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Moscow rebukes Seoul for anti-Russia moves, military drills near North Korea

A senior Moscow official criticized South Korea for aligning with the West in its “attacks” on Russia in a meeting with Seoul’s ambassador, accusing the ROK of stoking tensions in the DPRK and urging his country to end sanctions against Pyongyang. Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko, Moscow’s top diplomat overseeing Korean Peninsula affairs among other []
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The korea Herald News
· Jul 7, 2026
Seoul, Washington, Tokyo to hold first trilateral foreign ministers' talks of year at NATO summit
South Korea, Japan and the US seek to coordinate their responses to North Korea and other regional security challenges while reinforcing economic and defense cooperation, at a trilateral foreign ministers' meeting planned for Tuesday, said Seoul's Foreign Ministry. According to the Foreign Ministry, Foreign Minister Cho Hyun will meet with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu on Tuesday evening on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Turkey. At the me
RedState
· Jul 10, 2026
Report: Pyongyang Has Plans for Nuclear Surge and Aggressive South Korea Spying
Report: Pyongyang Has Plans for Nuclear Surge and Aggressive South Korea Spying
Yonhap News Agency
· Jul 10, 2026
U.S. military in S. Korea cites 'important' military interests in Gwangju airport amid relocation plan
SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. military stationed in South Korea on Friday ...
The Daily Signal
· Jul 10, 2026
Why Japan and South Korea’s Deepening Defense Ties Are Good News for the US
Two of America’s closest security partners in Asia, Japan and South Korea, have historically struggled to cooperate due to historical animosities. However, at the urging of the U.S., in recent years Tokyo and Seoul have increasingly collaborated with each other and trilaterally with Washington. Last month, that cooperation took another step forward. Japanese Defense Minister...
UPI
· Jul 6, 2026
South Korean arms back Poland drills amid Russia warning
South Korean arms back Poland drills amid Russia warning
Anadolu Agency
· Jul 12, 2026
US, South Korea hold 1st tabletop exercise to counter wartime foreign disinformation
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff and US Forces Korea conducted exercise in Yongsan, reports media
The Hankyoreh
· Jul 9, 2026
[Column] The twin adversaries of North and South Korea
[Column] The twin adversaries of North and South Korea
ArabNews
· Jul 10, 2026
North Korea vows boost to nuclear buildup, military intelligence
SEOUL: North Korea will strengthen its nuclear force “both in quality and quantity” and expand the role of its military intelligence agency focused on South Korea, state media said Friday. Pyongyang is under widespread sanctions over its nuclear program, and the two Koreas remain technically at war as their 1950-53 conflict ended without a peace treaty. The announcement comes after North Korea has repeatedly spurned South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s dovish overtures, labelling Seoul its “most hostile” enemy and declaring itself an “irreversible” nuclear state.
Off The Press
· Jul 3, 2026
Putin reportedly ‘planning Polish incursion to test NATO’s response’
The Kremlin is planning an armed incursion on Polish land to test Nato’s response, according to Washington. The provocation could see Putin’s troops cross over into Poland, and vital infrastructure could be targeted by missiles and drones. Sources close to Polish President Karol Nawrocki told news outlet Onet that the US had been warning Warsaw []...Click to read more
BRICS News
· Jul 9, 2026
[Photo] JUST IN: 🇰🇵 Kim Jong Un orders North Korea to strengthen and increase its nuclear forces.
JUST IN: Kim Jong Un orders North Korea to strengthen and increase its nuclear forces.@BRICSNews
Brisbane Times
· Jul 10, 2026
You don’t expect to find amazing hikes in a city this big, but they’re everywhere
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NK News
· Jul 12, 2026
Seoul seeks North Korea’s help after sailor goes missing at sea
Seoul’s Unification Ministry asked North Korea to cooperate in the search for a missing South Korean sailor who may have drifted north of the inter-Korean maritime border in the East Sea. One sailor aboard a ROK naval vessel conducting a patrol mission in the East Sea went missing earlier on Sunday and may have drifted []
Meduza.io
· Jun 22, 2026
Photos and videos from Voronezh, where Ukraine attacked a factory that supplies electronics for Russia’s cruise missiles
On the afternoon of June 22, Ukraine’s armed forces launched a missile strike on Voronezh. Alexander Gusev, the governor of the Voronezh region, said that Russian air-defense forces had shot down “several high-speed aerial targets” over the city. The attack damaged “the production facilities of one of Voronezh’s enterprises,” the facades of several apartment buildings, and vehicles, Gusev said. The governor initially said three people had been wounded; he later said five people had been killed. Open-source intelligence analysts said the target of the Ukrainian strike was the main building of the Sborka semiconductor device plant. Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed the attack on the plant. According to Ukrainian and Western officials, the facility manufactures electronics for Iskander missiles, Kh-101 missiles, and Pantsir-S1 air-defense missile systems. Eyewitness photos and videos showed a fire at Sborka, with a column of black smoke visible over the city.
