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South Korea weighs phased role in Hormuz mission after US talks, defense minister says

South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back told a press conference that he had conveyed Seoul’s position at a meeting with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Monday.

South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-Back, speaks during the joint press conference with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, following the 57th Security Consultative Meeting at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
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Supporters of the son of Iran's last shah, exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, with Iranian pre-Islamic revolution of 1979 flags, during a protest rally in Vienna, with an Israel flag flying in the background, May 10, 2026.

Anti-Iranian regime activists hold global protests denouncing months-long internet outage

People watch a television screen showing a live broadcast of US President Donald Trump delivering national address on war against Iran, at a train station in Seoul on April 2, 2026.

South Korea suspends review of Trump's call to participate in 'Project Freedom'


South Korea tells China it wants to normalize ties, Yonhap reports

A high-level South Korean delegation, led by Park Byeong-seug, hopes to repair strained relations with China, as President Lee Jae Myung sends a letter to Xi Jinping.

An illustration of Chinese, South Korean flags, diplomats shaking hands.

North Korea leader Kim oversees firing of new air defense missiles, KCNA says

The report came ahead of the summit on Monday between US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a ceremony for the launch of a "new multipurpose destroyer," as per state media KCNA's reports, in Nampo, North Korea, in this handout picture released on April 26, 2025, by the Korean Central News Agency.

North Koreans sent to Russia working 'like slaves' - report

According to the report, Moscow is facing "labor shortages" caused by their ongoing invasion of Ukraine, to which they've reached out to Pyongyang for military support.

 RUSSIA’S PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un attend a state reception in Pyongyang, earlier this year.

South Korea's military shrinks amid massive drop in population

The dramatic decline in the pool of available males for military service is also causing a shortfall in the number of officers and could result in operational difficulty if it continues.

South Korean army K1E1 tanks cross a pontoon bridge during a US-South Korea joint river-crossing exercise which is a part of the annual Freedom Shield joint military training, near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Yeoncheon, South Korea, March 20, 2025

South Korean floods, landslides kill at least 14, 12 missing

A majority of the casualties occurred in Sancheong County, in the south of the country.

 Firefighters take part in a rescue operation at a flooded area caused by torrential rain in Daegu, South Korea, July 17, 2025.

New pier completed at North Korea rocket launch site, satellite imagery shows

North Korea says its military activities, including nuclear weapons, are its sovereign right and only for self-defense.

 A satellite image shows what appears to be a maritime pier under construction, at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station, in Cholsan, North Pyongan province, North Korea, July 14, 2025.

China fordert Korea auf, keine Produkte mit Seltenen Erden an US-Rüstungsfirmen zu exportieren

In den Schreiben hieß es, dass koreanischen Unternehmen Sanktionen drohten, sollten sie gegen die Exportbeschränkungen verstoßen, so der Bericht.

 Die chinesische und die US-amerikanische Flagge sind auf einer Leiterplatte mit Halbleiterchips abgebildet, in dieser illustrierten Aufnahme vom 17. Februar 2023.

Christian Zionists in South Korea open country’s first Holocaust museum

“The growing extremism cannot go unanswered,” Song said, according to Ynet. “This museum is our response—it is a shield of knowledge, of values and of empathy.”

 Israel's ambassador to Korea, Rafi Harpaz, at the opening ceremony for the Holocaust Museum Korea.

Long working hours linked to structural brain changes

Study reveals significant gray matter volume increases in key brain regions among overworked individuals.

 Long working hours linked to structural brain changes.

Nations at 77: A global snapshot of growing pains and triumphs throughout history

Israel's 77th year finds it grappling with internal divisions over judicial reform, war, and national identity, yet is still on the pathway to success. How did other nations fare?

 EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT Hosni Mubarak was re-elected in 1999 with 93% of the vote, an election which saw no real opposition.