Politics
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone conversation on Sunday to discuss the results of the recent U.S.-China summit, according to the South Korean presidential office. During the call, President Trump reportedly briefed President Lee on his talks with Chinese......
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi are scheduled to meet on Tuesday for a new bilateral summit aimed at strengthening diplomatic and cultural relations between the two neighboring countries. According to officials in Seoul, the meeting will take place in......
More than 500 candidates have been elected without opposition ahead of South Korea’s upcoming local elections scheduled for June 3, according to reports from the country’s election authorities. The National Election Commission announced that 513 candidates secured their positions automatically......
Senior American and Chinese officials are discussing the creation of a new bilateral Trade Council and a separate Investment Council as President Donald Trump opened high-level talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. The proposals, confirmed Thursday by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, signal......
North Korea's top diplomat at the United Nations declared Thursday that Pyongyang is in no way bound by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, using a major international conference in New York to reassert the country's demand for recognition as a nuclear-armed state. The statement marks one of......
A South Korean appeals court has reduced the prison sentence of former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to 15 years in a high-profile political case linked to the attempted declaration of martial law during the presidency of former leader Yoon Suk Yeol. The decision lowers the sentence initially imposed......
An appeals court in South Korea has sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to seven years in prison over charges linked to obstruction of justice and actions taken during a period of political turmoil. The ruling was delivered by the Seoul High Court, marking a significant development in a case tied......
South Korea is preparing to begin construction of a new presidential office in the administrative city of Sejong in August 2027, marking a significant step in the country’s long-term plan to decentralize government functions. The initiative is being driven by President Lee Jae Myung, who aims......
South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung has reiterated his commitment to universal human rights following a diplomatic exchange sparked by his online remarks related to Israel. The comments came after tensions emerged between Seoul and Tel Aviv over a video shared by the South Korean leader on social......
Iran said the United States had agreed to release $6 billion in frozen assets held abroad, but the White House quickly denied the claim, underscoring deep mistrust as high-stakes talks opened in Islamabad. According to Iranian officials cited by Reuters, the funds are held in accounts in Qatar and other......
Five weeks into Iran's sustained drone and missile campaign against Gulf states, the arithmetic of air defense is turning against the defenders. Gulf countries have exhausted the vast majority of their pre-war interceptor stocks repelling thousands of incoming projectiles, and resupply is falling......
South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. on Friday, according to officials from South Korea. The meeting took place during the prime minister’s visit to the United States, where he has been holding talks with American leaders about economic......
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has lodged a formal appeal against the life sentence handed down in connection with his attempt to impose martial law in December 2024. The move follows a landmark ruling that found him guilty of leading an insurrection, marking one of the most consequential......
