During a briefing at the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, identified in the report as the former U.S. defense secretary, said Iran’s newly chosen supreme leader Mojtaba Hamenei had been wounded and may be disfigured. The claim marks the first time a high-ranking U.S. official publicly discussed the leader’

The People Power Party (PPP) will hold a “vision debate” for five governor–level preselection candidates in Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang Province) on the 16th at about 2 p.m. The event will take place at the PPP headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul. The debate is part of the party’s internal

South Korean actor Lee Jae-ryong has had an additional charge added by the Seoul Gangnam Police, who say he attempted to delay a drunk-driving breath test after a collision. The police added a charge of obstruction of breath testing under the Road Traffic Act. The incident dates to the night

South Korea’s latest political-media controversy centers on an alleged “deal to cancel a prosecution” involving President Lee Jae-myung. The allegation arises from statements by Jang In-su, a former MBC reporter, who appeared on broadcaster Kim Eo-jun’s YouTube program claiming a high-ranking government official told prosecutors to drop an

A missile struck the helicopter landing pad inside the U.S. Embassy complex in Baghdad early on Thursday, according to Iraqi security officials cited by AP. The blast produced dark smoke over the embassy compound, which houses one of the world’s largest U.S. diplomatic facilities. The Baghdad embassy

South Korea’s Prime Minister Kim Min-seok met with U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the White House in Washington, D.C., on the 12th local time. It was their second in-person meeting in roughly six weeks since Kim’s visit to the United States on January 23. According

Hanwha Aerospace and Krafton, the developer of PUBG: Battlegrounds, announced on the 13th that they will pursue joint development of physical AI and establish a joint venture to commercialize the work. The collaboration centers on turning AI that can operate in real-world environments into workable defense and industrial technologies. The

South Korea’s Prime Minister Kim Min-seok met with U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the White House in Washington, D.C., on the 12th, according to the Prime Minister’s Office. The two leaders discussed a wide range of bilateral issues facing the two allies. Kim cited Korea’

South Korea’s deputy prime minister and finance minister, Ku Yun-cheol, traveled to Tokyo on the 13th to present to about 100 global investors at a Korea-focused investment briefing organized with Bloomberg’s Japan office. The event was held at a Bloomberg-hosted forum in Tokyo. Ku used the platform to

South Korea’s parliament, led by the ruling Democratic Party, enacted two measures on the 14th that have now taken effect: a retrial petition system for court decisions and a new crime of distorting the law. The moves immediately sparked public and political debate between the Democratic Party and the