The Economic Times
· Jul 11, 2026
Korea: Denuclearisation must start with US allies
Korea: Denuclearisation must start with US allies
Daily NK English
· Jul 9, 2026
New Russia-tied directive stuns Nampo officials
North Korean authorities have ordered officials in Nampo to overhaul the city’s administrative, industrial and public health systems to reflect deepening Russia ties, according to sources, as Pyongyang marked the second anniversary of a bilateral treaty with Moscow in 2026. A source in South Pyongan province told Daily NK on Thursday that the Workers’ Party []
Yemen Press Agency
· Jul 12, 2026
North Korea: Denuclearization must begin with Washington’s allies, not Pyongyang
PYONGYANG, July 12 (YPA) – North Korea has hardened its rhetoric toward the United States and its allies following the recent NATO summit in Ankara, asserting that any talk of denuclearization must begin with Washington’s allies under the US nuclear umbrella, not with Pyongyang. In a statement, the North Korean Foreign Ministry said that NATO []
Libya Update News
· Jun 27, 2026
After US Airstrikes: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Announces Targeting of Military Sites in the Region
Tehran – The Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced Saturday it had targeted U.S. military positions in the region in response to a new American strike against Iran. The Guard did not specify which U.S. sites were attacked. The statement followed an earlier report by the semi-official ISNA news agency that cited the Revolutionary Guard as saying... Read more Source The post After US Airstrikes: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Announces Targeting of Military Sites in the Region appeared first on Libya Update News.
Korea Times News
· Jul 7, 2026
Top diplomats of S. Korea, US, Japan to meet in Turkey on sidelines of NATO summit
Top diplomats of S. Korea, US, Japan to meet in Turkey on sidelines of NATO summit
Egyptian Gazette
· Jul 11, 2026
N.Korea condemns NATO summit
North Korea condemned the United States and its allies on Saturday for what it called strengthening military blocs and accelerating arms buildups after a NATO summit this week. Pyongyang accused NATO leaders of portraying North Korea’s exercise of its legitimate sovereign rights as a threat, the foreign ministry said in a statement carried on state [] The post N.Korea condemns NATO summit appeared first on Egyptian Gazette.
Kuwait Times
· Jun 28, 2026
US army strikes Iran
WASHINGTON: U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted additional strikes against multiple targets in Iran on Saturday evening at the Commander in Chief?s direction.” After y...
The Hill
· Jun 26, 2026
Back at it with Iran?
Welcome to The Hill's Defense NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense National Security Defense National Security The Big Story Back at it with Iran? The U.S. military said it conducted strikes against Iranian sites on Friday, less than an hour after President Trump indicated action would be taken against Tehran. The president cited Thursday’s attack...
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Related coverage for "Moscow rebukes Seoul for anti-Russia moves, military drills near North Korea": The korea Herald News — Seoul, Washington, Tokyo to hold first trilateral foreign ministers' talks of year at NATO summit. RedState — Report: Pyongyang Has Plans for Nuclear Surge and Aggressive South Korea Spying. Yonhap News Agency — U.S. military in S. Korea cites 'important' military interests in Gwangju airport amid relocation plan. The Daily Signal — Why Japan and South Korea’s Deepening Defense Ties Are Good News for the US. UPI — South Korean arms back Poland drills amid Russia warning. Anadolu Agency — US, South Korea hold 1st tabletop exercise to counter wartime foreign disinformation. The Hankyoreh — [Column] The twin adversaries of North and South Korea. ArabNews — North Korea vows boost to nuclear buildup, military intelligence. Off The Press — Putin reportedly ‘planning Polish incursion to test NATO’s response’. BRICS News — [Photo] JUST IN: 🇰🇵 Kim Jong Un orders North Korea to strengthen and increase its nuclear forces.. Brisbane Times — You don’t expect to find amazing hikes in a city this big, but they’re everywhere. NK News — Seoul seeks North Korea’s help after sailor goes missing at sea. Meduza.io — Photos and videos from Voronezh, where Ukraine attacked a factory that supplies electronics for Russia’s cruise missiles. The Economic Times — Korea: Denuclearisation must start with US allies . Daily NK English — New Russia-tied directive stuns Nampo officials. Yemen Press Agency — North Korea: Denuclearization must begin with Washington’s allies, not Pyongyang. Libya Update News — After US Airstrikes: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Announces Targeting of Military Sites in the Region. Korea Times News — Top diplomats of S. Korea, US, Japan to meet in Turkey on sidelines of NATO summit. Egyptian Gazette — N.Korea condemns NATO summit. Kuwait Times — US army strikes Iran. The Hill — Back at it with Iran?

