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US Ally Reacts as Pete Hegseth Declares North Korea a 'Nuclear Power'

John Kirby, White House national security communications adviser, said of Hegseth's remarks on North Korea's status as a nuclear power: "We've not made such a recognition. I can't speak to what the incoming team will—how they'll characterize it. We've not gone so far as to make that recognition."

USA TODAY on MSN · 2d

South Korea slams Hegseth over North Korea 'nuclear power' comments

Trump defense secretary nominee Pete Hesgeth ruffled feathers in S. Korea with his written statement to the Senate panel overseeing his confirmation

scmp.com · 3d

South Korea rejects Trump nominee Hegseth’s ‘nuclear power’ label for North Korea

Seoul says North Korea ‘can never be recognised as a nuclear-armed state’ under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Korea Joongang Daily on MSN · 3d

South Korea says North not a 'nuclear power' following Hegseth's confirmation hearing remarks

Seoul stressed Wednesday that Pyongyang cannot hold nuclear state status, rejecting U.S. defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's reference to the North as a "nuclear power."

South Korea's president in court

CNN on MSN · 10d

‘Stop the Steal’ in South Korea? Why MAGA-like hats and slogans are part of President Yoon’s impeachment drama

Crowds of people wrapped up against the bitter January cold clutch signs emblazoned with the slogan “Stop the Steal,” wave US flags, and don red MAGA-like hats.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

Impeached South Korean president detained over martial law declaration

South Korea's anti-corruption agency detains impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his brief declaration of martial law.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

South Korean investigators seek to arrest president for leading insurrection

Investigators say Yoon Suk Yeol abused his power when he tried to impose martial law last month. He would become the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested.

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North Korea warns of responding ‘more intensively’ to U.S. drills with South Korea, Japan

North Korea warned Friday that it would exercise its right to self-defense "more intensively" as it condemned recent joint ...

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An Agenda for the U.S.–South Korea Strategic Economic Partnership in 2025 and Beyond

In his November 7, 2017, speech to South Korea’s National Assembly, then-President Donald Trump unambiguously noted that “this alliance between our nations was forged in the crucible of war and ...

National Interest on MSN1d

Yoon's Failed Coup Already Has Serious Implications for South Korea's Security Partnerships

Now former President of South Korea, Yoon Suk-yeol, staged a just before the end of 2024. The result? It was over before it ...

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Supporters of impeached South Korean president find inspiration in Trump

They have also embraced Yoon’s false claims of election fraud, as well as Trump’s. “South Korea, like the United ...

North Korea denounces US for sending aircraft over Korean peninsula, KCNA reports

North Korea denounced the United States for sending military aircraft over the Korean peninsula several times this month, as ...

Elizabeth Shackelford: Plight of South Korea’s democracy has lessons for us

Polarization in South Korea, has helped a political leader rally enough support to potentially thwart accountability.

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South Korea, United States And Japan Hold Joint Military Exercises

The air forces of South Korea, the United States, and Japan recently conducted joint military exercises involving supersonic strategic bombers, specifically the B-1B, Azernews reports. In ...

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Factbox-What are Russia's strategic treaties with Iran, North Korea and China?

All three countries are adversaries of the United States, and Russia has used its ties with them to help blunt the impact of ...

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