Oct 01 Japan’s newly elected prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, forms Cabinet with emphasis on defense By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Japan's parliament has elected Shigeru Ishiba as the new prime minister, tasked with addressing public outrage over his governing party's corruption scandals ahead of a parliamentary election later this month, while trying to boost the economy and tackle security challenges… Continue reading
Sep 14 North Korea provides glimpse of secretive uranium-enrichment facility visited by Kim Jong Un By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press During a visit to the Nuclear Weapons Institute and the facility producing weapons-grade nuclear materials, Kim expressed “great satisfaction repeatedly over the wonderful technical force of the nuclear power field” held by North Korea, the official Korean Central News Agency… Continue reading
Sep 12 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as North Korea promises to build its nuclear forces By News Desk and Associated Press North Korean state media reported Kim's remarks on Tuesday, after the country disclosed a new platform likely designed to fire more powerful intercontinental ballistic missiles targeting the mainland U.S. Continue reading
Aug 27 Travis King, Army private who fled to North Korea will plead guilty to desertion By Eric Tucker, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Army had charged Army Pvt. Travis King with 14 offenses, and had scheduled a hearing for last month at Fort Bliss, Texas. Continue reading
Aug 10 North Korea has resumed flying trash balloons toward South Korea, Seoul says By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korea’s military says North Korea is again flying balloons likely carrying trash toward the South, adding to a bizarre psychological warfare campaign amid growing tensions between the war-divided rivals. Continue reading
Jul 01 Iran, Syria and North Korea accused of providing support for Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack in U.S. lawsuit By Jennifer Peltz, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New York, seeks at least $4 billion in damages for “a coordination of extrajudicial killings, hostage takings, and related horrors for which the defendants provided material support and resources.”… Continue reading
Jul 01 North Korean officials wear Kim Jong Un pins for first time as nation boosts personality cult By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press For the first time, North Korean officials have been seen wearing lapel pins with the image of leader Kim Jong Un. Continue reading
Jun 23 Russia and North Korea signed a defense pact with each other. What does this mean? By Sue Mi Terry, Stephen Sestanovich, Council on Foreign Relations The new defense treaty demonstrates a growing closeness between the two pariah states that is likely to make the rest of the world uneasy. Continue reading
Jun 22 U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea for drills amid elevated North Korean threat By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press A nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier arrived Saturday in South Korea for a three-way exercise involving Japan as they step up military training to cope with North Korean threats, which have escalated following a security pact with Russia. Continue reading
Jun 20 South Korea will consider supplying arms to Ukraine after North Korea and Russia sign pact By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korea says it will consider sending arms to Ukraine after Russia and North Korea rattled the region and beyond by signing a pact to come to each other’s defense in the event of war. Continue reading