N. Korean casualties in DMZ mine accidents This undated photo, provided by South Korea’s defense ministry on July 17, 2024, shows North Korean soldiers carrying mines in the northern side of the Demilitarized Zone bisecting the two Koreas. According to the ministry, there have been many casualties due to approximately 10 accidental mine explosions while North Korean soldiers worked to bury mines in recent months. (Yonhap)
Safety net against sharks A protective net preventing shark attacks is installed at Yeongildae Beach in Pohang, 262 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on July 17, 2024. (Yonhap)
Lotte sports event A participant in the 2024 Lotte Aquathlon walks up Lotte World Tower in southeastern Seoul after finishing the swimming course on July 14, 2024. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
Casper Electric mini SUV begins mass productionThe inaugural Casper Electric, Hyundai Motor Co.’s all-electric compact SUV, is showcased at a ceremony marking the model’s full-dressed production at Gwangju Global Motors, a Hyundai Motor contract manufacturer based in Gwangju, some 270 kilometers southwest of Seoul, on July 15, 2024. (Yonhap)
Recovery work continues in sweltering weather Soldiers help remove mud at a farming village in Daejeon, 139 kilometers south of Seoul, on July 13, 2024, as recovery efforts continue under sweltering conditions at the village, submerged by torrential rains three days ago. (Yonhap)
Bound for Australia The Air Force’s F-15K fighter jets prepare to depart for Australia’s Darwin to participate in the Australia-led Pitch Black multinational exercise, in this photo provided by the Air Force. (Yonhap)
Yoon visits US command South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (4th from L) poses for a photo with U.S. commanders during his visit to Camp Smith, Indo-Pacific Command’s headquarters in Hawaii, on July 9, 2024. (From L to R) Commander of the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific William Jurney, Commander of Pacific Air Forces Kevin Schneider, Commander of U.S. Army Pacific Charles Flynn, Commander of Indo-Pacific Command Samuel Paparo, U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg, Commander of U.S. Forces Korea Paul LaCamera and Commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet Stephen Koehler. (Yonhap)
Makeshift memorial near Seoul City HallPeople pay their respects at the site of a fatal car crash that killed nine pedestrians on July 1, 2024, near Seoul City Hall in central Seoul on July 7. (Yonhap) (END)
N. Korean border townBuildings in North Korea’s border county of Kaepung are seen in this photo taken from South Korea’s border city of Paju on July 7, 2024, one day before the 30th death anniversary of the North’s late founder Kim Il-sung. (Yonhap)
‘Freedom Edge’ multidomain military drill Shown in this photo, provided by the U.S. Navy, are service members looking at a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter during the first multidomain exercise of Freedom Edge held by South Korea, the United States and Japan in international waters, south of South Korea’s southern island of Jeju, on June 28, 2024. (Yonhap)
