Korean war

North Korea set to blow up cross-border roads with South amid drone row, Seoul says

The South Korean military spokesperson warned that North Korea was making preparations to blow up the border as soon as Monday.

 A balloon believed to have been sent by North Korea, carrying various objects including what appeared to be trash and excrement, is seen over a rice field at Cheorwon, South Korea, May 29, 2024.
 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Chinese Communist Party politburo member Li Hongzhong and Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu attend a military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Korean War armistice in Pyongyang, North Korea, July 27, 2023.

Russian, Chinese officials join Kim Jong Un at North Korea military parade

 US soldiers take part in a military exercise which is a part of the Freedom Shield joint military exercise between South Korea and US, at a training field near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Pocheon, South Korea, March 19, 2023.

US army soldier in North Korea custody after crossing inter-Korean border

 US Special Representative on North Korea Sung Kim stands as South Korea's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs Kim Gunn shakes hands with Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Funakoshi Takehiro, Dec 13, 2022

South Korea, US consider live-fire drills amid North Korea threats


North Korea could consider an inter-Korean summit if mutual respect is assured

Addressing the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, South Korean President Moon Jae-in repeated a call for a formal end to the war but later said time is running out to achieve such progress.

 South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, April 27, 2018.

North, South Korea mark 70 years since war, no treaty in sight

The 1950-1953 Korean War ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty, leaving US-led UN forces technically still at war with North Korea.

A South Korean soldier stands guard in the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, South Korea, August 28, 2019

North Korea prepares anti-South leaflets amid heightened tensions

Enraged North Korean people across the country "are actively pushing forward with the preparations for launching a large-scale distribution of leaflets."

An anti-Trump leaflet believed to come from North Korea by balloon is pictured in this undated handout photo released by NK News on October 16, 2017. The text in Korean reads "Death to an old crazy guy Trump!"

South Korea's Moon faces crisis in peace bid with North Korea

In the absence of sanctions relief, North Korea has increasingly derided Moon's calls for engagement between the two Koreas as meaningless.

A South Korean marine in action during their regular drill on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea November 1, 2018

Voices from the Arab Press: ARAB CAUTION AGAINST AMERICA’S FOREIGN POLICY

A POLICE officer stands guard near Japanese and South Korean flags at a hotel in Tokyo.

1952 'Korean War Haggadah' acquired by National Library of Israel

The 32-page volume was produced by two Jewish chaplains. One of them referred to their endeavor as “Operation Matzo”.

The Korean War Haggadah