Thomas Maresca

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SEOUL, April 11 (UPI) -- As North Korea continues to develop its weapons programs and strengthens military ties with Russia, a reduction of U.S. troops based in South Korea would be "problematic," the commander of U.S. Forces Korea said. Army Gen. Xavier Brunson made the comment during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday, amid concerns that the administration of President Donald Trump might look to downsize the U.S. military footprint in South Korea and elsewhere.

2 weeks ago | upi.com | Thomas Maresca

SEOUL, April 10 (UPI) -- South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung said Thursday he would run for president in the June snap election triggered by the removal of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from office. Lee, who resigned as chairman of the Democratic Party on Wednesday ahead of the announcement, is the strong frontrunner in most opinion polls.

2 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Thomas Maresca

Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, on Wednesday said that calls for the North to denuclearize were a "daydream." File Pool Photo by Jorge Silva/EPA-EFE SEOUL, April 9 (UPI) -- Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, on Wednesday reaffirmed Pyongyang's self-proclaimed status as a nuclear state and slammed U.S. calls to eliminate its arsenal as "nonsensical" and a "daydream." "If anyone openly talks about dismantlement of...

2 weeks ago | upi.com | Thomas Maresca

SEOUL, April 8 (UPI) -- South Korea will vote for a new president in a snap election on June 3, its acting president announced Tuesday, as the country works to recover from a martial law crisis that led to the impeachment of ex-leader Yoon Suk Yeol. Yoon's impeachment was upheld by the Constitutional Court on Friday over his short-lived declaration of martial law in December. Under South Korean law, an election must be held within 60 days of a leader's removal from office.

2 weeks ago | idahostatesman.com | Thomas Maresca

SEOUL, April 4 (UPI) -- South Korea's Constitutional Court on Friday upheld the parliamentary impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration, delivering an 8-0 unanimous verdict and prompting his immediate removal from office. In a session broadcast live on television, acting President of the Constitutional Court Moon Hyung-bae announced the decision, saying that Yoon did not meet the legal requirements of a national emergency needed to declare martial law.