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Human Rights Groups Urge Zelenskyy Not to Forcibly Repatriate N. Korean Troops
[International] : Human rights groups sent a letter to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday requesting that the identities of captured North Korean soldiers be withheld, and that they not be sent to Russia or repatriated to North Korea against their will. The organizations, including the Citizens’ Alliance ...[more...]
Published: 18 hours ago
Quad Joint Statement Omits Commitment to Complete Denuclearization of Korean Peninsula
[International] : The United States, India, Japan and Australia held their first foreign ministers meeting since the launch of the Trump administration this week, and their joint statement did not include a commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, which was a fixture in previous statements. The ...[more...]
Published: 23 hours ago
2 Korean Americans Assume Deputy Assistant Secretary Posts in Pentagon, State Dept.
[International] : Two Korean Americans have been appointed to deputy assistant secretary posts in the defense and foreign policy departments under U.S. President Donald Trump. According to the Pentagon on Tuesday, John Noh was sworn in as the new deputy assistant defense secretary for East Asia, a key position concerned ...[more...]
Published: 2 days ago
North Korean POW Did Not Know He Would Be Fighting Against Ukraine
[International] : A North Korean soldier captured by Ukrainian forces said he did not know who he would be fighting when he was sent to Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday, local time, posted on the social media platform X new footage of the North Korean soldier speaking. The prisoner of war, who ...[more...]
Published: 3 days ago
Trump to US Troops in South Korea: ‘How’s Kim Jong-un Doing?’
[International] : U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with American troops deployed in South Korea during his appearance at the Commander in Chief Ball in Washington on Monday evening, local time. Trump spoke to members of the military at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, via videoconferencing, and asked, ...[more...]
Published: 3 days ago
Trump Calls N. Korea ‘Nuclear Power’
[International] : U.S. President Donald Trump referred to North Korea as a nuclear power, while reiterating that he had a good relationship with the regime’s leader, Kim Jong-un, during his first term. Speaking to reporters at the Oval Office on Monday, Trump said he was very friendly with Kim and the two leaders got along ...[more...]
Published: 3 days ago
S. Korea, US Hold Joint Air Drills
[International] : South Korea and the United States kicked off a four-day joint air exercise Tuesday. South Korea’s Air Force said Tuesday that the Buddy Squadron exercise will run through Friday at the air base in Wonju, Gangwon Province. Formerly known as Buddy Wing, the Buddy Squadron is a squadron-level combined ...[more...]
Published: 3 days ago
Trump Sworn in as 47th US President
[International] : Donald Trump was sworn in on Monday as the 47th president of the United States, returning to the White House four years after his first presidency. Trump recited the oath of office shortly after noon at an inauguration ceremony inside the Capitol Rotunda in Washington and began his second presidency. JD ...[more...]
Published: 3 days ago
US Reiterates 'Firm Support' for S. Koreans after Court Issuance of Yoon's Detention Warrant
[International] : The United States has reiterated its "firm" support for the South Korean people and reaffirmed its "shared commitment to the rule of law" after a South Korean court issued a pretrial detention warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched martial law attempt last month. The U.S. State Department ...[more...]
Published: 5 days ago
Trump Holds Phone Call with Xi ahead of Inauguration
[International] : U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who is set to take office in three days, held a phone conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday. On his social media account, Trump said the call was "very good" for both China and the U.S. with discussions on trade, fentanyl, and TikTok, adding that he ...[more...]
Published: 6 days ago
Supreme Court of Japan Denies Request to Remove Names of Koreans Honored at Yasukuni Shrine
[International] : The Supreme Court of Japan has again denied a request from the families of Koreans honored at the controversial Yasukuni war shrine to have their names removed. The top court upheld two previous rulings Friday, dismissing a lawsuit filed in October 2013 by 27 people who sought the elimination of their ...[more...]
Published: 7 days ago
KHNP, Westinghouse Settle Intellectual Property Dispute, Clearing Way for Czech Reactor Deal
[International] : South Korea’s state electric and nuclear firms and U.S. nuclear energy firm Westinghouse Electric Company have settled their intellectual property dispute. The state-run Korea Electric Power Corporation and Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Company(KHNP) said Friday in a press release that the two sides ...[more...]
Published: 7 days ago
Zelenskyy Releases More Video from Interrogation of N. Korean POW
[International] : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared more video on Tuesday from an interrogation of a North Korean soldier captured in Russia’s Kursk region. The roughly four-minute video, posted to Zelenskyy’s X account, shows the North Korean soldier answering questions through an interpreter while lying ...[more...]
Published: 1 week ago
U.S. Defense Chief Nominee Refers to N. Korea as a ‘Nuclear Power’
[International] : U.S. Secretary of Defense nominee Peter Hegseth referred to North Korea as a “nuclear power” and pointed out that the threats posed by the regime’s nuclear weapons are a global threat that not only affects the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific region but the entire world. In a written response ...[more...]
Published: 1 week ago
Pentagon: ‘Well Disciplined, Competent’ N. Korean Forces Pose Threat
[International] : The U.S. Department of Defense has assessed the North Korean troops in Russia as a threat on the battlefield. Pentagon spokesperson Pat Ryder made the assessment during a press briefing Monday, describing the North Korean troops as relatively “well disciplined and competent.” The spokesperson said ...[more...]
