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Kim Jong Un Slams South Korea-US Drills During an Inspection of His Most Powerful Warship

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemned South Korean-U.S. military drills and vowed a rapid ...

North Korea's Kim calls for rapid nuclear buildup amid U.S.-South Korea exercises

Pyongyang regularly criticizes such drills as rehearsals for invasion and sometimes responds with weapons tests, but Seoul ...

Kim Jong Un condemns U.S-South Korea drills as 'will to ignite war'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said a U.S.-South Korea joint military exercise could "ignite a war" and called for the rapid ...

U.S., South Korea kick off summertime joint military exercise

The United States and South Korea kicked off their annual summertime joint military exercise on Monday, amid efforts by Seoul ...

As South Korea’s population falls, its military is shrinking rapidly. Is that a problem as North Korea ramps up its forces?

South Korea’s birth rate has dropped throughout much of the past decade, spelling trouble for the military as regional ...

US Seeks Shipbuilding Expertise From South Korea and Japan to Counter China

American lawmakers are using a trip to South Korea and Japan to explore how the United States can tap those allies’ ...

South Korea's Lee to end some military activity on border with North Korea

South Korea will end some military activities along its border with North Korea, President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday, in ...

South Korea’s president vows to restore 2018 inter-Korean military agreement to ease tensions

South Korea’s new liberal president, Lee Jae Myung, says he will seek to restore a 2018 military agreement with North Korea ...

North Korea’s Kim gives warning as US and South Korea begin joint military drills

North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un remained unhappy as the U.S. and South Korea conducted their annual summer joint ...

South Korea's Population Crisis Shrinks Military Amid Threat From North

South Korea's fertility rate—the world's lowest—stood at 0.75 births per woman in 2024, well below the 2.1 rate needed to ...

South Korea to restore pact curbing military activity on North Korean border

South Korea intends to restore an agreement to suspend some military activity along the border with North Korea, President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday, as his government seeks to improve relations ...