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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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US defense chief says NK troop deployment to Russia, if true, would be concerning: report

U.S. Defense Secretary LLoyd Austin has said he cannot confirm North Korea's troop deployment to Russia, but if true, it would be concerning, according to a news report.

Oct 20, 2024By Yonhap
US defense chief says NK troop deployment to Russia, if true, would be concerning: report
  • North Korea decides to send around 10,000 soldiers to support Russia in Ukraine war: Seoul
  • Video shows suspected NK soldiers readying for deployment in Russia
  • S. Korean satellite captures image of N. Korean troop movement to Russia: source
North Korea

N. Korea minister says new US-led sanctions monitoring team unlawful

North Korea's foreign minister said a new multilateral sanctions monitoring team led by the United States was "utterly unlawful and illegitimate," state media reported on Sunday.

Oct 20, 2024By Reuters
N. Korea minister says new US-led sanctions monitoring team unlawful
  • S. Korea, 10 other nations form North Korea sanctions monitoring body
North Korea

N. Korea sends more trash balloons toward S. Korea: JCS

North Korea floated balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea, Saturday, the South's military said, following a similar launch last week.

Oct 19, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea sends more trash balloons toward S. Korea: JCS
North Korea

N. Korea claims discovering remains of drone sent from S. Korea in Pyongyang

North Korea claimed Saturday it has discovered remains of at least one drone sent from South Korea, describing it as the same type displayed on the South's Armed Forces Day in Seoul earlier this month.

Oct 19, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea claims discovering remains of drone sent from S. Korea in Pyongyang
North Korea

US 'highly concerned' over reported NK troop dispatch to Russia's war in Ukraine: NSC spokesperson

The United States is "highly concerned" about North Korea's reported dispatch of troops to support Russia in its war against Ukraine, a White House official said Friday, noting that Washington will consult with allies on the implications of "such a dramatic move" if the report is true.

Oct 19, 2024By Yonhap
US 'highly concerned' over reported NK troop dispatch to Russia's war in Ukraine: NSC spokesperson
  • North Korea decides to send around 10,000 soldiers to support Russia in Ukraine war: Seoul
North Korea

Video shows suspected NK soldiers readying for deployment in Russia

A video shared by a Ukrainian government-affiliated organization on Saturday showed what appeared to be North Korean soldiers preparing for deployment at a Russian military training center, amid growing concerns over the North's plan to send thousands of its soldiers to support Russia in the Ukraine War.

Oct 19, 2024By Yonhap
Video shows suspected NK soldiers readying for deployment in Russia
  • North Korea decides to send around 10,000 soldiers to support Russia in Ukraine war: Seoul
  • US defense chief says NK troop deployment to Russia, if true, would be concerning: report
North Korea

NK troop deployment to Russia grave development in int'l security landscape, Seoul-Moscow relations

North Korea's large-scale provision of troops to Russia in its war against Ukraine is seen as a grave development that could further destabilize the global security landscape marred by conflicts, as well as a blow to the fragile diplomatic ties between Seoul and Moscow.

Oct 18, 2024By Yonhap
NK troop deployment to Russia grave development in int'l security landscape, Seoul-Moscow relations
  • North Korea decides to send around 10,000 soldiers to support Russia in Ukraine war: Seoul
North Korea

North Korea decides to send around 10,000 soldiers to support Russia in Ukraine war: Seoul

South Korea's spy agency confirmed on Friday that North Korea has decided to send around 10,000 troops to support Russia in its war against Ukraine and has already begun deployment.

Oct 18, 2024By Yonhap
North Korea decides to send around 10,000 soldiers to support Russia in Ukraine war: Seoul
  • Yoon holds emergency security meeting amid N. Korea's alleged troop deployment to Russia
  • NK troop deployment to Russia grave development in int'l security landscape, Seoul-Moscow relations
  • Video shows suspected NK soldiers readying for deployment in Russia
  • US 'highly concerned' over reported NK troop dispatch to Russia's war in Ukraine: NSC spokesperson
  • US defense chief says NK troop deployment to Russia, if true, would be concerning: report
Foreign Affairs

Korea, China hold economic exchange meeting to discuss enhanced cooperation

Officials and business executives of Korea and China gathered in Seoul on Friday to discuss ways of promoting bilateral economic exchanges, Seoul's finance ministry said.

Oct 18, 2024By Yonhap
Korea, China hold economic exchange meeting to discuss enhanced cooperation
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Senior diplomat discusses bilateral ties, N. Korea with China's vice FM

Deputy Foreign Minister Chung Byung-won has met with China's Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong and discussed bilateral relations, North Korea and other shared issues, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday.

Oct 18, 2024By Yonhap
Senior diplomat discusses bilateral ties, N. Korea with China's vice FM
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