The top U.S. diplomat for East Asia policy held talks with Seoul officials Thursday on key bilateral and regional issues, including the alliance, North Korea and likely the ongoing crisis in the Middle East.

By Heejin Kim and Kyu-seok Shim SEOUL, March 10 (Reuters) - North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said U.S.-South Korea military drills that began this week were a "provocative and aggressive war rehearsal" that would harm regional stability,

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday criticized the United States and South Korea for proceeding with their annual joint military exercises at a perilous moment for global security, and warned that any challenge to the North’s safety would bring “terrible consequences.”

For China, the mission is clear: reassert its traditional influence over a neighbor that has drawn ​closer to Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. North Korea has supplied troops and weapons to Moscow in exchange for fuel and food to shore up an economy hobbled by U.N. sanctions over its nuclear-weapons program.

She said the drills come at a critical time when global security structure is collapsing rapidly. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

South Korea said Wednesday it could deter threats from the North even if the United States relocated some of its military assets to the Middle East amid the war in Iran. "Regardless of whether certain USFK assets are deployed overseas,

North Korea will hold an election on March 15 to pick delegates for its Supreme People's Assembly, KCNA state news agency said on Wednesday, likely in preparation for a new