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…
Nato chief Mark Rutte said he expects alliance leaders to reassert their call for Iran to completely reopen the Strait of Hormuz and that the country "should never get its hands on a nuclear capability".
Tehran, Iran – Three weeks after Iran and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding to extend their ceasefire, their truce remains fragile.
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…
The Iranian army announced it launched a drone attack on US forces at the Isa Air Base in Bahrain, vowing that Washington's army infrastructure in the region will all be "legitimate targets".
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…
Hanwha Aerospace took part in the NATO Defense Industry Forum in Ankara, Turkey, on Tuesday, highlighting its expanding manufacturing footprint in Europe and calling for deeper defense cooperation between NATO and Indo-Pacific partners.
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 …
People march during a demonstration against the NATO summit, in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. Poster in the center reads in Turkish: “Murderer Trump. Get out of Turkey”. (AP Photo/Erdem Sahin)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The US military attacked Iran early Wednesday after it said Tehran struck three ships in the Strait of Hormuz, part of an American effort that also revoked the Islamic Republic’s ability to openly sell crude oil in the world market. Iran retaliated with strikes targeting Bahrain an…
Tovi Murru, 32, chops wood to cook dinner in Kohima, capital of the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur)
Oil prices have surged as renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran threaten to derail a fragile ceasefire that had brought some relief to global energy markets.
LONDON, United Kingdom — Prince Harry's final lawsuit aimed at taming the British tabloids ended in defeat Tuesday as a judge said he failed to prove his privacy invasion claims against the publisher of the Daily Mail.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi inaugurated Egypt’s new State Strategic Command Headquarters, known as the “Octagon,” on Saturday in the New Administrative Capital east of Cairo.
The belligerent stance of European NATO members risks triggering an all-out war with Russia that could spell the end of the bloc, Dmitry Trenin, president of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), wrote in an op-ed for RT.
The belligerent stance of European NATO members risks triggering an all-out war with Russia that could spell the end of the bloc, Dmitry Trenin, the president of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), wrote in an op-ed for RT.
NATO leaders unveiled arms deals worth tens of billions of dollars in Turkey on Tuesday, driving home the message that they are heeding US calls to spend more to defend Europe even as President Donald Trump said he felt let down and renewed his push to control Greenland.
Four months ago, US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu started the war on Iran as partners. Now they are increasingly at odds over how – or when – it can be ended, and their once-close alliance is under strain.
Two men walk past the NATO logo during the NATO Defense Industry Forum at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
The CSBC Endeavor Manta, introduced last year, is one of Taiwan’s first military uncrewed surface vessels. It is designed to conduct a range of missions, including rescues, patrols, combat operations and attacks. (CSBC)
SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) -- Alumni associations of the Army, Navy and Air Force military academies on Wednesday called on the government to "immediately" halt its push to integrate the academies of the three military branches and scrap the plan.
DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Tuesday that Syria must not be destabilized after twin bomb attacks near the Damascus hotel where he spent the night, during a landmark state visit to a country emerging from years of civil war.
A remarkable collection of Revolutionary War artifacts that lay hidden beneath the Savannah River for nearly 240 years is now on public display in Georgia's oldest city as the nation marks America's 250th anniversary, according to Fox News.
The mockumentary genre, often believed to have been born in 1938 with the radio broadcast The War of the Worlds, shows no signs of tiring despite proliferating on the small screen – and Eugene Levy, a veteran of the genre, claiming TV had destroyed the format. Perhaps it’s a reaction against the decades of laugh-tra…
China's rare launch of a ballistic missile from a nuclear submarine into the Pacific, demonstrating the sea-based leg of its nuclear arsenal, will push countries in the region to wall themselves off from Beijing by tightening defense ties.
European NATO members have become the main driving force behind the bloc’s confrontation with Russia as US strategic priorities have shifted, Dmitry Trenin, president of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), wrote in an op-ed for RT.
European NATO members have become the main driving force behind the bloc’s confrontation with Russia as US strategic priorities have shifted, Dmitry Trenin, the president of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), wrote in an op-ed for RT.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— US forces launched strikes on Iran on Tuesday after three commercial vessels were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, the US military said, sharply escalating a confrontation that has already shaken efforts to end the Middle East war.