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Trump says he wants to meet Kim Jong Un ‘this year’ at talks with Lee Jae-myung
South Korean president calls for Trump to be ‘peacemaker’ in summit short on details about how to revive diplomacy
August 26, 2025
What’s at stake as Lee and Trump meet to discuss North Korea at first summit
Modernizing alliance and expanding role of US forces likely to be focus, but Trump could send a signal to Kim Jong Un
August 25, 2025
North Korean denuclearization should start with weapons freeze: ROK president
Lee Jae-myung offers detailed road map ahead of summit with Trump, despite DPRK’s insistence it won’t give up nukes
August 21, 2025
Ahead of US-ROK summit, North Korea seeks to diminish Lee in Trump’s eyes
Kim Yo Jong’s mocking criticism of ROK leader makes clear that Pyongyang sees no role for Seoul in future talks
August 20, 2025
Lee Jae-myung signals Korean unification isn’t a priority, without saying it
ROK president uses Liberation Day speech to stress coexistence with North Korea, reflecting DPRK’s rejection of ties
August 15, 2025
ROK leader says Seoul ‘respects’ North Korean system, won’t seek forced change
In Liberation Day speech, Lee Jae-myung says he’ll restore inter-Korean military pact and work for peaceful unification
August 15, 2025
A North Korean defection, postponed US-ROK drills and dismantling loudspeakers
NK News’ Jeongmin Kim discusses a daring escape over the maritime border and the criminal investigation of a defector
August 12, 2025
ROK-US to postpone some joint exercises amid heat and inter-Korean tensions
While both sides denied DPRK influenced decision, partial pushback of drills comes on heels of Kim Yo Jong statement
August 7, 2025
Seoul seeks to return body of North Korean man found dead on west coast
Unification ministry urges Pyongyang to accept remains through Panmunjom in statement conveyed through media
July 29, 2025
What to make of Kim Yo Jong’s dismissive attack on Seoul’s engagement plans
North Korean statement rejects Lee Jae-myung’s diplomatic overtures but leaves room for the South to make concessions
July 28, 2025
