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World Jan 08
North Korea threatens to build more nukes, cites U.S. hostilityKim's comments made Friday during a key meeting of the ruling party were seen as an effort to apply pressure on the incoming government of President-elect Joe Biden.
World Jan 05
South Korean tanker was boarded by armed Iran Guard forcesArmed Iranian Revolutionary Guard troops stormed a South Korean tanker and forced the ship to change course and travel to Iran, the vessel's owner said Tuesday, the latest maritime seizure by Tehran amid heightened tensions with the West over its…
World Jun 25
WATCH: Trump participates in wreath ceremony on 70th anniversary of Korean War’s startPresident Trump is expected to participate in a wreath ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial alongside his wife, Melania.
World Jun 16
North Korea’s military to re-enter inter-Korean cooperation sitesNorth Korea says it will redeploy troops to now-shuttered inter-Korean tourism and economic sites near the border with South Korea. The North's military made the announcement Wednesday, a day after it blew up an inter-Korean liaison office just north of…
World Jun 16
North Korea blows up inter-Korean office, raising tensionsNorth Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the heavily armed border with South Korea on Tuesday, in a carefully choreographed display of anger that sharply raises tensions on the Korean Peninsula and puts pressure on…
World Jun 14
S Korea urges North to uphold deals amid rising animositiesThere’s concern that North Korea could turn to provocation to bolster its internal unity and wrest outside concessions as nuclear talks with the United States remain deadlocked. Observers say North Korea desperately needs sanctions relief in the face of harsh…
World Jun 08
North Korea says it will cut communication channels with SouthNorth Korea says it will cut off all communication channels with South Korea as it escalates its pressure on the South for failing to stop activists from floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border.
World May 12
Homophobia threatens to hamper South Korea’s virus campaignAs South Korea grapples with a new spike in coronavirus infections thought to be linked to nightspots in Seoul, including several popular with gay men, it's also seeing rising homophobia that's making it difficult for sexual minorities to come forward…
World May 03
South Korea: Kim did not have surgery amid lingering rumorsNorth Korea had said Saturday that Kim attended the completion of a fertilizer factory near Pyongyang on Friday, in his first public appearance in about 20 days.
World May 03
North and South Korean troops exchange fire along borderNorth and South Korean troops exchanged fire along their tense border on Sunday, the South’s military said, the first such incident since the rivals took unprecedented steps to lower front-line animosities in late 2018.