Seoul's Gangnam Police on Monday added an obstruction of a breath test charge to actor Lee Jae-ryong, 62, after investigators said he may have consumed more alcohol after a crash to prevent determining his blood-alcohol level. The police said the new charge relates to alleged attempts to evade

Israel has stepped up its cross-border operation aimed at pressuring Hezbollah to disarm, with its forces moving into southern Lebanon and intensifying airstrikes on key targets. The military said it struck the Zrariyeh Bridge over the Litani River, a crossing it described as used by Hezbollah fighters, although it provided

A South Korean YouTube program sparked a defamation dispute after a journalist on air raised a conspiracy-theory claim about a “deal to drop charges” involving President Lee Jae-myung. The claim was made by reporter Jang In-su on the online show hosted by Kim Eo-jun, and immediately drew scrutiny over whether

South Korea’s Prime Minister Kim Min-seok met unexpectedly with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House on March 13, holding a roughly 20-minute discussion focused largely on North Korea. Kim described the conversation as substantially about Pyongyang and the prospects for dialogue with Kim Jong Un. Kim

A social media dispute tied to Iran’s leadership and U.S. sanctions has resurfaced on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. The official X account of Iran’s self-styled new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, no longer displays the paid “blue check” verification badge that marks paid subscribers.

Coupang Korea chief Harold Rogers visited Coupang Camp in Songpa-gu, Seoul, to inspect the night-delivery operation and observe the working environment, in a prelude to a planned “night delivery experience” by a lawmaker. The visit occurred the day before Yeom Tae-yeong, a member of the ruling Democratic Party, is slated

South Korea’s Prime Minister Kim Min-seok met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on March 13, local time, in Washington, D.C., amid intense interest in whether North Korea’s Kim Jong-un would engage in talks with the United States. The meeting underscores ongoing efforts

President Donald Trump said on Truth Social on the 13th that U.S. forces under Central Command carried out what he described as "one of the most powerful bombings in Middle East history," destroying all military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island. He claimed, "Our weapons are

UNIST has unveiled the Quantum Nano-Fab in Ulsan, a 30 billion won national research infrastructure designed to support end-to-end development of quantum devices. The facility is funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Institute for Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP) and aims to provide

Seoul — South Korea’s ruling conservative People Power Party (PPP) is grappling with internal discord after the head of its nomination-management committee said he plans to resign, saying he cannot continue pursuing the direction he had envisioned. The move comes as Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon pushes for an early launch