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A South Korean defense official warned that repeatedly changing the conditions for the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) transfer from the U.S. could make the process impossible, responding to remarks by U.S. Forces Korea Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson. The comments underscored tensions between the allies…
North Korea has opened a dozen new barbecue restaurants across the country in recent weeks, according to state media, part of a propaganda campaign aimed at promoting meat availability and the regime’s concern for people’s welfare. The restaurants specializing in “bulgogi,” a traditional Korean marinated meat, have…
North Korea and China officially opened the New Yalu River Bridge on Thursday, over a decade after Beijing finished construction. An opening ceremony took place on the bridge at 10 a.m. local time, according to China’s Xinhua News Agency, with footage showing trucks crossing in both directions. Photos and videos…
A U.S. court has sentenced a Bosnian arms dealer to five years in prison over his role in a scheme to procure anti-aircraft missiles from North Korea, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Bosnian national Sasa Micev, 43, is an “international arms dealer” who worked with a co-conspirator in New Mexico to…
Houthi rebels in Yemen have made their largest gains in years since last month, capturing strategic islands along the Red Sea that allow them to threaten global shipping and carrying out a deadly attack on Saudi Arabia’s main airport over the weekend. This offensive has been powered by weapons assembled in Yemen or…
North Korea tested “two kinds of submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles” (SLCMs) from a submarine in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) on Wednesday, according to state media. The test followed the opening of a large weapons museum and ballistic missile tests earlier this week. It is part of a consistent stream of…
The U.N. special envoy on North Korean human rights has called for Pyongyang to introduce a moratorium on executions as a first step toward abolishing the death penalty, criticizing the country’s reliance on capital punishment. In her report to the U.N. General Assembly released Tuesday, special rapporteur Elizabeth…
Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday slammed President Donald Trump’s decision to shorten a major military exercise with South Korea, while calling for strengthening extended deterrence in response to deepening ties among North Korea, China, Iran and Russia. Harris made the remarks at the Seoul-based…