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    NK leader's sister slams G7 call for denuclearization, defends nuclear arms as 'means of self-defense'

    The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Thursday denounced international calls for denuclearization, describing the country's nuclear weapons as its "core interests" and denuclearization as a "line of no retreat that can never be crossed," Pyongyang's state media reported. In a statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim Yo-jong criticized the United States and its allies for making what she called "anachronistic" demands for North Korea's denuclearization. Kim's remarks came in response to a joint statement issued by leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations at their summit in Paris on Wednesday, which reaffirmed their commitment to the "complete denuclearization" of North Korea in line with U.N. Security Council resolutions. Dismissing the G7's demand outright, she said denuclearization was "an irreversibly finalized agenda" that "can never be realized." "Nuclear weapons are powerful means of defending sovereignty and cornerstone for ensuring peace, defined by the law of the DPRK," she said, claiming its nuclear arsenal is "a means for self-defens

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    NK leader's sister slams G7 call for denuclearization, defends nuclear arms as 'means of self-defense'
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    N. Korea vows deeper ties with Russia on 2nd anniv. of signing key treaty

    1 MIN READBy Yonhap
    N. Korea vows deeper ties with Russia on 2nd anniv. of signing key treaty
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    Senate defense bill includes provision calling for quarterly Pentagon report on OPCON transfer

    2 MIN READBy Yonhap
    Senate defense bill includes provision calling for quarterly Pentagon report on OPCON transfer
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    No formal request made to Korea for participation in Iran reconstruction fund: sources

    2 MIN READBy Yonhap
    No formal request made to Korea for participation in Iran reconstruction fund: sources
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    Thai startups pitch to Korean investors at Seoul-Thailand Startup Innovation Space

    3 MIN READBy Anna J. Park
    Thai startups pitch to Korean investors at Seoul-Thailand Startup Innovation Space
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Rights activists tell NK soldiers fighting Ukraine to 'stand on the side of justice'

Human rights activists released an open letter, Tuesday, calling for North Korean troops in Russia to stop helping the Kremlin’s “unjustifiable” war efforts against Ukraine amid reports that some of them have already been killed.

Nov 19, 2024By Jung Min-ho
Rights activists tell NK soldiers fighting Ukraine to 'stand on the side of justice'
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Vice FM discusses maritime challenges, cooperation with ITLOS president

Second Vice Foreign Minister Kang In-sun discussed efforts Tuesday to enhance cooperation with an international tribunal for maritime disputes to more effectively address emerging challenges, such as climate change, the foreign ministry said.

Nov 19, 2024By Yonhap
Vice FM discusses maritime challenges, cooperation with ITLOS president
Foreign Affairs

Yoon decries N. Korea-Russia military cooperation at G20 summit

President Yoon Suk Yeol strongly condemned the deepening military cooperation between North Korea and Russia at the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Brazil on Monday, Yoon's office said.

Nov 19, 2024By Yonhap
Yoon decries N. Korea-Russia military cooperation at G20 summit
  • Seoul given prior notice by US on reported decision to let Ukraine use long-range missiles against Russia
Foreign Affairs

Campbell calls defense cost deal with Seoul 'extraordinarily generous,' hopes Trump gov't will grasp its 'wisdom'

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell on Monday portrayed a recently concluded defense cost-sharing deal with South Korea as "extraordinarily generous and gracious," and expressed hope that the incoming Trump administration will appreciate its "wisdom."

Nov 19, 2024By Yonhap
Campbell calls defense cost deal with Seoul 'extraordinarily generous,' hopes Trump gov't will grasp its 'wisdom'
North Korea

N. Korea's Kim urges extensive promotion of relations with Russia: KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has met with Russia's visiting natural resources minister and called for "more extensive and diversified" promotion of cooperative relations between their countries, state media reported Tuesday.

Nov 19, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea's Kim urges extensive promotion of relations with Russia: KCNA
Foreign Affairs

Yoon pledges $10 mil. in humanitarian aid to address hunger crisis in Africa

President Yoon Suk Yeol said Monday that South Korea will provide $10 million worth of humanitarian aid to address the hunger crisis in Africa as part of a global initiative led by the Group of 20 (G20) major economies.

Nov 19, 2024By Yonhap
Yoon pledges $10 mil. in humanitarian aid to address hunger crisis in Africa
Foreign Affairs

Presidential office stresses importance of high-level communication with China

The presidential office said Monday that maintaining high-level communication is crucial to strengthening ties between South Korea and China, hoping to build on the momentum from the recent bilateral summit in Peru.

Nov 19, 2024By Yonhap
Presidential office stresses importance of high-level communication with China
Foreign Affairs

Yoon says Korea's relations with US, China not about choosing sides

President Yoon Suk Yeol said South Korea's relations with the United States and China are not about choosing sides, pledging to working closely with both great powers amid Donald Trump's imminent return to the White House, according to interviews published Monday.

Nov 18, 2024By Yonhap
Yoon says Korea's relations with US, China not about choosing sides
North Korea

Military coup unlikely in protest of 3rd hereditary power transfer in N. Korea: ex-diplomat

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is attempting to extend his hereditary power into a fourth generation, but a military coup over the matter is unlikely, a former North Korean diplomat said Monday.

Nov 18, 2024By Yonhap
Military coup unlikely in protest of 3rd hereditary power transfer in N. Korea: ex-diplomat
North Korea

Seoul offers to play key role in possible talks between Washington, Pyongyang

South Korea believes the chances of Pyongyang and Washington resuming dialogue without Seoul’s involvement under a second Trump administration are low, given the strengthened South Korea-U.S. alliance and the significant changes in the geopolitical landscape since Donald Trump’s first presidency, the government said, Monday.

Nov 18, 2024By Kwak Yeon-soo
Seoul offers to play key role in possible talks between Washington, Pyongyang
  • US extended deterrence to remain strong under Trump: Seoul official
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