Josh Smith

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Josh Smith

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean liberal candidate Lee Jae-myung is projected to win next week's snap presidential election, a result that could reorient a major U.S. ally on policies ranging from China to nuclear weapons and North Korea. Former President Yoon Suk Yeol, a conservative who was impeached and removed from office over December's short-lived martial law decree, had gone all-in on supporting Washington, taking a hard line on North Korea, and repairing ties with Japan.

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Josh Smith

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's former prime minister Han Duck-soo stressed on Wednesday he opposed ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law decree, but decried political polarisation as he sought to win the ruling party's candidacy in a looming election.

Dec 4, 2024 | marketscreener.com | Josh Smith

SEOUL (Reuters) - When South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, lawmakers from the main opposition party raced special forces soldiers to the parliament building to hold a vote against the measures. Now the same politicians who climbed the compound's walls on Tuesday to avoid security cordons are spearheading an effort to impeach and investigate Yoon and his top ministers over the martial law bid.

Nov 6, 2024 | yahoo.com | Josh Smith

By Josh SmithSEOUL (Reuters) - Donald Trump has long touted his relationship with Kim Jong Un, but if the U.S. president-elect seeks another summit he will find a North Korean leader emboldened by an expanded missile arsenal and a much closer relationship with Russia.

Sep 12, 2024 | yahoo.com | Josh Smith

Josh SmithSeptember 12, 2024 at 10:50 PM·3 min readBy Josh SmithSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has disclosed the first photos of a uranium enrichment site designed to produce weapons-grade fuel for its nuclear bombs. Here's what we know about its growing nuclear arsenal. WHY IS NORTH KOREA BUILDING NUCLEAR WEAPONS?