Published: 1 week ago
US Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Designate Jan. 13 as Korean American Day
[International] : A bipartisan resolution has been introduced in the U.S. Congress to designate January 13 as Korean American Day, commemorating the arrival of the first Korean immigrants to the United States in 1903. According to a press release from Rep. Young Kim’s office on Monday, Korean American Sens. Andy Kim and ...[more...]
Published: 1 week ago
Biden Credits Administration with Diplomatic Feat of Forging Trilateral Partnership with S. Korea, Japan
[International] : With his retirement a week away, U.S. President Joe Biden has credited his administration with a diplomatic feat: building a trilateral partnership with South Korea and Japan. Biden highlighted the partnership on Monday during an address on foreign policy at the State Department in Washington. The ...[more...]
Published: 1 week ago
Zelenskyy Releases Video of Interrogation of N. Korean POWs
[International] : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has shared video from an interrogation of North Korean soldiers captured in Russia’s Kursk region. In the video, released Sunday, a North Korean prisoner lying in bed with his hands bandaged shakes his head when asked if he realized he was fighting against ...[more...]
Published: 2 weeks ago
Sullivan: Yoon's Martial Law Declaration was "Shocking" and "Wrong"
[International] : U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law attempt was "shocking" and "wrong." Sullivan made the remark on Friday during a roundtable with media outlets at the White House, adding that the U.S. is "now watching a constitutional procedure play ...[more...]
Published: 2 weeks ago
New Lead Democrat on US Foreign Relations Committee Reaffirms Commitment to Alliance
[International] : The new lead for the Democratic Party on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has reaffirmed her commitment toward the South Korea-U.S. alliance. U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen made the pledge in a statement released on Thursday, where she called South Korea “a trusted partner and vital U.S. ally in ...[more...]
Published: 2 weeks ago
S. Korea, US Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Nuclear Exports
[International] : South Korea and the United States have formally signed a memorandum of understanding on principles concerning nuclear exports and cooperation. According to the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Energy, South Korea’s industry and foreign ministries and the U.S. departments of Energy and State signed the ...[more...]
Published: 2 weeks ago
UN Security Council to Meet Wednesday, Discuss N. Korean Missile Launch
[International] : The UN Security Council will meet to discuss North Korea’s recent intermediate ballistic missile(IRBM) test. The UN headquarters said the Security Council is set to hold a briefing on the nonproliferation issue on Wednesday to discuss the missile launch. South Korea, the United States, Britain, ...[more...]
Published: 2 weeks ago
Zelenskyy: Some 3,800 N. Korean Soldiers Killed or Wounded Fighting for Russia
[International] : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says about 38-hundred North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded fighting against Ukrainian forces. Zelenskyy disclosed the estimate during an interview with an American podcaster on Sunday, adding that around 12-thousand North Korean soldiers have been ...[more...]
Published: 3 weeks ago
Zelenskyy: Russia Lost up to Battalion of N. Korean Soldiers in 2 Days in Kursk Region
[International] : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reportedly said that Russia lost up to a battalion of North Korean soldiers in two days in Russia's Kursk region. According to Reuters and the Ukrainian media outlet RBC on Saturday, Zelenskyy made the remarks in his nightly video address, saying that the ...[more...]
Published: 3 weeks ago
Condolences Pour In from World Leaders after Jeju Air Plane Crash
[International] : World leaders have sent condolences to South Korea over the deadly plane crash that killed 179 people at Muan International Airport on Sunday. President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen wrote in a social media post that she was “heartbroken to see images of the plane crash in Muan,” ...[more...]
Published: 4 weeks ago
Foreign Ministry Working to Confirm Safety of Two Thai Passengers in Muan Plane Crash
[International] : The Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that it is trying to confirm if two Thai passengers are safe in the plane crash at Muan International Airport. A ministry official said that the ministry has yet to receive a report on the status of the two Thai nationals, adding the government will communicate with the ...[more...]
Published: 4 weeks ago
US Estimates Over 1,000 N. Korean Military Casualties in Ukraine Last Week
[International] : The White House estimates that more than one-thousand North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded in the last week alone during attacks against the Ukrainian forces. At an online press briefing on Friday, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said North Korean forces have been ...[more...]
Published: 4 weeks ago
Montenegro to Extradite Crypto Crash Fugitive Kwon Do-hyung to US
[International] : Disgraced Terraform Labs co-founder Kwon Do-hyung, also known as Do Kwon, is expected to face investigation and trial in the United States in connection with a massive cryptocurrency crash in 2022. According to local dailies in Montenegro on Friday, the country's Justice Minister Bojan Bozovic signed ...[more...]
Published: 4 weeks ago
Ukrainian Military Reports First Capture of North Korean POW
[International] : Ukrainian special forces have reportedly captured a North Korean soldier fighting for Russia. According to the Ukrainian military media outlet Militarnyi on Thursday, Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces(SOF) captured a North Korean soldier during an operation in Russia’s Kursk region. The forces ...[more...]
Published: 4 weeks ago
Blinken Expected to Make Final Trip to S. Korea Next Month
[International] : U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to visit South Korea for a final farewell trip before the Biden administration ends next month. A diplomatic source in Seoul said on Wednesday that Blinken's visit is likely to take place between early and mid-January before the launch of the new Trump ...[more...]
Published: 4 weeks ago
