South Korea's top envoy to the United States vowed Thursday to ensure that Seoul and Washington maintain the goal of North Korea's denuclearization, after U.S. President Donald Trump described Pyongyang as a "nuclear power" earlier this week.

Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung said Thursday that Seoul could be bypassed in potential dialogue between Washington and Pyongyang and that it would be important to convince the North to return to talks for a path conducive to global peace.

Acting President Choi says Seoul will manage tensions, especially in border areas, to prevent escalation with Pyongyang - Anadolu Ajansı

North Korea condemned on Friday joint military drills between South Korea, Japan and the United States held this week, threatening to respond by

In Seoul, opposition parties led by the Democratic Party had alleged that the South Korean military “engaged in activities aimed at inducing North Korea's provocations” ahead of President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law decree on Dec. 3, the Seoul-based Yonhap News reported.

SEOUL, Jan 14 (Reuters) - North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, marking Pyongyang's latest show of force just days ...

North Korea launched the missile towards the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, South Korean news agency Yonhap cited the general staff in Seoul as saying. The launch comes a week after North Korea launched what it said was a "new-type intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile".

Two North Korean soldiers are in custody in Kyiv, bandaged up and under interrogation, after being wounded on the battlefield in Kursk, Russia, over the weekend. Officials in Kyiv and Seoul are hoping they can provide valuable information into a secretive country's military operations.

SEOUL--Seoul will pursue a bid for the 2036 Summer Games without reviving efforts to cohost an Olympics with the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon told Reuters. Amid hopes ...

Ukraine said it retrieved a diary from a North Korean soldier that contains a confession of stealing from his Russian comrade and battle tactics.

"Cuba's foreign policy aims to maintain diplomatic relations with any country, as long as they are based on mutual respect for each other's sovereignty," Monzon said in an exclusive interview with Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. He took office in Seoul earlier this month.