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Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing tr…
Thu 25 Jun 2026 at 3:59pm
1949 -- Kim Koo, one of the nation's most revered patriots, is assassinated by an ultra-right-wing military officer. Seeing the nation sharply divided between the right and the left soon after the 1945 independence from Japanese colonial rule, Kim made his utmost efforts to mediate and promote a unified Korea. Howev…
Jacob Wulfson’s fellow airmen decided his fate after a court martial at RAF Lakenheath – a distressing week for Sarah Steele, the academic he assaulted
“Red Status. I cannot tell you why. Possible incoming.” The short, urgent message appeared on Kuwaiti Colonel Sabah Al Sabah's phone from a trusted contact in the early hours of the Iran War.
“Red Status. I cannot tell you why. Possible incoming.” The short, urgent message appeared on Kuwaiti Colonel Sabah Al Sabah's phone from a trusted contact in the early hours of the Iran War.
President Donald Trump said he had a “really great meeting” with Senate Republicans Wednesday after a tense GOP luncheon and his abrupt cancellation of a bipartisan housing bill signing — the latest sign of friction with congressional Republicans.
For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings …
Jeonghan of Seventeen was discharged from mandatory military service Thursday, becoming the first member of the 13-member boy group to complete his enlistment.
Iranian mourners beat their heads and chests during a ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, prior to Ashoura, which commemorates the 7th-century martyrdom of Imam Hussein, one of Prophet Muhammad’s grandsons and one of Shiite Islam’s most beloved saints, and 72 of his companions, who were killed in a bat…
Ukrainian forces struck a major natural gas processing plant and two key satellite communications centers in their latest nighttime attacks on Russia, Ukraine’s General Staff said Wednesday.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met the leaders of the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait on Wednesday, vowing not to undermine their security as he sought to reassure Gulf allies sceptical of a proposed deal to end the US-Israeli war with Iran.
Pakistan's role as a peacemaker in the Iran war, which undermined the security of the Gulf countries and affected multiple economies through energy price shocks, has raised its diplomatic profile across the world and garnered high praise from U.S. leadership.
US President Donald Trump asked Congress Wednesday for nearly $88 billion in extra spending, most of it to cover the cost of the Iran war, at a moment of growing unease in both parties over the conflict and its political price.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned shipowners on Wednesday that any new transit route through the Strait of Hormuz established without coordination with Tehran is "unacceptable and dangerous," threatening actions against vessels that ignore its instructions.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte laid on the flattery with President Donald Trump on Wednesday, pressing the case for a military alliance that the volatile US leader has sharply criticized as the Pentagon reviews the size of the US military footprint in Europe.
Scotland's hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the World Cup are in peril after Brazil won 3-0 in Miami.
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A teen accused of plotting nail bomb attacks against then-opposition leader Peter Dutton and a Labour Day march has been found not guilty of preparing a terrorist act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump berated Senate Republicans face to face on Wednesday for allowing a vote to block his war in Iran, further escalating a feud that has diverted GOP efforts to focus on election-year affordability issues and brought much of the chamber’s business to a halt.
President Lee Jae Myung pledged Thursday to establish a peaceful Korean Peninsula free from the fear of war as South Korea marks the anniversary of the outbreak of the 1950-53 Korean War.
Ukrainian president ‘holding his own’ in war, says US leader, as German chancellor flags ‘strong signal of support’ to Kyiv from European allies. What we know on day 1,583
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According to state media, Xi personally decided to launch the exercise, which lasted 10 weeks and involved hundreds of officers
According to state media, Xi personally decided to launch the exercise, which lasted 10 weeks and involved hundreds of officers
US President Donald Trump faced pointed criticism over the Iran war Wednesday in a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans, shortly before his administration asked Congress for tens of billions of dollars to pay for the conflict.
In a hard-hitting Wednesday address at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum (SPILF), Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, didn't mince words regarding the sprawling global footprint of Western military power.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute recently reported that India possessed 24 Agni-V nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles as of January this year with a claimed range of up to 5,000 kilometers. © Reuters
While US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed that “almost 90%” of the 400 injured US service members were only minorly injured and returned to duty in March,” wounded soldiers have since said that their injuries were more severe than their designations implied, CBS News reported on Wednesday.
SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung pledged Thursday to establish a peaceful Korean Peninsula free from the fear of war as South Korea marks the anniversary of the outbreak of the 1950-53 Korean War.
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North Korea on Thursday reiterated its claim that the 1950-53 Korean War was the result of invasion by the United States under a "well-crafted script," while highlighting its resolve to confront South Korea and the US
Aficionados de Escocia durante el partido ante Brasil por el Grupo C del Mundial, el miércoles 24 de junio de 2026, en Miami Gardens, Florida. (AP Foto/Rebecca Blackwell)
SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Thursday reiterated its claim that the 1950-53 Korean War was the result of invasion by the United States under a "well-crafted script," while highlighting its resolve to confront South Korea and the U.S.
SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- Vice Defense Minister Lee Doo-hee has called for U.S. congressional support for South Korea's nuclear-powered submarine program and efforts to retake wartime operational control (OPCON) from Washington during his meetings with U.S. lawmakers, the defense ministry said Thursday.
President Donald Trump watches a military flyover at the opening of the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey Jr.)
A little over a month ago, we explained that energy traders are "Traders Puzzled As Physical Oil Prices Tumble Amid Surging Chinese Crude Sales, Plunging Imports", and highlighted how already razor-thin independent refiner (teapot) margins had plunged to record negative as a result of the war in Iran and government …
US President Donald Trump is set to meet munitions makers at the White House on Wednesday as his administration pushes to expand weapons production after military operations in Iran and other conflicts drew down US stockpiles.
US President Donald Trump said that he was disappointed in the level of NATO participation in the Iran war during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, who defended European countries' contributions on Wednesday.
Judea and Samaria police rescued an IDF soldier from the West Bank town of Tarqumiyah, following a report from security forces of a person in military uniform handcuffed in the center of the town.
United States President Donald Trump has returned to a familiar theme during a meeting with NATO chief Mark Rutte, slamming European countries for not supporting the US-Israel war on Iran.
SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- Yacksel Rios has only been pitching for the LG Twins for two weeks, but manager Youm Kyoung-youb believes the Puerto Rican hurler is already the most lethal bullpen weapon in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).
Christopher Donahue, commanding general of US Army Europe and Africa, is the latest in nearly two dozen military leaders to depart
Christopher Donahue, commanding general of US Army Europe and Africa, is the latest in nearly two dozen military leaders to depart
Congress has told Trump to stop Iran war- why does it matter?
The administration of United States President Donald Trump has requested that Congress approve an additional $87.6bn in spending for causes including the US-Israel war on Iran.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte played to U.S. President Donald Trump’s love of praise and splashy visuals during a visit to Washington that was aimed at easing the U.S. leader’s anger over alliance nations’ reluctance to help with the campaign against Iran.
TOKYO (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck off Japan’s northern coast on Thursday, the meteorological agency said.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, on Wednesday, damaging several high-rise buildings.