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A pedestrian walks in the alley in central Seoul's Itaewon, Thursday, where a deadly crowd crush took 159 lives on Oct. 29, 2022. As the one-year anniversary approaches, a commemorative event took place at the bottom of the alley on Oct. 26. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulA street sign points to the October 29 Memorial Alley in Itaewon, Thursday, almost one year after a deadly crowd crush took 159 lives there. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulThree new commemorative installations are unveiled, Thursday, in the alley in central Seoul's Itaewon where a deadly crowd crush took 159 lives last year. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukA passerby looks at the memorial wall in the alley where last year's deadly crowd crush claimed 159 lives in Itaewon. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulHalloween props wrapped in plastic bags sit on stacked chairs in a storage room of a shop near Itaewon Station in Seoul, Oct. 26. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
A Palestinian demonstrator throws rocks towards Israeli soldiers during clashes in the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on October 8, 2023. Israel, reeling from the deadliest attack on its territory in half a century, formally declared war on Hamas on October 8, as the conflict's death toll surged to 1,000 after the Palestinian militant group launched a massive surprise assault from Gaza. AFP-Yonhap An Israeli soldier directs a self-propelled howitzer near the southern city of Ashkelon on October 8, 2023. AFP-Yonhap Palestinians celebrate by a destroyed Israeli tank at the Gaza Strip fence east of Khan Younis southern Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. AP-Yonhap Palestinians break into the Israeli side of Israel-Gaza border fence after gunmen infiltrated areas of southern Israel, October 7, 2023. Reuters-Yonhap Israeli soldiers patrol on the roads near the border with Gaza, 08 October 2023. Israel announced initiating a large-scale operation 'Swords of Iron' after surprise attacks on Israel on 07 October claimed by the Islamist movement Hamas killed more than
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Shin Yu-bin of Korea in action during her women's singles semifinal match against Sun Yingsha of China, at the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022, Hangzhou, China, Oct. 1. Reuters-Yonhap Shin Yu-bin of South Korea in action during her women's singles semifinal match against Sun Yingsha of China, at the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2023, Hangzhou, China, Oct. 1. EPA-Yonhap South Korea's Jeon Jihee, left and Shin Yubin pose for photographers with their gold medals after defeating North Korea in the Table Tennis Women's Doubles Final match for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. AP-Yonhap Hwang Sun-woo of South Korea competes during the men's 100m freestyle final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 24. Xinhua-Yonhap South Korea's Lee Ho-joon, center, competes in the heats of men's 200m freestyle event during the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province on Sept. 27. AFP-Yonhap South Korea's Lee Ju-ho competes during the mixed 4x100m medley relay swimming heat at the 19th Asian Games in H
A Palestinian protester poses with smoke candle during clashes with Israeli troops on the eastern border of the Gaza Strip, 18 September 2023. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, at least five Palestinians were wounded during the clashes near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip. EPA-Yonhap A Palestinian youth takes cover behind a concrete block during clashes with Israeli troops on the eastern border of the Gaza Strip, 18 September 2023. EPA-Yonhap A bomb explodes during clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers near the Israel-Gaza border fence on September 22, 2023. AFP-Yonhap A Palestinian demonstrator uses a slingshot to hurl rocks towards Israeli soldiers during a rally near the Israel-Gaza border fence east of Gaza City on September 22, 2023. AFP-Yonhap A Palestinian protester waves Palestinian flags amidst tear gas smoke, during clashes with Israeli troops on the eastern border of the Gaza Strip, 15 September 2023. EPA-Yonhap A man on crutches watches as a Palestinian protester throws back a tear gas canister dur
A military parade is underway in front of Sungnyemun Gate in Seoul, Sept. 26, to mark the 75th anniversary of Armed Forces Day. YonhapCitizens watch the military parade that is underway to mark the 75th anniversary of Armed Forces Day in central Seoul's Gwanghwamun Square, Sept. 26. YonhapRepublic of Korea military personnel of an armored division participate in a parade in central Seoul, Sept. 26, during a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of Armed Forces Day. YonhapPresident Yoon Suk Yeol, right, shakes hands with a cadet while attending a military parade in downtown Seoul, Sept. 26, in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Armed Forces Day, in this photo provided by the presidential office. YonhapRepublic of Korea military personnel of an armored division salute at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, Sept. 26, during a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of Armed Forces Day. YonhapRepublic of Korea military personnel and units' flagbearers perform during a ceremony at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, Sept. 26, to mark the 75th anniversary of Armed
A farmer dries harvested grains in a courtyard in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, Sept. 11. Yonhap A combine harvester is seen as it harvests corns at a farm near Brasilia, Brazil August 22, 2023. Reuters-Yonhap Mana Maya Shrestha, 47, is seen through the mating chamber as she collects eggs from Black Soldier Flies at a farm run by seven women entrepreneurs from Bhardev village on the outskirts of Lalitpur, Nepal July 27, 2023. Reuters-Yonhap Indian Muslim students decorate a flower carpet or 'Pookalam' during a flower carpet competition as part of the Onam festival celebrations in Chennai, India, 24 August 2023. Epa-Yonhap People buy flowers and necessary Pooja items at flower market for Varamahalakshmi festival celebration, in Bangalore, India, 25 August 2023. Epa-Yonhap In this photo taken on August 23, 2023, oyster farmers maneuver their boat at an oyster farm at Qiangjiao town in Ningbo, in China?s eastern Zhejiang Province. AFP-Yonhap This aerial photo taken on Aug. 26, 2023 shows farmers harvesting gorgon fruit at Shenyu Village of Taizhou City, east
The opening ceremony is underway for the 19th Hangzhou Asian Games, Sept. 23. Yonhap
People react during the funeral of two victims of the deadly earthquake, in Moulay Brahim, Morocco, September 10, 2023. Reuters-Yonhap A woman reacts standing infront of her earthquake-damaged house in the old city in Marrakesh on Sept. 9. A powerful earthquake that shook Morocco late September 8 killed more than 600 people, interior ministry figures showed, sending terrified residents fleeing their homes in the middle of the night. AFP-Yonhap A damaged vehicle is pictured in the historic city of Marrakech, following a powerful earthquake in Morocco, Sept. 9. Reuters-Yonhap A woman evacuates with her belongings through the rubble in the earthquake-damaged old city of Marrakesh on Sept. 9. AFP-Yonhap A woman and her daughter stand outside her home after an earthquake in Moulay Ibrahim village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9. AP-Yonhap People affected by the earthquake use a football goal frame to make a tent, after their homes were damaged, in Moulay Ibrahim village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9. AP-Yonhap A cracked mosque