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Arcs in and about Seoul from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

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The Russia-Ukraine war: the front line and the long-range strikes

36 of 499 stories this September · 10 about Seoul

Russia now bombards Kyiv during the day as well as at night · 10 articles, Sep 1Ukraine: Zelenskyy warns airlines to avoid Russian airspace · 24 articles, Sep 1Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian capital kill 2 people, ending pause in attacks · 18 articles, Sep 2Ukraine’s drone attacks caused turmoil for Russians throughout summer · 7 articles, Sep 3Russian general accused of masterminding the attack against Kyiv’s children’s hospital injured in assassination attempt · 11 articles, Sep 3A pregnant soldier mourns her 21-year-old husband at his funeral in Ukraine · 5 articles, Sep 3Ukraine strikes Russian oil refineries after Kushner, Witkoff visit Moscow and Kyiv · 3 articles, Sep 4General Staff: Russia has lost 1,506,900 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 · 18 articles, Sep 6Russian drones fly toward Kyiv amid temporary attack pause on capitals · 2 articles, Sep 75 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine as Putin warns Europe against sending troops · 23 articles, Sep 9Ukrainian drones kill 2 in Russia as Moscow hits main port hub in Black Sea · 10 articles, Sep 9Russia hits passenger train on Ukraine’s border with Poland, just misses ‘diplomatic train’ · 63 articles, Sep 9How Ukraine’s deepest attack in Russia, on Arctic gas, signals new reach · 10 articles, Sep 9Zelensky's plane 'almost hit' by drone en route to Oslo, Norway PM says · 31 articles, Sep 9Russia targets Kyiv petrol stations for first time with jet-powered drones · 11 articles, Sep 10Russia's recruitment of foreign nationals amounts to human trafficking, Amnesty International says · 5 articles, Sep 10Trump calls on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel fuel, citing a global shortage · 60 articles, Sep 10Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Will Pause Strikes on Russia if Kremlin Spares Critical Infrastructure · 34 articles, Sep 14Russians are still fleeing abroad, citing fears of a new mobilization and a loss of freedom · 7 articles, Sep 14Russian drone strike kills 5 and injures at least 7 on passenger bus in Ukraine · 11 articles, Sep 16Russian missile and drone attacks injure at least 19, including children, in Ukraine · 15 articles, Sep 16Russian attack on Sumy kills 2, injures 7 as guided aerial bombs hit apartment building · 2 articles, Sep 18Russian attacks kill 6, injure 45 across Ukraine as Kyiv faces second day of nonstop strikes · 16 articles, Sep 19Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia, including 'largest ever' attack on Moscow · 39 articles, Sep 20General Staff: Russia has lost 1,528,970 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 · 7 articles, Sep 20Russian drones slam a southern Ukraine city after Kyiv's 1,000-drone weekend barrage · 7 articles, Sep 21Ukraine Launches 'World First' Airborne Robot Assault Behind Russian Lines · 3 articles, Sep 21Russia and Ukraine trade deadly strikes ahead of Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump · 29 articles, Sep 21Ukraine war latest: Russia's oil refining capacity falls as damage from Moscow strikes sets in · 2 articles, Sep 21Rubio says Ukraine unintentionally hit 'American-linked' oil infrastructure · 5 articles, Sep 22Russia slams Kyiv with ballistic missiles as Ukrainians brace for harsh winter · 3 articles, Sep 23Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Sent 2 North Korean Prisoners of War to South Korea · 7 articles, Sep 24Russian strikes on Ukraine leave at least 7 dead, 80 hurt · 35 articles, Sep 25Russian drones pound civilian areas as Ukraine claims battlefield breakthroughs · 3 articles, Sep 28Russian drones hammer apartments, offices and a cultural landmark in Ukraine, killing 7 · 7 articles, Sep 28Ukraine war latest: Russia strikes downtown Kyiv, kills one, injures 24, damages National Academy of Sciences · 4 articles, Sep 28
North Korea's missile tests and Kim Jong Un's terms for talks with Trump

