{
  "id": 18397113,
  "title": "Deputy FM meets British lawmakers for talks on N. Korea, Ukraine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/deputy-fm-meets-british-lawmakers-for-talks-on-n-korea-ukraine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T23:20:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
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    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261106001300315"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seoul, November 6 - Deputy Foreign Minister Chung Eui-hae held talks with a British delegation of lawmakers to discuss bilateral relations and pressing regional matters, including the Korean Peninsula and the Ukraine conflict, according to South Korea's foreign ministry. The six-member British delegation, led by Alicia Kearns from the House of Commons and including two members of the House of Lords, Godfrey Bewicke-Copley and Tessa Blackstone, met with Chung in Seoul the day before.\n\nDuring the discussions, both sides exchanged views on regional developments such as the Korean Peninsula situation, the Ukraine crisis, and the Strait of Hormuz. They also agreed to enhance coordination at international platforms like the G20.\n\nAlicia Kearns conveyed her best wishes for the speedy recovery of South Korean soldiers who were injured in a land mine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in September and expressed hope for a soon-to-be-signed improved free trade agreement between Seoul and London. The lawmaker also committed to fostering cooperation with South Korea within the British Parliament.\n\nChung emphasized the necessity of bolstering bilateral cooperation amidst escalating global uncertainties, and voiced optimism for deeper economic, defense, and supply chain ties between the two nations. In September, three South Korean soldiers sustained injuries, two of them severe, in a land mine explosion in the DMZ allegedly triggered by North Korea, a claim Pyongyang has vehemently denied.",
  "summary": "SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- Deputy Foreign Minister Chung Eui-hae has met with a d...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/italys-meloni-blasts-europes-disarray-on-ukraine-talks",
        "published": "2026-11-05T22:14:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Deputy FM meets British lawmakers for talks on N. Korea, Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/deputy-fm-meets-british-lawmakers-for-talks-on-n-korea-ukraine-18401405",
        "published": "2026-11-05T23:57:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ukrinform - Politics",
        "title": "Meloni urges EU to agree on representative for Ukraine peace talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/meloni-urges-eu-to-agree-on-representative-for-ukraine-peace-talks",
        "published": "2026-11-06T02:42:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}