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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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S. Korea, Czech Republic to launch working-level channel on defense policy

South Korea and the Czech Republic have agreed to launch a working-level defense policy meeting to explore new areas for cooperation, the South's defense ministry said Wednesday, as the two countries seek to strengthen their strategic partnership.

Oct 16, 2024By Yonhap
S. Korea, Czech Republic to launch working-level channel on defense policy
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N. Korea's state media keeps mum about its explosion of inter-Korean roads

North Korea's state media on Wednesday remained silent about its explosion of inter-Korean roads connected to South Korea the previous day.

Oct 16, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea's state media keeps mum about its explosion of inter-Korean roads
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US urges N. Korea to stop actions that raise conflict risk after blowing up of cross-border roads

The United State called on North Korea Tuesday to stop actions that would increase the risk of conflict, after Pyongyang blew up roads linked to South Korea in a rancorous removal of land routes once seen as a symbol of inter-Korean cooperation.

Oct 16, 2024By Yonhap
US urges N. Korea to stop actions that raise conflict risk after blowing up of cross-border roads
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INTERVIEW Serbia's trade minister seeks to sign economic partnership agreement with Korea to bolster trade, investment

Serbia's Minister of Internal and Foreign Trade Tomislav Momirovic kicked off negotiations for an economic partnership agreement (EPA) with Korea during his visit to the country late last month, aiming to bolster economic ties between Serbia nad Korea.

Oct 16, 2024By Kim Hyun-bin
[INTERVIEW] Serbia's trade minister seeks to sign economic partnership agreement with Korea to bolster trade, investment
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Russian court extends detention of S. Korean national for another month: media

 

Oct 15, 2024By Yonhap
Russian court extends detention of S. Korean national for another month: media
North Korea

S. Korea voices regret over Russia siding with N. Korea in drone row

South Korea voiced "deep regret" Tuesday after Russia expressed support for North Korea's claim that Seoul flew drones into Pyongyang, and characterized the alleged acts as an infringement of sovereignty and interference in internal affairs.

Oct 15, 2024By Yonhap
S. Korea voices regret over Russia siding with N. Korea in drone row
North Korea

North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean roads amid escalating tensions

North Korea blew up the northern sections of two inter-Korean roads, Tuesday, in an apparent attempt to sever all ties with South Korea and formalize a hostile, two-state system on the Korean Peninsula.

Oct 15, 2024By Kwak Yeon-soo
North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean roads amid escalating tensions
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  • N. Korea's state media keeps mum about its explosion of inter-Korean roads
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Land ministry delegation to visit Philippines, Thailand for infrastructure cooperation

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Tuesday it plans to send a delegation to the Philippines and Thailand to explore infrastructure and development-related cooperation with the countries.

Oct 15, 2024By Yonhap
Land ministry delegation to visit Philippines, Thailand for infrastructure cooperation
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Pyongyang slams UN special rapporteur's report on N. Korea's human rights

North Korea on Tuesday denounced Elizabeth Salmon, the U.N. special rapporteur for North Korean human rights, for submitting a report on North Korea's human rights abuses to the U.N. General Assembly, calling her a "puppet and top-class servant" of the United States.

Oct 15, 2024By Yonhap
Pyongyang slams UN special rapporteur's report on N. Korea's human rights
North Korea

NK leader holds security meeting to discuss S. Korea's alleged drone flights over Pyongyang

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has held a meeting with top security officials to discuss what Pyongyang claims was South Korea's infiltration of drones and military action plans to respond to it, state media reported Tuesday.

Oct 15, 2024By Yonhap
NK leader holds security meeting to discuss S. Korea's alleged drone flights over Pyongyang
  • Inter-Korean tensions escalate over drone saga
  • Russia urges S. Korea to avoid provocations amid N. Korea's drone allegations
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