DP lawmakers signal they will seek wartime operational control transfer from United States

Lawmakers in the ruling Democratic Party signaled Friday they may more actively push to transfer wartime operational control to Korea from the United States, a long-debated shift that has repeatedly resurfaced under progressive administrations.

2025-07-11

U.S. think tank proposes 'cutting all ground combat units' from Korea, says Seoul should 'defend itself'

A new U.S. think tank report called for slashing the number of U.S. troops in South Korea from around 28,500 to about 10,000, arguing that Seoul should take primary responsibility for its own defense

2025-07-10

North Korean troops violated military demarcation line 11 times over last year, South's military says

North Korean troops have crossed the front-line military demarcation line (MDL) a total of 11 times over the past year, sparking a sharp rise in military tensions in front-line areas attributed to efforts to fortify and militarize the border.

2025-07-09

North's troop dispatch to Russia signals deepening cooperation, Unification Ministry says

The South Korean government believes North Korea’s decision to send more personnel to Russia serves not only economic interests but also broader strategic goals, a Ministry of Unification official said Thursday.

2025-06-19

South shows 'grave concern' over North's dispatch of 6,000 troops to Russia

A senior official from South Korea’s presidential office expressed concern over North Korea’s decision to dispatch 6,000 personnel, including military engineers and construction workers, to Russia.

2025-06-18

North Korea likely suffered 6,000 casualties fighting in Ukraine, British intelligence says

North Korea has “highly likely” suffered more than 6,000 casualties in fighting Ukrainian forces in the Kursk front for Russia, Britain’s Defense Ministry said in a new report Sunday.

2025-06-16

Ukraine and Russia agree to swap dead and wounded troops but report no progress toward ending war

Representatives of Russia and Ukraine met Monday for their second round of direct peace talks in just over two weeks. Aside from agreeing to swap their dead and seriously wounded troops, they made no progress toward ending the war, officials said.

2025-06-03

Senior U.S. defense officials' comments at Shangri-La Dialogue leave Korea guessing

The United States government is reportedly not ruling out the possibility of reducing its military presence in South Korea as part of a broader strategy to counter China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region.

2025-05-30

Sanctions monitoring team's first report details North Korea-Russia military ties

North Korea has supplied more than 20,000 containers of artillery shells and missiles to support Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to the first report by the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT) released Thursday.

2025-05-29

Korean, U.S. troops hold special operations drills in Jeju

South Korean and U.S. troops have conducted combined special operations training sessions aimed at sharpening their interoperability against North Korea's threats, including "gray zone" provocations, officials said Thursday.