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North Korean POWs captured in Ukraine want to defect to South Korea

A North Korean prisoner of war in Ukraine has said he wants to defect to South Korea, prompting a South Korean lawmaker to call for his protection and safe passage.

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Over four million Ukrainian refugees under temporary protection status in EU: Eurostat

The EU countries with the largest number of beneficiaries of temporary protection status were Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic.