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241 storiesTrump says a phone call with Putin is planned “very soon”
US President Donald Trump said a telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin is planned and will take place “very soon”. Trump gave no date or agenda. Russian outlets carried the announcement without reporting any Kremlin comment o…
Trump repeats Alaska LNG charge threat as Vance says Korea details unresolved
US President Donald Trump said on 2 October that if South Korea does not invest in the Alaska LNG project, Washington can charge it more, and Seoul should be told the amount will double if it does not agree soon. Korean outlets reported tha…
Hyundai launches 2027 Sonata The Edge with new Black N Line trim
Hyundai Motor launched the facelifted 2027 Sonata The Edge on Oct. 7, adding a Black N Line design trim based on the top Inspiration grade, with a black Hyundai emblem, black name lettering and 19-inch matte black wheels. The S trim gains a…
South Korea: North Korean mines south of MDL breached armistice, minefield cleared
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff concluded that a Sept. 21 landmine explosion on the western DMZ was caused by a North Korean mine placed about 10 metres south of the Military Demarcation Line, an armistice violation, and the military re…
UN North Korea mission's voicemail appears hacked, CNN reports
CNN reported on October 6 that the voicemail of the landline listed for North Korea's mission to the United Nations in New York appeared to have been hacked. Callers heard a voice mocking North Korea's chronic food shortage and telling anyo…
Kim Jong Un congratulates Putin on his 74th birthday
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a telegram to Vladimir Putin congratulating him on his 74th birthday on October 7. Kim praised Russia's strengthened status under Putin and emphasised the comprehensive strategic partnership between thei…
Ukraine criticizes South Korea over reported diesel shipments to Russia
Ukraine's presidential office sanctions adviser, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, publicly criticized South Korea over a Guardian report that seven tankers carried more than 176,000 tonnes of petroleum products, mostly diesel, from South Korean ports to …
Egypt's Sisi to make state visit to South Korea Oct 7-9, summit with Lee on Oct 8
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will make a state visit to South Korea from Oct 7 to 9 at President Lee Jae-myung's invitation, the Blue House said in a written briefing on Tuesday. The two leaders will hold a summit on Oct 8, prece…
Vance says Iran must cut uranium enrichment capacity to end war with US
US Vice President JD Vance said Iran must make a substantial reduction in its uranium enrichment capacity to end its conflict with the United States, while saying Washington remains open to a peace deal. Kommersant reported that the US also…
China and Laos open joint training facilities at Lao airfield
China's Ministry of National Defense said it and Laos began operating a “joint support training centre” and an “aviation academy” at an airfield about 50 km north of Vientiane on Sept 29, with the stated aim of helping train Lao air force p…
BMW Korea electrified sales top 10,000, a first for a premium import brand
BMW Korea said it sold 10,335 electrified vehicles — battery-electric and plug-in hybrid — in the first nine months of the year, becoming the first premium import brand in Korea to pass 10,000. Battery-electric sales rose about 56% on the y…
US and China discussed mutual nuclear facility visits, CNN reports
CNN reported, citing multiple sources, that the US and China have discussed mutual visits to each other's nuclear-related facilities, with Washington planning to pursue the idea at face-to-face meetings in coming months. The talks are infor…
US presses Russia to disclose details of suspected plague pathogen leak at Irkutsk lab
The Trump administration is urging Russia to release more information about a suspected plague pathogen leak at a research institute in Irkutsk, saying it cannot set its response level without the facts. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sa…
Suzuki to launch kei EV e SKY on Nov 16 from ¥2.12 million, Japan's cheapest kei EV
Suzuki said on Oct 6 that it will launch the e SKY, its first kei-class passenger electric vehicle, on Nov 16, with prices from ¥2.12 million including tax — the lowest for a kei EV in Japan, according to Nikkei, Asahi Shimbun and Yomiuri S…
Trump says US still working on Ukraine settlement, end is approaching
US President Donald Trump said Washington is continuing work on settling the Russia-Ukraine conflict and that a conclusion “really is approaching”, speaking at an event in the state of Maryland. TASS reported he acknowledged he had expected…
Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing visits Malaysia as repatriation of nationals draws criticism
Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing travelled to Malaysia on Wednesday for a two-day visit expected to include talks with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar told parliament more than 10,000 people have been repatriated to Myanmar this year, and said…
Reports say US, China discuss mutual visits to nuclear facilities
US and Chinese officials have reportedly begun informal talks about mutual visits to nuclear facilities, according to CNN, as cited by Sankei Shimbun. The reported aim is to build confidence amid concern over China's rapid nuclear expansion…
Turkmen president congratulates Putin on birthday
Turkmenistan's President Serdar Berdymukhamedov has congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his birthday, according to reports from RIA Novosti, TASS and RBC. TASS reported that Berdymukhamedov said Putin is valued for his persona…
Rubio, in Iceland, calls island central to North Atlantic security
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Icelandic officials in Reykjavik, saying Iceland's location plays a critical role in the defense of Europe and the U.S. homeland and that Washington is open to talks on closer cooperation. The stop op…
North Korea threatens ‘immediate’ response to South’s DMZ mine-clearing
North Korea’s foreign ministry said on Oct. 6 that if South Korea violates its territory “by even 1 mm,” its border forces will take “immediate and strong” response actions, after the South Korean military carried out a mine-clearing operat…