2 of 25 stories this September · 4 about Seoul

N. Korea fires missiles toward sea · 13 articles, Sep 11South Korea says North Korea launched a ballistic missile and another projectile toward the sea · 22 articles, Sep 20

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Jan 15, 202411183106
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Jan 29, 202410176103
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Aug 18, 20251102
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Nov 3, 202527116
Nov 10, 20250115
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Dec 29, 202544013
Jan 5, 20263115
Jan 12, 202633415
Jan 26, 202637416
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Feb 16, 202659437
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Mar 16, 2026310031
Mar 23, 202624221
Apr 6, 202622110
Apr 13, 202615319
Apr 20, 202612111
Apr 27, 20262115
May 4, 202624210
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Jun 1, 20260202
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Aug 24, 202639117
Aug 31, 202638323
Sep 7, 2026820878
Sep 14, 2026717351
Sep 21, 202629429
Sep 28, 202637317

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else64 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Seoul that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 28– 29South Korea Says Border Blasts That Injured 3 Officers Was Likely Caused by North Korean Mines9 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 0 right
  2. Sep 27– 29Seoul seeks apology after Ukraine reveals transfer of North Korean POWs16 articles · 15 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 3 right
  3. Sep 14– 17South Korean Court Orders North Korea to Pay $32.5 Million for Blowing Up Joint Liaison Office7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  4. Sep 8– 9Philippine defence chief calls out China over note handed to him mid-panel8 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 3 right
  5. Sep 7Asian shares are mixed as chipmaker shares rally in Tokyo and Seoul6 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  6. Sep 3– 4South Korea prepares Hormuz military deployment, media reports say7 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  7. Aug 31– Sep 1South Korea's Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han sentenced to 2 years for corruption9 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 1 right
  8. May 8North Korea says it will deploy new artillery guns targeting Seoul6 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 0 right
  9. Apr 6It's fair to view Kim Jong Un's teen daughter as his heir, Seoul spy agency says6 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 0 right
  10. Mar 19– 21K-pop sensation BTS returns with a comeback concert in Seoul after a 4-year hiatus34 articles · 21 independent sources
    3 left, 10 center, 0 right

Stories that name Seoul

  1. Sep 22South Korea's Lee tells AP he advocates step-by-step approach to North's nuclear disarmament5 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 21Explosion Injures 3 South Korean Military Officers Inside DMZ Bordering North Korea11 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  3. Sep 17– 18Asian shares mostly rise, cheered by a US rally and easing oil prices5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  4. Sep 13– 14North Korea says its recent live-fire drill demonstrated ‘huge destructive power’11 articles · 11 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  5. Sep 11– 14Iran meeting with Gulf countries to discuss Strait of Hormuz deal without the US21 articles · 16 independent sources
    3 left, 4 center, 1 right
  6. Sep 9– 10South Korea trying to learn if Kim Jong Un has a son but daughter’s status as heir appears solid6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 2 right
  7. Sep 7– 11South Korea is nearing a $100 billion nuclear and gas energy investment deal with the U.S.5 articles · 5 independent sources
    3 left, 1 center, 1 right
  8. Sep 7– 8North Korea adds second destroyer as US, South Korea and Japan hold military exercise27 articles · 22 independent sources
    1 left, 9 center, 0 right
  9. Aug 28US, South Korea and Japan to hold trilateral drill as North Korea ramps up pressure on US6 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  10. Aug 27– 28South Korean police scandal over missing person cases deepens public distrust5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right

Local coverage

  1. Sep 28– 29Upstate man gets 2 years in prison for violent, drunken flight disruption2 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Sep 22Asian benchmarks mostly rise after Wall Street’s rally5 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  3. Sep 14– 15Asian shares trade mixed as markets continue to watch AI stocks and oil prices10 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 0 right
  4. Sep 4Asian benchmarks trade mixed following rally on Wall Street led by technology issues6 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  5. Aug 22– 23South Korea tests Arctic route with a first container shipped to Europe5 articles · 3 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  6. Jul 27A heavily armed border still divides North and South Korea 70 years after the armistice7 articles · 4 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 1 right
  7. Jul 7AI stocks sink and drag markets lower worldwide12 articles · 10 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
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