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- WorldKorean Peninsula Arms Race Accelerating as Tensions RiseThe Korean Peninsula is witnessing an accelerating arms race as both North and South Korea ramp up military capabilities, with Pyongyang's nuclear weapons development and Seoul's investment in advanced conventional forces creating a dangerous regional security dynamic.
- North Korea Fires Several Ballistic Missiles Toward Sea of JapanWorld
- Chinese AI Tool Artex Used to Hack Seven South Korean Banks, 68,000 Records StolenTechnology
- WorldNorth Korean POW Transfer: South Korea Expresses DissatisfactionThe transfer of North Korean prisoners of war captured in Ukraine has prompted South Korea to express dissatisfaction with the handling of the process.
- South Koreans Take to Streets Against President Lee Jae-myungWorld
- Transfer of North Korean POWs to South Korea Sparks Diplomatic Scandal Between Ukraine and SeoulWorld
- WorldSouth Korea threatens Ukraine with measures over DPRK prisoner disclosureSouth Korea's President Lee Jae-myung threatened further measures against Ukraine unless Kyiv acknowledges a confidentiality deal over two captured DPRK soldiers and apologizes.
- Seoul threatens further action if Ukraine does not apologise over North Korean POW rowWorld
- South Korea summons Ukraine's ambassador over North Korean POW statementsWorld
- PoliticsZelensky's office denies secret agreement with Seoul over disclosure of DPRK prisoner transferZelensky adviser Dmytro Lytvyn denied that Ukraine had agreed with South Korea to keep secret the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul. Ukraine says it did not violate any non-disclosure agreement.
- South Korea Accuses Ukraine of Leaking Sensitive POW Transfer DealWorld
- Ukraine Transfers Two North Korean POWs to South KoreaWorld
- WorldSouth Korea Cuts Joint US War Games Short at Washington's RequestSouth Korea has cut the 2026 Ulchi Freedom Shield joint exercises with the US by six days at Washington's request, ending 21 August instead of 27 August — after Trump called the drills costly and hostile.
- Trump Orders Cutback of US-South Korea Military DrillsWorld
- South Korea Proposes Talks to End Korean WarWorld
- EntertainmentBTS Star V Reveals Two-Year Hearing Loss Battle During LivestreamBTS member V disclosed he has suffered hearing loss in his right ear for over two years, with right ear function at just 30% of normal, revealed during a Wednesday livestream.
- South Korea Captures Moon Images Showing SpaceX Rocket Debris Crash SiteScience
- K-pop Breaks Through in North Korea Despite Kim Jong Un's Total Culture BanWorld
- WorldChinese Dissident Who Fled by Boat to South Korea Tells BBC of EscapeDong Guangping, a Chinese dissident who made a perilous boat escape from China to South Korea and has since resettled in Canada, spoke to the BBC about his dangerous journey and his determination to live freely.
- South Korea Supreme Court Upholds 7-Year Sentence for Yoon Over Martial LawPolitics