South Korea hosts the third-largest number of American troops outside the U.S.—after Japan and Germany—stationed there to help defend Seoul against threats from nuclear-armed North Korea and support ...

The conditions that enabled U.S. diplomacy with North Korea in 2018 no longer exist. The Trump administration needs to reckon ...

North Korea attempted to launch a new 5,000-ton naval destroyer on Wednesday, but the ship suffered a “major accident,” ...

In Seoul, Tokyo and even Taipei, a once-unthinkable idea — building nuclear weapons — has begun to look disturbingly pragmatic.

On Tuesday, South Korean military officials announced that North Korea likely received help from Russia to develop a new air-to-air missile — a missile fired from an aircraft to destroy another ...

The Pentagon is reportedly developing a proposal to withdraw around 4,500 U.S. troops from South Korea and redeploy them ...

Trump threatens Apple with 25% tariffs if iPhone assembly doesn’t move to U.S.; DGCA confirms IAF, Lahore ATC denied IndiGo ...

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The following is a summary of external news on North Korea this week. ------------ (2nd LD) Seoul says USFK reduction is matter requiring bilateral consultation SEOUL -- South Korea's defense ministry ...

South Korea denies talks held about US troop withdrawal amid Pentagon review - Seoul reaffirms commitment to combined defence ...

Russia is no longer a great power. But it wants to be. These two sentences encapsulate the root cause of Russia’s ongoing war ...