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REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Warning shots as DPRK soldiers cross border

The Republic of Korea's military said on Tuesday it fired warning shots when about 10 soldiers of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea briefly crossed the demarcation line. The military "conducted a warning broadcast and fired warning shots", and the DPRK soldiers moved north, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. "Our military is closely monitoring the movements of the DPRK soldiers and taking necessary measures," it said. Some of the DPRK soldiers were armed, according to the ROK military.

UNITED STATES

Boeing settles to avoid civil trial over 2019 crash

Boeing has reached a last-minute settlement to avoid a civil trial that was due to start on Monday over the fatal 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max plane, the plaintiffs' lawyers said. The Chicago trial was to feature two plaintiffs who lost family members in the calamity, but both cases were settled on Sunday evening, the Clifford law firm told AFP. The Boeing plane crashed on March 10, 2019, just six minutes after takeoff from Addis Ababa on its way to Kenya, killing all 157 people on board. Relatives of 155 of the victims had sued Boeing between April 2019 and March 2021 for wrongful death, negligence and other charges.

Court allows DOGE's data access for now

A divided federal appeals court on Monday put on hold an injunction that blocked Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency from accessing US citizens' private data at the treasury and education departments and the Office of Personnel Management. In a 2-1 vote, the 4th United States Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the March 24 preliminary injunction issued by US District Judge Deborah Boardman in Greenbelt, Maryland, while the government pursues its appeal. The Richmond, Virginia-based appeals court separately voted 8-7 against taking up the matter "en banc", meaning all active judges would decide.

Agencies via Xinhua