North Korea, Pete Hegseth

US Ally Reacts as Pete Hegseth Declares North Korea a 'Nuclear Power'
South Korea has rejected a characterization of North Korea as a "nuclear power" by President-elect Donald Trump's defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth. Newsweek reached out to the North Korean embassy in China and Trump's team by email with requests for comment.
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
Hegseth calls North Korea a nuclear power, urges allies to share defense burden
U.S. Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth has described North Korea as a "nuclear power" that poses a threat to global stability, while highlighting the need for U.S. allies to increase "burden sharing" in pursuit of "healthy" partnerships.
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.
(3rd LD) Pentagon chief nominee depicts N. Korea aa'nuclear power,' calls for allies' increased 'burden sharing'
U.S. Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth has described North Korea as a "nuclear power" that poses a threat to global stability, while highlighting the need for U.S. allies to increase "burden sharing" in pursuit of what he termed "healthy" partnerships.

North Korea, Russia

Seoul’s spy agency says North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine haven’t shown desire to defect
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he’s willing to hand over the soldiers to North Korea, if Kim Jong Un arranges ...
North Korea fires short-range missiles ahead of Trump return
North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, marking ...
Diary of a Dead North Korean Soldier Reveals Grisly Battlefield Tactics
The troops are exposed, green, loyal—and dying by the thousands in front-line combat against Ukraine.
North Korean Air Defense System Revealed In Ukraine By Russian Friendly Fire Strike
A North Korean-made mobile surface-to-air missile system has appeared for the first time in the Ukraine conflict. A ...
North Korea launches missiles toward eastern waters in 2nd launch of year, South says
South Korea’s military says North Korea has test-fired multiple missiles toward its eastern waters in its second launch event ...
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 ...
North Korea stole $659 million in crypto assets last year, the US says
The US, Japan and South Korea issue a joint advisory warning the cryptocurrency industry about North Korean threat actors' ...
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(2nd LD) S. Korea, U.S., Japan stage joint air drills involving B-1B bomber after N.K. missile launches
South Korea, the United States and Japan on Wednesday held combined air drills, involving two B-1B bombers, officials said, ...