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Seoul, March 4 North Korea will elect representatives to its parliament, the Supreme People's Assembly, later this month, state media said Wednesday, as a follow-up step after a recent party congress.The election of representatives to the 15th Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) will be held on...

Washington, March 4 – The United States is urging its allies to take greater responsibility for regional security as it confronts simultaneous threats from adversaries across multiple regions, Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby told the Senate Armed Services Committee.Testifying on the Trump...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 4 Congress leader and senior parliamentarian Jairam Ramesh has criticized BJP MPs for "excessively" praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament, saying their actions sometimes give him the feeling that he is sitting in the Supreme People's Assembly of North...

Seoul, February 28 – Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has been confirmed as the director of the General Affairs Department of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), according to state media on Saturday.Kim was promoted to a party department chief at the...

Seoul, February 27 – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un used the latest party congress as an opportunity to consolidate his power base for a long-term hold, effectively marking the beginning of his own era, Seoul's unification ministry said on Friday.In an assessment of North Korea's ninth party...

Moscow, February 26 More than 10,000 foreign volunteers from 75 countries serve in the Ukrainian ground forces, and approximately 600 new individuals enlist each month to join them, Russia's state-run TASS said on Thursday, quoting an official publication from Kyiv.A similar claim was made by...

New Delhi, February 26 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi strongly criticised the police action against his party's youth wing activists over the "shirtless protest", drawing a sharp parallel between Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government and the authoritarian regime in North Korea."This is...

Seoul, February 26 – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed on Thursday to continue efforts to normalize relations with North Korea despite Pyongyang's rejection of his dialogue proposal, saying the two Koreas should move beyond past confrontation and pursue peace and stability.Lee...

Seoul, February 26 – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warned that "terrible retaliatory attacks" would be carried out against any force committing hostile military acts against his country during a military parade marking a key party congress, state media reported on Thursday.Kim made the...

Seoul, February 25 – South Korea and the United States will conduct their annual joint springtime military exercise next month to strengthen their combined defense posture, as they prepare for the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) from Washington to Seoul, the allies' militaries...

Gwacheon, February 25 – A new special counsel team was officially launched on Wednesday to investigate remaining suspicions surrounding the former South Korean President, Yoon Suk Yeol, his failed attempt to declare martial law, and allegations involving his wife.Special counsel Kwon...

Washington, February 25 – The United States is using the promotion of democracy as a strategic tool for national security, lawmakers and officials from the Trump Administration said, describing the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) as a key instrument for advancing American interests...

Seoul, February 24 – Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has been promoted to department head at the ruling Workers' Party of Korea during the ongoing party congress, state media reported on Tuesday.The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) published a press...

February 23, New Delhi – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been re-elected as the general secretary of the ruling Workers' Party at a rare congress.The state news agency reported that the decision was made on the fourth day of the congress, in accordance with the unwavering will and...

Seoul, February 21 – North Korea said on Saturday that it has achieved "remarkable" success in implementing major policies over the past five years, as Pyongyang is holding a key party congress amid expectations that it will unveil its future policy direction.With North Korean leader Kim...

Seoul, February 19 – South Korea's defense ministry said on Thursday that it will push for restoring a no-fly zone under the suspended 2018 inter-Korean military agreement in a way that does not affect military readiness.The ministry also said it is in consultations with the United States over...

Seoul, February 19 – The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said on Thursday that she 'highly appreciates' South Korea's pledge to prevent further incursions by drones into the North, vowing to increase the country's vigilance along the border with the South.Kim Yo-jong, a vice...

Seoul, February 17 – North Korea announced on Tuesday that it had completed a major housing project to build 50,000 residential units in Pyongyang ahead of a party congress later this month."The construction of 50,000 apartments in Pyongyang, which was carried out as the top priority task of...

Seoul, February 16 – North Korea has built new homes in Pyongyang for the families of North Korean soldiers who died during the Russia-Ukraine war, its state media said on Monday.The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended the opening ceremony of the new...

Seoul, February 15 – Traffic congestion was expected to peak on Sunday as more people traveled to their hometowns on the second day of the Lunar New Year holiday.The nation will celebrate the major holiday, known as Seol, on Tuesday, with the holiday period starting over the weekend and...