(LEAD) Lee stresses importance of U.S. alliance, says differences can arise between countries
Yonhap News's headline. Reported by Yonhap News, The Korea Times.
What the sources say, in brief
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday stressed the importance of the country's alliance with the United States, according to The Korea Times. The Korea Times reported that he made the remarks at a Cabinet meeting and said differences can arise between countries. He also insisted that diplomacy should be focused on safeguarding national interests. Yonhap News reported the same remarks, datelined Seoul, Oct. 13. The excerpts provided are partial, so further detail on the context of the remarks is not available from these sources.
Key points
- President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday stressed the importance of the alliance with the United States, according to The Korea Times.
- The Korea Times reported the remarks were made at a Cabinet meeting.
- Yonhap News reported the same remarks in a dispatch datelined Seoul, Oct. 13.
Generated from the headlines and excerpts below and checked automatically: any number or name not present in the sources rejects the summary, and each bullet is checked the same way. Version 3.
(LEAD) Lee stresses importance of U.S. alliance, says differences can arise between countries. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday stressed the importance of the country's alliance with the United States, according to The Korea Times. The Korea Times reported that he made the remarks at a Cabinet meeting and said differences can arise between countries. He also insisted that diplomacy should be focused on safeguarding national interests. Yonhap News reported the same remarks, datelined Seoul, Oct. 13. The excerpts provided are partial, so further detail on the context of the remarks is not available from these sources. Covered by 2 publications. Yonhap News: (LEAD) Lee stresses importance of U.S. alliance, says differences can arise between countries. The Korea Times: Lee stresses importance of US alliance, says differences can arise between countries.
Who is covering it
- Yonhap News South Korea (LEAD) Lee stresses importance of U.S. alliance, says differences can arise between countries SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday stressed the impor... 13 Oct · Tier 2
- The Korea Times South Korea Lee stresses importance of US alliance, says differences can arise between countries President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday stressed the importance of the country's alliance with the United States, while highlighting that differences can arise between countries. The president made the remarks at a Cabinet meeting, where he also insisted that diplomacy should be focused on safeguarding n 13 Oct · Tier 3
Headlines and excerpts are the publishers' own, shown under quotation for review and linked to the originals.
More from World
Obama blasts Trump’s ‘chaos and cruelty’ while campaigning for Democrats
Former US president Barack Obama delivered a scathing critique of his successor, Donald Trump, at a rally in Ohio on Saturday to support Democratic candidates ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. “After two years of chaos and cruelty and corruption and incompetence, the likes of which we have Excerpt, South China Morning Post
Source South China Morning Post also France 24, IOL, Vanguard
Fire pollution killed 3,560 people in Indonesia in September, report says
According to The Korea Times and The Japan Times, air pollution from months of wildfires across Indonesia caused an estimated 3,560 deaths in September, according to a scientific study. The same month, about 57.8 million people were reportedly breathing unhealthy to hazardous air, per the study. Al Jazeera English reported a figure of about 3,500 deaths from smoke from wildfires in September, citing a report. Al Jazeera English said the wildfires were sparked by drought and had enveloped the region in smog. The sources give the death toll as 3,560 in two outlets and roughly 3,500 in a third. Summary from 3 sources
Sources differ: Al Jazeera English gives the September death toll as 3,500, while The Korea Times and The Japan Times give 3,560.
Summary from 3 sources The Japan Times first also Al Jazeera English, The Korea Times
Houthi attack kills 53 at Yemen government training camp
Fifty-three people were killed and 200 were injured in an attack on Monday by the Iran-aligned Houthis on a government security forces training camp in Yemen’s Shabwa province, according to the local authority, as fighting in the impoverished country intensifies. Video verified by Reuters from Sh Excerpt, South China Morning Post
Source South China Morning Post also The Japan Times, Al-Monitor