Two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian defence forces in Russia's Kursk Oblast in January have asked to be transferred to South Korea and reportedly attempted to harm themselves. Source: Barron's citing AFP and Yonhap Details: The two prisoners of war made the request to be sent to South Korea during an interview for a documentary held on

Kim Jong Un made the comments at the groundbreaking ceremony for a memorial for North Korean soldiers who fought for Russia in its war with Ukraine, state media said.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Gyeongju on Saturday (1 November), marking Xi’s first visit to South Korea in 11 years. Lee urged Xi to help revive dialogue with North Korea and support efforts toward denuclearisation.

Trump and Xi have left the site of the meeting in Busan. Trump just boarded Air Force One to head back to Washington, waving and pumping his fist. Xi is continuing on to Gyeongju to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.

North Korea fired a series of cruise missiles into its western waters just as US President Trump heads to South Korea for the APEC summit.

Two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces while fighting for Russia have voiced their wish to defect to South Korea, a defector aid group told AFP on Sunday, according to News.ro. The rare case sheds light on Pyongyang’s secretive military cooperation with Moscow,

North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui has left Pyongyang to fly to Russia and Belarus. Details: According to KCNA, Choe left from Pyongyang International Airport on a private jet the day before to visit the two countries at the invitation of their foreign ministers.

Negotiators in South Korea focus on transferring control to the top Korean commander in time of war from the American general of American forces on

Donald Trump visits Seoul for talks with President Lee Jae-myung focused on trade, investment, and maintaining stability amid growing tensions in the Asia-Pacific region.

President Trump floats sanctions relief for North Korea denuclearization as Secretary of State Marco Rubio maintains focus on nuclear disarmament policy.