February 7, 2024 South Korean president affirms commitment to non-nuclear strategy as country faces threats South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has reiterated that South Korea will not pursue nuclear weapons despite threats from nuclear-armed North Korea, officials say.
February 7, 2024 Moscow releases $9M of frozen assets to North Korea in exchange for weapons: report Russia has reportedly unfrozen millions of dollars in North Korean assets following a clandestine arms deal aiding the invasion of Ukraine, according to the New York Times.
February 6, 2024 North Korean citizens increasingly skeptical of Kim family, escapees say Defectors from North Korea are reporting negative feelings toward the ruling Kim family at a higher rate than a decade ago, according to South Korea's Unification Ministry.
February 2, 2024 North Korea's Kim Jong Un calls for 'war preparations' during first-ever Naval shipyard inspection in Nampho North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un toured a naval shipbuilding facility in Nampho, where he urged workers to step up their military readiness amid perceived threats from South Korea.
February 1, 2024 Man dies after cooking and eating highly poisonous pufferfish A 46-year-old Brazilian man has died in agony after he failed to recover from eating a poisonous pufferfish over Christmas. The fish has enough poison to kill 30 humans.
February 1, 2024 South Korea judge hands life sentence to 23-year-old man convicted of fatal rampage A South Korean judge has convicted 23-year-old Choi Won-jong of murder for a stabbing rampage that killed two people and injured 12 others in Seongnam last year.
January 31, 2024 South Korea opposition leader who was stabbed accuses president of fostering divisions South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, who was recently stabbed in an attack, has accused President Yoon Suk Yeol of fueling societal divisions.
January 30, 2024 US F-16 fighter jet crashes into Yellow Sea; pilot recovered after ejecting safely A U.S. F-16 fighter jet encountered an in-flight emergency and crashed into the Yellow Sea on Wednesday morning, with the pilot ejecting safely and being recovered.
January 30, 2024 North Korea fires multiple cruise missiles in 3rd test within a week, South Korea says North Korea launched cruise missiles off its western coast on Tuesday, the third such test the Hermit Kingdom conducted in under a week, South Korea says.
January 27, 2024 US will ‘protect our allies’ from North Korean aggression, Kirby says The U.S. military is prepared to defend its allies in East Asia in the event of an act of aggression by North Korea, according to officials of the National Security Council.