South Korea on Thursday accused North Korea of launching more trash balloons across the border. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it had detected around 420 balloons from Wednesday evening to early Thursday. Around 20 of them have been discovered so far in Seoul, the South Korean capital, and nearby Gyeonggi province. Balloons are...
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un may have ordered at least 30 government officials to be executed after the devastating floods over the summerthat killed thousands, according to a new report from South Korea. The South’s TV Chosun reported Tuesday that North Korean authorities sentenced between 20 and 30 people to capital punishment last month...
The North Korean Olympic team has five medals at the Paris Olympics so far, but it will go home empty-handed when it comes to new smartphones. The International Olympic Committee announced on Thursday that North Korea’s athletes will be the only athletes in Paris not to receive complimentary Samsung smartphones that went to all the...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has regained weight and appears to have obesity-related health problems such as high blood pressure and diabetes, and his officials are looking for new medicines abroad to treat them, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers on Monday. The 40-year-old Kim, known for heavy drinking and smoking, comes from a family...
The United States will announce a major revamp of its military structure in Asia, unveiling a new command in Tokyo as it deepens ties with Japan in response to China’s increased ambition in the region. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are scheduled to hold talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko...
The Washington Post faces lingering questions as liberal columnist Max Boot is caught up in a potential media scandal. The Justice Department charged Boot’s wife, Sue Mi Terry, a former CIA analyst and senior official at the National Security Council, last week with acting as a secret agent forSouth Korea’s intelligence servicein exchange for luxury...
Trash carried by at least one North Korean balloon fell on the South Korean presidential compound on Wednesday, raising worries about the security of key South Korean facilities during North Korean provocations. The rubbish that landed on the presidential compound in central Seoul contained no dangerous material and no one was hurt, South Korea’s presidential...
The Washington Post placed editor’s notes on Thursday atop several opinion articles that were written or co-authored by Sue Mi Terry, a former CIA analyst charged this week with being an unregistered foreign agent for the South Korean government. “On July 16, a federal indictment was made public alleging that Sue Mi Terry had acted...
South Korea’s top court ruled Thursday that same-sex couples are eligible to receive the same health insurance benefits as heterosexual couples, a landmark verdict hailed by human rights groups. The Supreme Court said it ruled that the state health insurance agency’s refusal to provide spousal insurance coverage for gay couples was an act of discrimination...
The Justice Department has charged Sue Mi Terry, a former CIA analyst and senior official at the National Security Council, with acting as a secret agent for South Korea’s intelligence service in exchange for luxury gifts. Terry, who’s married to the liberal Washington Post columnist Max Boot, accepted luxury gifts, including handbags, expensive meals at...
