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Leaker of U.S. Secret Documents Worked on Military Base, Friend Says

By Shane Harris & Samuel Oakford | The Washington Post (free)

The man behind a massive leak of U.S. government secrets that has exposed spying on allies, revealed the grim prospects for Ukraine’s war with Russia and ignited diplomatic fires for the White House is a young, charismatic gun enthusiast who shared highly classified documents with a group of far-flung acquaintances searching for companionship amid the isolation of the pandemic.

NewsAsia-Pacific
North Korea Launches Missile as Japan Issues Brief Evacuation Alarm

By Choe Sang-Hun | The New York Times (free)

​North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast ​Thursday in its first missile test in more than two weeks, the South Korean military said.

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