US secures the release of the soldier who crossed into North Korea 2 months ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has secured the release of a U.S. soldier who sprinted across a heavily fortified border into North Korea more than two months ago, and he is on his way back to America, officials announced Wednesday. U.S. ally Sweden and rival China helped with the transfer. ...

North Korean leader urges greater nuclear weapons production in response to a 'new Cold War'

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for an exponential increase in production of nuclear weapons and for his country to play a larger role in a coalition of nations confronting the United States in a “new Cold War,” state media said Thursday. The...

A look at other Americans who have entered North Korea over the years

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has expelled a U.S. soldier who crossed into the country in July. Pvt. Travis King's case comes at a time of high tensions on the Korean Peninsula. King was released to U.S. custody on Wednesday. Other Americans have entered...

Travis King, the US soldier who crossed into North Korea, is in American custody, two US officials tell the AP

North Korea says it plans to expel US soldier who crossed into the country

South Korean court denies arrest warrant for opposition leader Lee in corruption allegations

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean judge on Wednesday denied an arrest warrant for the country’s opposition leader on broad corruption allegations, saying there wasn't a clear risk that he would destroy evidence. Lee Jae-myung, who awaited the decision at a detention...

At UN, North Korea says the US made 2023 more dangerous and accuses it of fomenting an Asian NATO

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea accused the United States on Tuesday of making 2023 an “extremely dangerous year,” saying its actions are trying to provoke a nuclear war and denouncing both U.S. and South Korean leaders for “hysterical remarks of confrontation” that it says are raising...

South Korea's Constitutional Court strikes down law banning anti-Pyongyang leafleting

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday struck down a 2020 law that criminalized the sending of anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets to North Korea, calling it an excessive restriction on free speech. The ruling came in response to a complaint filed...

South Korea parades troops and powerful weapons in its biggest Armed Forces Day ceremony in years

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea paraded thousands of troops and an array of weapons capable of striking North Korea through its capital as part of its biggest Armed Forces Day ceremony in 10 years on Tuesday, as its president vowed to build a stronger military to thwart any provocation by...

South Korean opposition leader attends court hearing on arrest warrant for alleged corruption

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Coming off a 24-day hunger strike, South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung appeared in front of a judge on Tuesday who will decide whether he will be arrested on broad corruption allegations. Walking slowly with a cane, Lee, a former presidential...