A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the rivals’ heavily fortified border on Sunday, South Korea’s military said. The military took custody of the soldier who crossed the central portion of the land border, South Korea‘s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. It said the soldier expressed a desire to resettle … Read more
09/02/2025September 2, 2025 Around 2,000 North Korean soldiers killed fighting for Russia — Seoul Kim Jong Un in July pledged his country’s ‘unconditional support’ to RussiaImage: KCNA/KNS/AFP South Korea’s spy agency estimates that some 2,000 soldiers deployed by North Korea to fight for Russia have been killed, a South Korean lawmaker has said. In April, … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean navy plane with four crew members crashed during a training flight on Thursday and it was not immediately known if they survived, the navy said. The P-3C patrol plane took off from its base in the southeastern city of Pohang at 1:43 p.m. but fell to the ground … Read more
Judges overturn Han’s impeachment in latest twist in saga set off by suspended president’s martial law decree. South Korea’s Constitutional Court has reinstated impeached Prime Minister Han Duck-soo as acting president, the latest twist in the meandering political saga set off by the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol. The court’s eight justices voted 7-1 to … Read more
As authorities probe passenger jet crash, police conduct ‘search and seizure operation’ at airline’s offices and airport. Police in South Korea have banned Jeju Air chief executive Kim E-bae from leaving the country amid an investigation into the deadliest-ever air disaster on South Korean soil. The move came on Thursday as aviation authorities stepped up their probe … Read more
The Pentagon has seen “indications” that the North Korean forces who have been sent to Russia to help the Kremlin in its war against Ukraine have suffered their first casualties, according to a U.S. official. Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon spokesman, told reporters on Monday that the North Koreans had entered combat … Read more
President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea grew increasingly isolated on Friday, after the head of his ruling party came out in support of impeaching the president, and the country’s military said it would not follow any orders to reimpose martial law. In a surprise about-face, the leader of the governing People Power Party, or … Read more
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol faces demands to resign following a bungled imposition of martial law. Yoon’s order on Tuesday to impose martial law on South Korea plunged the country into deep turmoil and caught allies around the world off guard. It brought thousands of protesters to the streets before lawmakers voted it down. The … Read more
A former South Korean Navy SEAL, Dalgeun Yu, has become the talk of the news as he knocked out the notorious American streamer, Johnny Somali. This American streamer has built quite a name for his rude stunts in Asian countries. Yu, who has experience serving on South Korea’s elite Underwater Demolition Team, claimed he wanted … Read more
The Biden administration is turning to an unlikely interlocutor as North Korean troops move into combat position to help Russia in its war in Ukraine. To convey threats to North Korea, U.S. officials are talking to China. And American officials say they hope the conversations further stoke any suspicions China might feel about the troop … Read more