Rep. Michelle Steel, R-Calif., is under consideration to serve as the U.S. ambassador to South Korea in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. Steel, the first Korean-American woman elected to Congress, recently lost her reelection bid by a narrow 604-vote margin. Discussions about her appointment come amid heightened interest in South Korea due to significant political upheaval.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Friday that several North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region died from injuries sustained on the battlefield. Zelensky addressed the issue at a press conference, explaining that while Ukrainian forces successfully captured the soldiers of the Korean People's Army (KPA), they were severely wounded and could not be resuscitated.
South Korean lawmakers have impeached Acting President Han Duck-soo, stating he was not working fast enough to complete the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk-yeol.
In a dramatic turn of events following South Korea's brief imposition of martial law, former Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun attempted suicide while in detention but was stopped by officials.
In a decisive move, the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday endorsed the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a $884 billion package that significantly boosts military personnel pay while taking a stand against funding gender transition procedures for certain transgender children of military personnel.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has canceled plans to visit South Korea following President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed attempt to impose martial law earlier this week, two U.S. officials confirmed Thursday.
South Korean opposition lawmakers announced plans to vote on impeaching President Yoon Suk Yeol this Saturday. Yoon is under police investigation for treason after declaring a brief martial law on Tuesday.
A new federal complaint filed in the Central District of California alleges that Shenghua Wen and unnamed co-conspirators "successfully exported at least two shipments of firearms and ammunition to North Korea by concealing the items inside shipping containers that were shipped from Long Beach, California, through Hong Kong, China, to North Korea."
