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    Trump's captionless Kim Jong-un photo sparks talk of renewed North Korea diplomacy

    Hours after declaring an end to the war with Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump posted a captionless photo of himself with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un — a move experts say signals openness to renewed summit talks with Pyongyang, even if North Korea is unlikely to become an immediate priority for the administration. Trump uploaded the image to Truth Social on Sunday (local time), showing him walking with Kim through a garden in Singapore on June 12, 2018, during the summit at which the two leaders agreed to pursue denuclearization and improved bilateral ties. The post came roughly an hour after Trump announced the U.S. would sign a deal with Iran Monday, an agreement he said would bar Iran from possessing nuclear weapons and lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. “Barack Hussein Obama’s Deal with Iran, the JCPOA, was an easy, beautiful, smooth road to a Nuclear Weapon, which Iran would have had six years ago, and would have used long before now. My Agreement with Iran is the exact opposite, A WALL TO NO NUCLEAR WEAPON! In fact, they no longer want a Nuclear Weapon, nor

    3 MIN READBy Park Ji-won
    Trump's captionless Kim Jong-un photo sparks talk of renewed North Korea diplomacy
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    Korea welcomes US-Iran peace deal, voices hope for safe Hormuz vessel passage

    1 MIN READBy Yonhap
    Korea welcomes US-Iran peace deal, voices hope for safe Hormuz vessel passage
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    Lee meets pope

    1 MIN READBy Pyo Kyung-min
    Lee meets pope
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    Korea, Qatar discuss energy cooperation amid supply disruptions

    1 MIN READBy Yonhap
    Korea, Qatar discuss energy cooperation amid supply disruptions
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    Pope Leo XIV's visit to N. Korea depends on Pyongyang's determination: cardinal

    1 MIN READBy Yonhap
    Pope Leo XIV's visit to N. Korea depends on Pyongyang's determination: cardinal
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Russia says NK's missile tests were 'legitimate' defensive measures: TASS

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said Tuesday that North Korea's missile tests were "legitimate" defensive measures in response to what he described as the United States' "provocations," Russia's state-run news agency reported.

Nov 5, 2024By Yonhap
Russia says NK's missile tests were 'legitimate' defensive measures: TASS
North Korea

North Korea displays military might ahead of US presidential election

North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea, Tuesday, in what appears to be an attempt to assert its presence just before the U.S. presidential election, according to analysts, Tuesday.

Nov 5, 2024By Kwak Yeon-soo
North Korea displays military might ahead of US presidential election
North Korea

AI-created video featuring 3 S. Korean missionaries detained in N. Korea to air in Nov.

An artificial intelligence-created video featuring three South Korean Christian missionaries who have been detained in North Korea for 10 years will air this month as part of a campaign to address issues related to detainees, the unification ministry said Tuesday.

Nov 5, 2024By Yonhap
AI-created video featuring 3 S. Korean missionaries detained in N. Korea to air in Nov.
Foreign Affairs

Korea welcomes new leadership in Botswana

Korea welcomed Tuesday the election of Botswana's opposition leader Duma Boko as the new president, expressing hope for further advancing the relations with the African nation under the incoming government.

Nov 5, 2024By Yonhap
Korea welcomes new leadership in Botswana
North Korea

'Considerable' number of some 10,000 NK troops in Russia moved to front lines: S. Korea

Some 10,000 North Korean troops have been deployed in Russia, with a "considerable" number of them having been dispatched to front-line areas, South Korea's defense ministry said Tuesday.

Nov 5, 2024By Yonhap
'Considerable' number of some 10,000 NK troops in Russia moved to front lines: S. Korea
  • Putin meets N. Korean FM Choe: TASS
North Korea

N. Korean leader urges completion of flood rehabilitation before Dec. party meeting

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected flood-hit areas and called for expediting rehabilitation to ensure its completion before a plenary meeting of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in December, state media reported Tuesday.

Nov 5, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korean leader urges completion of flood rehabilitation before Dec. party meeting
North Korea

NK leader's sister says S. Korea-US-Japan air drills justify North's bolstering of nuclear forces

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un lambasted the recent joint air drills staged by South Korea, the United States and Japan, claiming they validate her country's policy of bolstering its nuclear forces, the North's state media said Tuesday.

Nov 5, 2024By Yonhap
NK leader's sister says S. Korea-US-Japan air drills justify North's bolstering of nuclear forces
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Korea, US initial MOU on principles concerning nuclear exports, cooperation

Korea and the United States initialed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on principles concerning nuclear exports and cooperation last week, the U.S. Department of Energy said Monday, calling it a "significant" outcome.

Nov 5, 2024By Yonhap
Korea, US initial MOU on principles concerning nuclear exports, cooperation
North Korea

As many as 10,000 N. Korean troops are in Kursk, could join combat in 'coming days': State Dept.

As many as 10,000 North Korean troops are in Russia's western front-line Kursk region and could engage in combat in the "coming days," a State Department spokesperson said Monday, amid growing concerns that their involvement could expand Moscow's war in Ukraine.

Nov 5, 2024By Yonhap
As many as 10,000 N. Korean troops are in Kursk, could join combat in 'coming days': State Dept.
  • Putin meets N. Korean FM Choe: TASS
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Putin meets N. Korean FM Choe: TASS

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui at the Kremlin in Moscow, TASS reported, amid growing concerns over Pyongyang's troop deployment to Russia to support its war in Ukraine.

Nov 5, 2024By Yonhap
Putin meets N. Korean FM Choe: TASS
  • As many as 10,000 N. Korean troops are in Kursk, could join combat in 'coming days': State Dept.
  • 'Considerable' number of some 10,000 NK troops in Russia moved to front lines: S. Korea
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