North Korea, Pete Hegseth

South Korea slams Hegseth over North Korea 'nuclear power' comments
Trump defense secretary nominee Pete Hesgeth ruffled feathers in S. Korea with his written statement to the Senate panel overseeing his confirmation
US Ally Reacts as Pete Hegseth Declares North Korea a 'Nuclear Power'
John Kirby, White House national security communications adviser, said of Hegseth's remarks on North Korea's status as a nuclear power: "We've not made such a recognition. I can't speak to what the incoming team will—how they'll characterize it. We've not gone so far as to make that recognition."
South Korea rejects Trump nominee Hegseth’s ‘nuclear power’ label for North Korea
Seoul says North Korea ‘can never be recognised as a nuclear-armed state’ under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
South Korea says North not a 'nuclear power' following Hegseth's confirmation hearing remarks
Seoul stressed Wednesday that Pyongyang cannot hold nuclear state status, rejecting U.S. defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's reference to the North as a "nuclear power."
S. Korea says N. Korea can never be recognized as nuclear power after Trump nominee refers to Pyongyang as one
North Korea cannot be recognized as a nuclear-armed state under the international nonproliferation treaty, and its denuclearization is a principle shared by all parties involved, including South Korea and the United States,
President’s Arrest Shows South Korea in Peril as Trump Returns
South Korean investigators managed to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday while avoiding a violent clash in ...
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Can Donald Trump maintain Joe Biden’s network of Asian alliances?
Now the trilateral seems more likely to break down. Its close association with the polarising Mr Yoon had made it unpopular in South Korea from the start. After his failed putsch, the stigma will be ...
Seoul eyes revival of US-North Korea, inter-Korean talks under Trump 2.0
US secretary of state nominee signals shifts in N. Korea policy toward stabilization and risk reduction Seoul’s Foreign and ...
South Korea Considers Buying More US Energy to Appease Trump
South Korea is considering buying more oil and gas from the US to diversify its energy sources and also potentially head off ...
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Supporters of impeached South Korean president find inspiration in Trump
SEOUL, South Korea — In some ways it is a familiar scene: American flags, “Stop the Steal” posters and the occasional hat ...
South Korea’s far right borrows from Trump’s playbook to bolster impeached Yoon
The president's conservative supporters contend that the country has been overrun by North Korea sympathizers conspiring to ...
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South Korea Looks to Import More U.S. Oil and Gas Under Trump
South Korea is exploring increased imports of oil and natural gas from the U.S. to diversify its energy sources and reduce its growing trade surplus with America.
Rubio Aims to Take on the Axis of Anger: China, Russia, North Korea and Iran
The loose arrangement of hostile powers could pose a series of conundrums for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for ...
Less than a week before Trump inauguration, North Korea launches missiles
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Tuesday morning. The launch is the second of the year for the Democratic ...
Trump says he will create new agency to collect revenue from foreign sources
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will create a new government agency called the External Revenue Service ...