South Korea has elected a new president after months of political turmoil sparked by former President Yoon Seok-yeol's declaration of martial law in December 2024, which led to his impeachment. South Koreans went to the polls on Tuesday and elected Lee Jae-myung of...
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has lifted a short-lived martial law order that he enacted late Tuesday night after accusing his opposition of "anti-state" activities and of being infiltrated by North Korea. "The martial law is aimed at eradicating pro-North...
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that there was "evidence" of North Korean troops being sent to Russia, comments that came a few days after he said the US couldn't confirm claims about the matter. "There is evidence that there are DPRK troops in...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said his country will abandon its decades-old policy of seeking reconciliation with South Korea as tensions continue to soar on the Korean Peninsula. In a speech on Monday, Kim called for Pyongyang to change its constitution to...
North Korea on Saturday simulated a tactical nuclear weapon attack in response to another round of massive military exercises held by the US and South Korea. "A firing drill for simulated tactical nuclear attack was conducted at dawn of September 2 to warn the enemies...
China on Monday hit back at the US, South Korea, and Japan after the leaders of the three nations accused Beijing of "dangerous and aggressive" behavior in the South China Sea. The accusation was made in a joint statement issued by President Biden, Japanese Prime...
The US, Japan, and South Korea on Friday announced a series of steps to boost their trilateral military alliance as the leaders of the three nations met at the presidential retreat at Camp David. The effort to reconcile ties between Tokyo and Seoul and boost military...
President Biden will spend his first-ever Camp David summit working to form a new trilateral alliance between the US, Japan, and South Korea as part of his strategy against China in the Asia Pacific. Biden has invited Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South...
A US submarine arrived in South Korea on Monday, less than a week after the US sent a nuclear-armed submarine to the Korean Peninsula for the first time since 1981. The USS Annapolis, a Los Angeles-class submarine, which is nuclear-powered but not nuclear-armed,...
North Korea on Thursday issued a warning over the US deployment of a nuclear-armed submarine to South Korea, saying the provocation could potentially justify Pyongyang using its nuclear weapons. The Ohio-Class USS Kentucky docked in the South Korean port of Busan on...
