The Republican had a rare diplomatic relationship with the reclusive Kim during his previous administration from 2017 to 2021, not only meeting with him but saying the two “fell in love.” But his secretary of state, Marco Rubio, acknowledged at his confirmation hearing that the effort did not produce any lasting agreement to end North […]
Seoul has previously claimed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent more than 10,000 soldiers as “cannon fodder” to help Moscow fight Kyiv, in return for Russian technical assistance for Pyongyang’s heavily sanctioned weapons and satellite programs. Over the weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv had captured two North Korean soldiers, releasing a […]
North Korea fired what appeared to be an intermediate-range ballistic missile at around noon (0300 GMT), which flew more than 1,100 kilometres (690 miles) east before falling into the sea, according to South Korea’s military. Speaking a few hours later, Blinken told a news conference the launch underscored the importance of collaboration between the U.S., […]
Georgy Zinoviev, the top Russian envoy to Seoul, told Yonhap that he met with South Korea’s first vice foreign minister Kim Hong-kyun earlier on the day, according to the news agency. South Korea’s foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. South Korea’s spy agency said last week that North Korea had […]
Relations between the two Koreas have deteriorated since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in January defined Seoul as his country’s “principal enemy” and said the North was no longer interested in reunification. After months of laying fresh mines and ramping up security on the border, the country this week blew up roads and railways […]
Pyongyang on Tuesday blew up deeply symbolic roads and railways connecting the two Koreas after warning any further drone flights would be considered a declaration of war, and ordered soldiers on the border to prepare to fire. Seoul initially denied sending drones, but Pyongyang claims it has “clear evidence” of official involvement in the campaign, […]
Since leader Kim Jong Un declared the South his country’s “principal enemy” earlier this year, the North has laid fresh mines, erected anti-tank barriers, and deployed missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads along the already heavily fortified border. Seoul’s military said it conducted “counter-fire” operations Tuesday near the heavily fortified border with the North after […]
The agency also sees the prospect of North Korea potentially carrying out a seventh nuclear test after the U.S. presidential election on November 5, Lee Seong-Kwon, who sits on the parliamentary intelligence committee, said. In July, a report by the Federation of American Scientists concluded that Pyongyang may have produced enough fissile material to build […]
Politics cannot function without public trust,” Kishida said in a press conference on Wednesday to announce his decision not to seek re-election as the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader. “I will now focus on supporting the newly elected LDP leader as a rank-and-file member of the party,” he said. His decision to quit triggers a […]
South Korea was still analyzing the launch and did not immediately have confirmation whether there were any casualties or damage to North Korean property military spokesperson Lee Sung-joon told a briefing. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff earlier said the North fired a short-range ballistic missile that flew about 600 km (373 miles) and a […]
