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S. Korea says share of its defense spending against GDP 'very high' compared with key U.S. allies
South Korea's share of its defense spending against its gross domestic product (GDP) is "very high," compared with other ...
'Standard' of 5% GDP defense spending applies to S. Korea, Asian allies: Pentagon
The Pentagon said Thursday that South Korea and other Asian allies are also subject to the "global standard" of spending 5 ...
Rights abuses continue in North Korea a decade after probe, says UN investigator
A decade after a landmark U.N. report concluded North Korea committed crimes against humanity, a U.N. official investigating ...
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North Korea backs Iran, calls Israel a ‘cancer-like entity’ threatening Middle East peace
Pyongyang criticizes Israel`s military actions against Iran, calling them a threat to global stability and accusing Israel of ...
US Stages Air Combat Drills With Allies Amid North Korea Threat
The U.S. and its allies—both of which host American forces—have conducted military exercises around the Korean Peninsula, ...
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Can South Korea’s new president get his country back on track?
But that progress was thrown into question last December when Yoon Suk Yeol, then South Korea’s president, briefly imposed ...
North Korea launches more than a dozen rockets, South Korea says
SEOUL and LONDON --- North Korea launched "more than a dozen" rockets on Thursday morning, the South Korean Ministry of Defense said.
Kim Jong Un Quietly Advances North Korea's Nuclear Program
The United Nations-backed atomic watchdog warned a building under construction resembles a long-suspected nuclear enrichment ...
North Korea fired multiple-launch rockets from near Pyongyang, South Korea says
North Korea fired more than 10 multiple-launched rockets on Thursday morning from Sunan near the capital Pyongyang in a north-westerly direction, South Korea's military said.