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Seoul, March 28 – The foreign ministers of South Korea and Ukraine have agreed to make efforts to resolve the issue of two North Korean soldiers captured during the Russia-Ukraine war, in accordance with international law and humanitarian principles, Seoul's foreign ministry said on Saturday...

Seoul, March 28 – South Korea is likely to join as a co-sponsor of this year’s UN resolution on human rights in North Korea, according to government sources, amid earlier expectations that Seoul might skip the move in line with its conciliatory gestures towards Pyongyang.The South Korean...

Seoul, March 27 – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held summit talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Pyongyang and signed a treaty on friendship and cooperation, state media reported on Friday.Lukashenko, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, had made a two-day official...

Seoul, March 26 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un welcomed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Pyongyang, as the Belarusian leader made his first official visit to the North, according to North Korean state media on Thursday.A ceremony to welcome Lukashenko took place at Kim Il Sung...

Seoul, March 24 – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has unveiled a plan to introduce a police system, which could be an attempt to shed its image as a reclusive country, where public security forces traditionally carried out policing roles.The Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) will review the...

Seoul, March 24 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has formally recognized South Korea as the "most hostile state" and warned of severe consequences if provoked by Seoul, while reaffirming the North's status as a nuclear state, Pyongyang's state media reported on Tuesday.Kim also said the North's...

Seoul, March 23 – Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on his re-election as chairman of the State Affairs Commission, expressing hope for stronger bilateral relations, the Kremlin said Monday.According to North Korea's Korean Central News Agency, Kim...

Seoul, March 23 – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was reappointed as chairman of the State Affairs Commission at the first session of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) following last month's ruling party congress, state media reported on Monday.Kim was reappointed chairman of the State...

Seoul, March 22 North Korea is scheduled to hold the first session of its new Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) on Sunday, amid speculation about whether the regime will codify its hostile policy towards South Korea in its constitution.The parliamentary session comes after new deputies were...

March 21, New Delhi – The Trump administration granted a 30-day waiver on sanctions related to the purchase of Iranian oil at sea on Friday, marking its latest effort to ease rising oil prices.U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Besant said in a post on X that the waiver would release around 140...

Washington, March 20 – The United States and Japan announced over $100 billion in investments in energy and infrastructure, along with new measures for defense and supply chains, signaling a closer strategic alignment in the Indo-Pacific region.President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sanae...

Washington, March 20 – As US intelligence officials presented a stark assessment of rising global threats, a congressional hearing revealed a deeper fracture in Washington – over whether the war with Iran was driven by evidence or political judgment.Top intelligence officials told lawmakers...

Washington, March 19 – Pakistan's long-range ballistic missile program could develop into a threat to the U.S. homeland, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard warned on Thursday.She said Pakistan's missile effort "potentially could include ICBMs with a range capable of striking the...

New Delhi, March 19 – India said on Thursday that Pakistan has a history of covert nuclear proliferation, and US National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard's statement clearly indicates the kind of threat Islamabad poses to the world."As far as Pakistan is concerned, they have a history...

March 19, New Delhi: US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told lawmakers that Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, and Pakistan have been researching and developing a variety of novel, advanced, and traditional missile delivery systems with nuclear and conventional payloads that could...

Washington, March 19: China and Russia are emerging as the most persistent strategic rivals to the United States, even as rapid advances in artificial intelligence, cyber capabilities, and missile systems are reshaping the global threat landscape, US intelligence officials told lawmakers...

Washington, March 18 United States' intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard told lawmakers on Wednesday that Pakistan's development of long-range ballistic missiles could include missiles capable of targeting the US.In a testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Gabbard, the Director of...

Washington, March 18 United States' intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard told lawmakers on Wednesday that Pakistan's development of long-range ballistic missiles could include missiles capable of targeting the US.In a testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Gabbard, the Director of...

Washington, March 18 – US National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard warned on Wednesday that Pakistan's advancing missile program could eventually put the United States within range, highlighting it as part of a growing set of global threats to the American homeland.Presenting the...

Seoul, March 17 – South Korea's defence ministry has not received any official request from the United States to deploy warships to the Middle East, Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back said on Tuesday, following US President Donald Trump's call urging allies to send vessels to protect the Strait of...