EXPLAINER
Why South Korea is demanding an apology from Ukraine over North Korean PoWs
Seoul says Kyiv agreed to a nondisclosure agreement over the prisoners but broke it.
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![Survivors of abuse by members of French clergy, Veronique Garnier, Olivier Mardi, Jerome Guillement, Bertrand Virieux, and Jean-Marie Delbos, pose together during a press conference after a nearly two-hour meeting with Pope Leo in Lourdes, France, September 27, 2026 [Clotaire Achi/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-27T193446Z_1795176521_RC2VRNA0ELTO_RTRMADP_3_POPE-FRANCE-LOURDES-ABUSE-1790544821.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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