Korean Peninsula

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (97+ words) UN nuclear watchdog board wraps up probe into Syria’s past secret nuclear activities The Washington Post The U.N. nuclear watchdog has ended its investigation into Syria’s secret nuclear activities VIENNA — The board of the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Wednesday…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (49+ words) The Washington Post VIENNA — The Assad-era government in Syria was constructing a nuclear reactor that was configured to produce fissile material for possible use in nuclear weapons, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday....

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (288+ words) Russia and North Korea held a ceremony on Monday marking the opening of the first road bridge across their narrow shared border, as the two Western-sanctioned countries deepen ties amid the Ukraine war. Russia and North Korea already shared rail…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (136+ words) The Washington Post North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has put his second naval destroyer into service and called for building a more reliable nuclear deterrent SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un put his second naval…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (105+ words) The Washington Post Cambodia’s army says it will resume joint military exercises with the United States early next year after a decade-long suspension PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia ’s army announced Friday that it will resume joint military exercises with the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (500+ words) The Seoul government last month reportedly notified Washington that it was willing to send a naval ship and maritime patrol aircraft to support the U.S. war on Iran South Korea has begun preparations for a possible deployment of a naval support…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (159+ words) The Royal Thai Army's UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. SINGAPORE—Korean Air and Thai Aviation Industries (TAI) have signed a strategic partnership agreement to collaborate on depot-level maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of the Thai military’s Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (70+ words) UN report finds Syria was building a nuclear reactor in Deir el-Zour under former President Assad The Washington Post Syria was constructing a nuclear reactor in Deir el-Zour under ousted former President Bashar Assad Inspectors with the U.N. nuclear watchdog visited…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (139+ words) The Washington Post UNITED NATIONS — With the U.S., Russia, China and other countries that have nuclear weapons refusing to ratify the treaty that bans atomic testing, the United Nations warned on Monday that any new test could trigger another arms…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (104+ words) The Washington Post Japan’s Defense Ministry has disclosed details of an 8.9 trillion yen ($55.6 billion) budget request for the next fiscal year that officials say will increase significantly after the government adopts new security and defense plans later in the year…...