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North Korea fires missiles ahead of possible US, South Korea talks

"The missile launches may be a way of showing that - unlike Iran - we have self-defense capabilities," said South Korean former presidential security adviser Kim Ki-jung.

FILE PHOTO:  A missile is fired during a test-fire of strategic cruise missiles and anti-warship missiles from the destroyer Choe Hyon, North Korea, April 12, 2026, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), April 14, 2026.
South Korea's Foreign Minister Cho Hyun attends the 20th East Asia Summit (EAS), as part of the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia October 27, 2025.

Israel and South Korea 'resolve dispute' over President Lee’s controversial Holocaust comments

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during his new year press conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, January 21, 2026.

South Korea’s President sparks diplomatic row with Israel over Holocaust comparison remarks

Birds fly near the Jag Vasant vessel transferring LPG at a port after transiting the Strait of Hormuz amid supply disruptions linked to the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Mumbai, India, April 1, 2026.

South Korea envoy to visit Kazakhstan, Oman, Saudi Arabia to secure oil supplies


US F-16 crashes in South Korea, pilot safely ejects

The F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing experienced "an in-flight emergency" over the sea and crashed.

 An F-16 fighter jet takes off during a media day of NATO's "Air Defender 23" military exercise at Spangdahlem U.S. Air Base near the German-Belgian border in Spangdahlem, Germany June 14, 2023

North Korea tests submarine-launched cruise missiles, KCNA says

In recent months, the North has tested an array of weapons that include ballistic missile systems that are under development and an underwater drone.

 A general view of fire assault drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea March 10, 2023 in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

South Korea warns against social media trend of eating fried toothpicks

"Their safety as food has not been verified," the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said in a posting on Wednesday on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. "Please do not eat (them)."

 The TikTok logo is pictured outside the company's U.S. head office in Culver City, California, US, September 15, 2020.

North Korea teens get 12 years' hard labor for watching K-pop

The students were sentenced, according to the video, after being convicted of watching and spreading South Korean movies, music and music videos over three months.

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends what state media report was a launching ceremony for a new tactical nuclear attack submarine in North Korea, in this picture released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 8, 2023.

North Korea's Kim calls for South to be seen as 'primary foe,' warns of war

In a speech on Monday, Kim Jong Un said he had concluded that unification with the South was no longer possible and accused Seoul of seeking regime collapse and unification by absorption.

 North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attends the 5th National Meeting of Mothers in Pyongyang in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on December 4, 2023.

North Korea fires missile, minister to visit Russia as tensions rise

North and South Korea remain technically at war because the 1950-1953 Korean War ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty.

 A test of North Korea's new solid-fuel engines for an intermediate ballistic missile is conducted in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on November 15, 2023

South Korea orders islanders to seek shelter after North fires artillery nearby

South Korea's military conducted "corresponding" live firing drills on Friday in response to the shelling.

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends what state media report was a launching ceremony for a new tactical nuclear attack submarine in North Korea, in this picture released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 8, 2023.

South Korea opposition chief stabbed, condition not life-threatening

Lee, who narrowly lost the 2022 presidential election, was conscious and being flown to Seoul National University in the capital.

 South Korea's opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung falls after being attacked by an unidentified man during his visit to Busan, South Korea, January 2, 2024.

Tsunami hits South Korea's east coast, Russia issues tsunami warning

After massive Japan earthquake and tsunami, surrounding countries are hit and issue tsunami warnings.

 People evacuate toward higher ground after a tsunami warning caused by an earthquake in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan January 1, 2024.

Kim Jong Un: Means must be mobilized to destroy US, South Korea

"If the enemy opt for military confrontation ... our army should deal a deadly blow to annihilate them thoroughly," KCNA news agency quoted Kim as saying.

 North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attends the 5th National Meeting of Mothers in Pyongyang in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on December 4, 2023.