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US considering moving additional THAAD and Patriot air defense systems to Middle East, experts say

The additional systems, currently based in South Korea, would be relocated amid Operation Epic Fury to better protect US and allied forces in the region.

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Lockheed Martin’s Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE)
A view of South Korean and Japanese national flags hoisted ahead of the arrival of South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon-hee, at Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport) in Tokyo, Japan March 16, 2023.

South Korea protests Japan’s Takeshima Day event over disputed islands

In a statement, the foreign ministry said it strongly objected to the Takeshima Day event held by Japan's Shimane prefecture and to the attendance of a senior Japanese government official.

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This picture taken on February 2, 2026 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on February 3, 2026 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivering a speech at the inauguration of the Samgwang Stockbreeding Farm in North Pyongan Province, North Korea.

North Korea says South Korea should prevent 'sovereignty violation' after drone intrusion

South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young acknowledged the incident as a problem, with Kim Jong Un's sister saying she appreciated Chung's expression of regret.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during an event to celebrate the Air Force's 80th anniversary, at the Kalma Airfield, in Wonsan, North Korea, November 28, 2025, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency November 30, 2025.

North Korean Kim Jong Un to consolidate his daughter as next in position

South Korea's National Intelligence Agency (NIS) will closely watch whether the daughter, believed to be named Kim Ju Ae, attends an upcoming meeting of the ruling Workers' Party.

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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.

JANUARY 14, 2024ByREUTERS
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.

JANUARY 5, 2024ByREUTERS
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.

JANUARY 2, 2024ByREUTERS
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.

JANUARY 1, 2024ByREUTERS
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.

JANUARY 1, 2024ByREUTERS
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 to launch new satellites, build drones as it warns war inevitable

North Korea vowed to launch three new spy satellites, build military drones, and boost its nuclear arsenal in 2024 as leader Kim Jong Un said US policy is making war inevitable.

DECEMBER 31, 2023ByREUTERS
NORTH KOREAN leader Kim Jong Un inspecting nuclear warheads at an undisclosed location.

Actor Lee of Oscar-winning 'Parasite' found dead amid drugs probe

The actor had said he was tricked into taking drugs by a bar hostess trying to blackmail him.

DECEMBER 27, 2023ByREUTERS
Police crime scene tape

Falling for a gentle 'Riceboy Sleeps' - review

Korea has been coming into its own in recent years as an international entertainment powerhouse.

DECEMBER 27, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
A scene from Anthony Shim's 'Riceboy sleeps.'

North Korean nuclear attack would end Kim's regime, US warns

"The US side reiterated that any nuclear attack by the DPRK against the ROK will be met with a swift, overwhelming, and decisive response," a joint US-South Korean statement said on Saturday.

DECEMBER 16, 2023ByREUTERS
Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile is launched from an undisclosed location in North Korea in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on July 13, 2023.

South Korea court orders Japan to compensate 'comfort women'

The legacy of Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule of the Korean peninsula remains politically sensitive for both sides.

NOVEMBER 23, 2023ByREUTERS
Former South Korean "comfort woman" Lee Yong-soo looks at a statue symbolising "comfort women" at the Seoul Comfort Women Memorial in Seoul, South Korea, June 29, 2021