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Chinese national in California jailed for exporting weapons to North Korea

Shenghua Wen, 42, received around $2 million (€1.7 million) from North Korean officials to ship firearms and ammunition from California.

Euronews

North Korea slams South Korea’s peace overtures as US drills continue

North Korean leader’s sister says South Korea cannot be a diplomatic partner, denounces ongoing army drills with the US.

Al Jazeera

South Korea to restore pact halting military activity on North Korea border

South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung said he will restore a military agreement to rebuild trust with North Korea.

Al Jazeera

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Kim Jong-un's sister mocks South Korean attempts to improve relations

Kim Yo-jong said on Thursday that Seoul's attitude towards North Korea “remains unchanged and can never change”.

Euronews

North Korean leader’s sister says South Korea lying about thaw in ties

Kim Yo Jong denies claims that Pyongyang has removed propaganda-blaring loudspeakers at the inter-Korean border.

Al Jazeera

Trump announces trade deal with South Korea, setting tariff at 15 percent

South Korean leader says agreement eliminates ‘uncertainties’ in trade environment.

Al Jazeera

North Korea says it has ‘no interest’ in dialogue with South Korea

North Korean leader’s powerful sister, Kim Yo Jong, dismisses Seoul’s outreach efforts under new president.

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South Korea mulls allowing individual tours to North Korea as tensions ease

Unification ministry in Seoul says allowing individual tours will not violate international sanctions.

Al Jazeera

In South Korea, Trump’s tariff threats place US love affair under strain

South Koreans’ perceptions of the US have taken a dive amid Trump’s ‘America First’ foreign policy and trade agenda.

Al Jazeera

South Korea ex-leader Yoon indicted as martial law probe continues

Former president has been indicted on additional charges as a special prosecutor continues investigations.

Al Jazeera

Seoul repatriates six North Koreans who drifted south by accident and sought return

The individuals, who accidentally drifted into South Korean waters this year, were returned across a maritime border on Wednesday.

Euronews

South Korea repatriates six North Koreans picked up at sea

North Koreans’ repatriation comes as South Korea’s newly-elected president is working to improve inter-Korean ties.

Al Jazeera

North Korean man crosses heavily fortified DMZ border to South Korea

The unarmed man was found in the central-west border section before being led to safety by South Korean troops.

Al Jazeera

A new style, tariff trouble and no mention of Yoon: key takeaways from two hours with South Korea’s new president

Lee Jae Myung shows no sign of grandeur, cutting very different figure to impeached predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol

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Trump's tariff pause expires next week. Here's how well Asian governments have been doing in negotiations with Washington

With just days to go until tariffs return, the Trump administration is still trying to negotiate new agreements with major trading partners.

Euronews

Six US citizens detained for trying to send rice and Bibles to North Korea

The incident comes as South Korea’s new liberal government seeks to ease friction with Pyongyang and restart long-dormant talks.

Al Jazeera

Americans detained trying to send rice, Bibles, dollar bills to North Korea

Six US nationals were taken into custody in South Korea near a restricted border area with North Korea.

International Business Times

N. Korea To Send Army Builders, Deminers To Russia's Kursk

North Korea will send military builders and sappers to help restore Russia's Kursk region after Ukraine's incursion, Moscow's security chief said, in a fresh sign of deepening ties between the two countries.

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AAP

PM eyes another possible Trump meeting later this month

Anthony Albanese could soon get a second chance to meet with Donald Trump, after the US president abruptly cancelled their first in-person meeting.

AAP

Middle East conflict ends plan for PM's key Trump talk

Anthony Albanese will no longer meet with Donald Trump after the US president revealed he will leave the G7 summit before their highly anticipated encounter.

International Business Times

Kim Jong Un Unveils Repaired 'Kang Kon' After Botched May Launch, Blames 'Irresponsibility'

At a ceremony held Thursday at the Rajin shipyard, Kim oversaw the relaunch and declared plans to build two new 5,000-ton destroyers by 2026.

Al Jazeera

Trump open to dialogue with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, White House says

Remarks come after report said North Korean officials refused to accept letter from Trump to Kim.

Euronews

South Korea halts anti-North loudspeaker broadcasts along border to 'restore trust'

The move is the first concrete step toward easing tensions between the rivals under the new government of South Korean President Lee Jae-myung.

The Conversation

Inside Ukraine’s remarkable drone attack

You can generally tell when Vladimir Putin appears rattled by an adverse event in his war on Ukraine. He (or one of his proxies) ramps up the bloodcurdling rhetoric. And so it is with Ukraine’s “Spiderweb” drone attack on four airbases inside Russia, which reportedly destroyed or damaged as many…

The Conversation

Why South Korea’s new leader may be on a collision course with Trump

The new South Korean president, Lee Jae-myung, calls himself a foreign policy “pragmatist”. He says he is driven by South Korea’s national interest, rather than ideology, and has spoken of his desire to improve relations with China and North Korea.

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