Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts i…
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attended a regional meeting in Cairo over the weekend. It was an important symbolic meeting that was taking place as the Iran war appears to be paused for now.
OBBUERGEN, Switzerland — US Vice President JD Vance landed Sunday in Switzerland to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear program and building out the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland on Sunday for high-stakes peace talks with Iran, saying before takeoff that Washington had “a couple days of talks” to try to launch the next phase of President Donald Trump’s fragile ceasefire agreement.
High-level US and Iranian delegations began arriving in Switzerland on Sunday for closely watched talks aimed at securing a durable peace, amid strain on a fragile Lebanon ceasefire.
United States Vice President JD Vance has arrived in Switzerland for talks with Iranian officials to implement a recent deal to end the US war with Iran.
United States Vice President JD Vance has arrived in Switzerland for talks with Iran days after they signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at ending the US-Israel war on Iran, which had sent oil prices soaring above $100 per barrel and rattled international markets.
Iran on Saturday said it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, because of deadly Israeli strikes in Lebanon that are a breach of Tehran’s agreement with the United States to end the war.
Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir has arrived in Switzerland to take part in technical-level talks between the United States and Iran under the framework of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.
Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts i…
Supermarkets and oil refiners are among the companies that came out on top during an escalation of the Middle East conflict, but hard-hit airlines, logistics firms and gold miners may have their time to shine as a resolution to the war draws nearer.
LG Group said Sunday it will sponsor a 36-day visit to Korea by the Kagnew Choir, made up of descendants of Ethiopian veterans who fought in the 1950-53 Korean War, as part of efforts to honor their service and strengthen cultural ties.
1946 -- The Independence Army of Korea returns from China following the restoration of Korea's sovereignty from Japanese colonial rule, which ended in August 1945. The voluntary force fought against Japanese troops in Manchuria and Shanghai under the command of the Korean Provisional Government.
Israeli strikes and gunfire across the Gaza Strip on Saturday killed at least nine people, including a child and a journalist working for Al Jazeera, health officials said.
David Sacks, a technology adviser to President Donald Trump, has defended the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran, describing it as "a tremendous achievement" and arguing that diplomacy offers a better path than an expanded military conflict.
Israeli media reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defence minister Israel Katz have instructed the military to remain in occupied Lebanese territory while largely refraining from further attacks, except in the area around Ali al-Taher near Nabatieh, where fighting has continued and Israeli troops hav…
U.S. and Iranian negotiators headed to a Swiss venue Saturday for talks on adding key details to their interim agreement to halt the war, hours after Tehran said it closed the Strait of Hormuz because of Israel’s attacks in Lebanon and warned that little might be achieved if the fighting doesn’t stop.
Israeli strikes in Gaza on Saturday killed at least six people, including two children and a cameraman with broadcaster Al Jazeera, according to Palestinian health officials.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday he had returned a state decoration a day after Poland's president said he had stripped him of the award in connection with a dispute over events in World War II.
US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his claim that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sought a photo op with him to get her “numbers up” after refusing to support Washington in its war with Iran.
Democratic lawmakers have continued to criticise President Donald Trump's handling of the war with Iran, arguing that the recently announced agreement with Tehran is already showing signs of strain.
Late this week Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli declared in an interview with Israeli Army Radio that Tel Aviv "will be at war with Syria sooner or later," highlighting that the alliance between Damascus and Turkey poses a "strategic challenge" to his country.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended the conduct of Israel's military, saying "no military takes more measures to minimise" civilian casualties than the Israeli armed forces and arguing that no country is "attacked by more propaganda than Israel".
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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza — Israeli strikes in Gaza on Saturday killed at least six people, including two children and a cameraman with broadcaster Al Jazeera, according to Palestinian health officials.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, insisting that she asked "over and over" for a photo with him at the recent Group of Seven summit and criticizing what he said was Italy's lack of cooperation during the Iran war.
This isn't the first time that President Trump has said something like this, but he's newly explained in a wide-ranging fresh interview with Axios published Friday his view that the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine likely would likely have been averted if Russia had remained a member of the then-Group of Eight…
In his first major reflection following intense combat operations in southern Lebanon, 7th Armored Brigade Commander Col. Shaul Yisraeli detailed the unprecedented engineering breakthroughs and shifting battlefield dynamics his forces faced.
GENEVA, Switzerland — A new round of negotiations over the Middle East war was set to kick off Sunday, with Iranian negotiators arriving in the Swiss host city hours ahead of US Vice President JD Vance, even as Tehran said it was closing the Strait of Hormuz again over Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir are travelling to Switzerland to participate in technical-level talks linked to the implementation of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran.
Prince Turki al-Faisal, Saudi Arabia's former intelligence chief and ambassador, has called on Gulf states to establish a joint defence network capable of responding collectively to threats against member countries.
London: A new warning from the Iranian military has just highlighted the weakness in Donald Trump’s peace deal with Tehran despite the stated goal of ending the war on all fronts.
Geneva – A new round of negotiations over the Middle East war was set to kick off Sunday, with Iranian negotiators arriving in the Swiss host city hours ahead of U.S. Vice President JD Vance, even as Tehran said it was closing the Strait of Hormuz again over Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
The IDF killed a Hamas terrorist who had been doubling as a photojournalist for Qatari state-funded broadcaster Al Jazeera, the military announced on Saturday.
An Iranian negotiating team arrived in Switzerland on Saturday for talks with American officials, according to Iranian state media, and Vice President JD Vance is traveling to join them, with both sides aiming to flesh out the preliminary deal to end the war in Iran.