Tag: South Korea

South Korea holds emergency meeting after Kim Jong Un’s sister threatens military action

Caitlin Yilek · June 14, 2020 7:07 pm

People kneel to protest on June 6 during a solidarity rally in Seoul against the death of George Floyd. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25.

‘Solidarity’: US Embassy in South Korea unveils ‘Black Lives Matter’ banner

Mike Brest · June 13, 2020 5:57 pm

in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, March 27, 2012, ahead of Monday's Nuclear Security Summit.

‘Created tension’: South Korea to stop defectors from sending aid to North Korea after communication cutoff

Zach Halaschak · June 10, 2020 6:58 pm

‘Riff-raff’: North Korea cuts off communication with South Korea

Caitlin Yilek · June 9, 2020 11:10 am

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin laughs as he and Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, unseen, meet with their supporters in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, pool)

Beltway Confidential

Trump aids Putin on rejoining G-7 and gets a Russian insult in return

Tom Rogan · June 2, 2020 3:56 pm

Beltway Confidential

Secretary of state’s NASCAR diplomacy needs a pit stop

Quin Hillyer · May 21, 2020 7:47 pm

Pedestrians cross a street as one of them prepares his face mask in western Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Iran is preparing for the possibility of "tens of thousands" of people getting tested for the new coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases spiked again Saturday, Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said, underscoring the fear both at home and abroad over the outbreak in the Islamic Republic.

Beltway Confidential

Second wave of coronavirus: What if Sweden got it right?

Tom Rogan · May 14, 2020 6:35 pm

The amendment comes as the two countries clash over China's land claims in the South China Sea. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

National Security

Defense Department will need more capable allies in the Pacific to ward off China

Abraham Mahshie · May 14, 2020 1:30 pm

This photo distributed by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaking during a meeting in Pyongyang.

South Korea says Kim Jong Un did not have surgery after some note 'difference to his walk'

Carlin Becker · May 3, 2020 9:12 pm

In this Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, photo, North Korean soldiers salute as others bow before the giant bronze statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il during the anniversary of the end of World War II and liberation from Japanese colonial rule in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea has marked the anniversary with a series of ceremonies ahead of what is expected to be a much bigger event next month, the 70th anniversary of its national foundation day.

Beltway Confidential

Why North Korea might have fired on South Korea

Tom Rogan · May 3, 2020 5:07 pm

South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence at the demilitarized zone (DMZ) in Cheorwon, South Korea, Tuesday, May 13, 2014. North Korea warned Tuesday that a South Korean official would pay a high price for saying the North "must disappear soon" in an escalation of rhetoric between the rivals. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Lim Byung-shik) KOREA OUT

National Security

Gunshots from North Korea hit South Korean guard post

Daniel Chaitin · May 3, 2020 2:50 am

In this Tuesday, March 17, 2020, photo provided on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during the ground-breaking ceremony of a general hospital in Pyongyang, North Korea.

National Security

North Korean media claims Kim Jong Un is alive and made first public appearance since health rumors

Zach Halaschak · May 1, 2020 9:51 pm