed the lives of six people as 'sick' He also called on Congress to pass an assault weapons ban and said that the shooter in Nashville reportedly had two assault weapons and a pistol. The six victims included three students who were all 9 years old.
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Taliban · Kabul

Suicide bomber kills 6 people near foreign ministry in Kabul

40% Center coverage: 30 sources
A suicide bomber struck on Monday near the foreign ministry in Kabul, killing at least six people and wounding several, according to officials. It was the second time this year that there has been an attack near the ministry.
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Benjamin Netanyahu · Israel

Opposition split on how to handle Netanyahu's judicial reform freeze

34% Center coverage: 3 sources
Lapid said that if indeed the legislation would come to a "real and complete" stop, he was prepared to enter dialogue at the president's residence.
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Tech

Kakao secures 40% stake in SM Entertainment through tender offer

100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Korean tech giant Kakao said Tuesday that it has secured a total 40 percent stake in SM Entertainment through a tender offer, gaining management control over the K-pop powerhouse.
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Benjamin Netanyahu · Jerusalem

Netanyahu expected to announce halt to plans to overhaul Israeli judiciary

46% Left coverage: 39 sources
Israel’s embattled prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is expected to announce a halt to his far-right government’s proposal to overhaul the judiciary, after a decision to sack his defence minister for opposing the plans sparked mass protests across the country overnight.
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Chun Doo-hwan's grandson apprehended at Incheon Int'l Airport over drug use

Coverage: 4 sources
Police apprehended a grandson of late former President Chun Doo-hwan at Incheon International Airport on Tuesday over suspected illegal drug use.
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Kim Jong-Un · Seoul

North Korea fires ballistic missile off its east coast, South Korea's military says

54% Center coverage: 126 sources
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile off its east coast, South Korea's military said on Monday.Japan's Coast Guard said the projectile believed to be North Korea-fired missile has already fallen.
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Business · Washington

Gap grows between TikTok users, lawmakers on potential ban

64% Center coverage: 79 sources
On the one side are dozens of lawmakers on Capitol Hill issuing dire warnings about security breaches and possible Chinese surveillance.
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