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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
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    Korea, Qatar discuss energy cooperation amid supply disruptions

    1 MIN READBy Yonhap
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    Pope Leo XIV's visit to N. Korea depends on Pyongyang's determination: cardinal

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    Pope Leo XIV's visit to N. Korea depends on Pyongyang's determination: cardinal
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Industry minister meets governor of North Dakota

Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun held a meeting with the governor of North Dakota on Friday, during which they discussed bilateral economic cooperation.

Oct 18, 2024By Yonhap
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Korean, Japanese biz leaders vow for enhanced bilateral cooperation

Business leaders of Korea and Japan on Friday urged forward-looking and mutually beneficial relations as both nations prepare to mark the 60th anniversary of normalized diplomatic ties next year.

Oct 18, 2024By Yonhap
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NK leader's sister says photo comes from foreign media, not S. Korean military

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Friday dismissed South Korea's claim that North Korea's state media may have used a South Korean photo showing North Korea's demolition of parts of inter-Korean roads.

Oct 18, 2024By Yonhap
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PM to visit Indonesia for inauguration of new president

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will visit Indonesia this weekend to attend the inauguration ceremony of the country's incoming president, Prabowo Subianto, his office said Friday.

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Seoul official calls Korean Peninsula unification 'moral' obligation

South Korea's point man on inter-Korean affairs described the unification of the Korean Peninsula as a "moral" obligation on Thursday as North Korea has shunned the idea of unification and defined the South as a "hostile" state in its constitution.

Oct 18, 2024By Yonhap
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North Korea leader calls South 'foreign country,' 'hostile country,' warns of using physical force

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has referred to South Korea as "a foreign country and an apparent hostile country," warning that physical force will be used if the North's sovereignty is violated, state media reported Friday.

Oct 18, 2024By Yonhap
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Foreign ministry strongly urges missionaries in Lebanon, Israel to leave

The foreign ministry on Thursday strongly urged Korean missionaries in Lebanon and Israel to leave the countries as soon as possible amid escalating military tension in the Middle East.

Oct 17, 2024By Yonhap
Foreign ministry strongly urges missionaries in Lebanon, Israel to leave
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Yoon asks Philippine president to punish ex-cop behind killing of Korean businessman

President Yoon Suk Yeol asked Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to intensify efforts to bring to justice Rafael Dumlao, the former police officer behind the 2016 killing of a Korean businessman, during their recent summit, Yoon’s office said Thursday.

Oct 17, 2024By Jung Min-ho
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Did North Korea deploy troops to Ukraine?

The likelihood of North Korea deploying a large number of combat forces to support Russia in its war against Ukraine remains low amid mounting speculation that North Korean troops are involved in the conflict, experts said Thursday.

Oct 17, 2024By Lee Hyo-jin
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N. Korea stops using 'juche' calendar in effort to reinforce Kim's leadership

North Korea has ceased using its "juche," or self-reliance, calendar — a system of year numbering symbolizing its late founder Kim Il-sung — in what appears to be the latest effort to reinforce Kim Jong-un's position as the nation's sole leader.

Oct 17, 2024By Yonhap
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