South Korea's defense minister and the military chief are set to meet with the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on Monday amid escalating tensions over North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, officials said.Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford will have separate meetings with Minist
U.S. intelligence does not indicate an imminent nuclear war with North Korea, the chief of the Central Intelligence Agency said Sunday, after a week of bellicose rhetoric between the two sides.In an interview on "Fox News Sunday," CIA Director Mike Pompeo said he would not be surprised if North Ko
South Korea is considering all measures to defuse tensions with North Korea and will leave the door open for dialogue, the country's vice unification minister said Sunday.Chun Hae-sung made the remark as tensions between the North and the United States heightened amid Pyongyang's threat to s
North Korea lashed out at South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday over his recent telephone talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.Moon and Trump agreed on the need for maximum pressure on Pyongyang on Monday (Seoul time), a day after the U.N. Security Council imposed a set of new sanctions fol
A North Korean defected to South Korea on Friday after crossing the western sea border, the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.The defector was rescued on Gyodong Island, near the Yellow Sea border, around 1 a.m., according to the JCS.Questioning is under way to determine why and how the person
North Korea said Wednesday that it has released an imprisoned Canadian pastor for humanitarian reasons amid escalating tensions on the Korean peninsular stemming from the North's continued provocations.The Korea Central News Agency, the communist state's official media outlet, reported that
The South Korean government on Sunday welcomed the United Nations' adoption of a new sanctions resolution against North Korea, calling on the country to halt all provocations.In a statement released shortly after the adoption of a new resolution, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, "The gover
North Korea's foreign minister arrived in the Philippines on Sunday to attend a regional security forum amid increasing pressure on Pyongyang's unwavering pursuit of missile and nuclear capabilities.A North Korean delegation led by Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho arrived at the Ninoy Aquino Inte
The United States will not hold talks with North Korea unless the communist nation demonstrates a willingness to abandon its nuclear and missile programs, the State Department said Thursday, dismissing suggestions otherwise as "misreporting."Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made comments earlier t
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed new sanctions on North Korea, Russia and Iran into law, insisting that the legislation remains "seriously flawed."Trump signed the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act despite his earlier opposition to it in the face of overwhelming
The United States does not seek a regime change in North Korea, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday, as tensions renewed over the country's nuclear and missile programs.North Korea conducted its second test of an intercontinental ballistic missile last week, fueling concerns that the c
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations ramped up pressure on China on Sunday, saying "the time for talk is over" to address North Korea's missile and nuclear programs.Amb. Nikki Haley expressed her frustration with China earlier in the day as well, tweeting, "Done talking about NKorea. Chi
Two B1-B U.S. bombers flew over South Korea on Sunday in a show of force against North Korea after its launch of another intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the allies' armed forces announced.The strategic bombers from Guam conducted a joint "air interdiction operation" with four F-15K
Two B1-B U.S. bombers flew over South Korea on Sunday in a show of force against North Korea for its launch of another intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the U.S. military said.The Guam-based bombers' mission came in response to "North Korea's ballistic missile and nuclear programs,
North Korea's state-run television on Saturday disclosed edited footage of its test-fire of an intercontinental range ballistic missile conducted the previous night.According to the video footage that runs 2 1/2 minutes, the Hwasong-14 missile was moved on a transport erector launcher, known as
South Korea's top diplomat on Saturday called for a swift adoption of a strong U.N. Security Council sanctions resolution to punish North Korea for its latest missile provocation in an emergency meeting with her staff.The North launched what it claimed to be a second and improved intercontinenta
President Moon Jae-in has proposed to North Korea to have an inter-Korean military dialogue and also a meeting for humanitarian Red Cross talks. Thus, Moon has made a serious peace and dialogue overtures to North Korean in an effort to solve the inter-Korean relations that have been marred during th
The South Korean government is pushing to revise the missile guidelines developed with the United States to double the maximum weight of warheads on Seoul's ballistic missiles from the current 500 kilograms to counter growing threats from the North, sources said Monday.The Seoul government propo
The United States will soon carry out another test of its THAAD missile defense system, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday, amid heightened concerns about North Korea's missile and nuclear capabilities.The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system is designed to intercept short- to intermediate-r
President Moon Jae-in welcomed five new foreign envoys to Seoul at a ceremony held at Cheong Wa Dae on July 18, 2017.The President was presented with the credentials of each of the foreign diplomats. They were Uzbekistani Ambassador Vitaly Fen, Mexican Ambassador Bruno Figueroa Fischer, Indonesian A