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U.S. calls Russia's use of N.K. workers, soldiers for operations against Ukraine 'deeply concerning'

3 days ago | en.yna.co.kr | Song Sang-ho

By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, June 17 (Yonhap) -- The United States on Tuesday described Russia's continued use of North Korean workers and troops for operations against Ukraine as "deeply concerning," after Russian media reported Pyongyang will send additional 6,000 military workers and sappers to Russia's front-line Kursk region.
(URGENT) U.S. calls Russia's use of N.K. workers, soldiers for operations against Ukraine 'deeply concerning'

3 days ago | en.yna.co.kr | Song Sang-ho

Lee stresses need to ensure Korea will not be in more 'disadvantageous' position than other countries in U.S. tariff talks
COVID-19 erupted in N. Korea more than 2 yrs before its acknowledgment in 2022: report

3 days ago | en.yna.co.kr | Song Sang-ho

By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, June 17 (Yonhap) -- The COVID-19 pandemic raged in North Korea for more than two years before Pyongyang officially acknowledged the spread of the virus in the country in 2022, a think tank report said Tuesday, debunking the regime's claims of "zero cases" early in the pandemic era. The Center for Strategic and International Studies, in cooperation with the George W.
Trump will return home from G7 summit in Canada on Monday night: White House

4 days ago | en.yna.co.kr | Song Sang-ho

By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, June 16 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump will return home Monday night from the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Canada to deal with "many important matters," a White House spokesperson said, dashing hopes for South Korean President Lee Jae-myung to have his first in-person talks with Trump during the gathering.
S. Korea, U.S. to hold 5th NCG meeting in Seoul next month: source

4 days ago | en.yna.co.kr | Song Sang-ho

By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, June 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States plan to hold a new meeting of their key nuclear deterrence body in Seoul next month, a source said Monday, as Seoul is striving to ensure close security cooperation with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration amid growing North Korean threats.
Rare military parade marks U.S. Army's 250th anniv. on Trump's 79th birthday

6 days ago | en.yna.co.kr | Song Sang-ho

By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, June 14 (Yonhap) -- Battle tanks and other imposing armored vehicles rolled down a major downtown street of Washington, with military choppers, drones and other aircraft flying overhead during a rare parade in the United States' capital on Saturday, as the country marked its Army's 250th anniversary.
Trump gov't adds refrigerators, washing machines to derivatives subject to 50 pct steel tariffs

1 week ago | en.yna.co.kr | Song Sang-ho

By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, June 12 (Yonhap) -- The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to add refrigerators, washing machines, dryers and other items to the list of derivatives subject to a 50 percent steel tariff, a Commerce Department notice showed Thursday, a move likely to affect South Korean electronics firms.
Senior U.S. diplomat to visit S. Korea for 1st time since Lee's inauguration: sources

1 week ago | en.yna.co.kr | Song Sang-ho

By Song Sang-ho and Cho Joon-hyung WASHINGTON, June 12 (Yonhap) -- A senior diplomat from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration plans to visit South Korea as early as Friday (Seoul time) for the first time since President Lee Jae-myung's administration was launched last week, multiple sources said.
(LEAD) Lee names 3 independent counsels to investigate cases surrounding Yoon, his wife, Marine death

1 week ago | en.yna.co.kr | Song Sang-ho

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 5, 7, 9) SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae-myung has designated three independent counsels to investigate former President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law imposition, corruption allegations involving his wife, and the tragic death of a Marine, the ruling party said Friday. The Democratic Party said that the presidential office notified it of the designations on Thursday night, after the party had submitted its recommendations to the office.
Satellite imagery shows suspected uranium enrichment building at Yongbyon: U.S. monitor

1 week ago | en.yna.co.kr | Song Sang-ho

By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, June 12 (Yonhap) -- Recent satellite imagery indicates the construction of a suspected uranium enrichment plant at North Korea's main nuclear complex in Yongbyon, north of Pyongyang, a U.S. monitor said Thursday, in what could be a sign of the recalcitrant regime's effort to boost its nuclear arsenal.