South Korea's new liberal president, Lee Jae Myung, said Friday that he will seek to restore a 2018 military agreement with North Korea aimed at reducing border tensions and urged Pyongyang to respond to Seoul's efforts to rebuild trust and revive dialogue.

The drills, which will kick off next week, are a "direct military provocation" against North Korea, Pyongyang said.

South Korea’s new liberal president, Lee Jae Myung, said Friday he will seek to restore a 2018 military agreement with North Korea aimed at reducing border tensions and

The first Russian visitors to North Korea’s new tourist resort town have heralded it as “gorgeous” and “up to European standards”.

Ukraine and its European allies presented a united front yesterday ahead of a meeting in Alaska on Friday between President Trump and Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin. The Europeans are concerned that Trump may make concessions to Putin that would sideline Ukraine in future peace talks.

The commander of the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) has said the role of the U.S.-led multinational U.N. Command (UNC) will "absolutely" continue to evolve amid regional security challenges, such as deepening alignment between North Korea and Russia.