Trabzonspor move closer to signing free agent Mohamed Salah

Turkish club Trabzonspor said Tuesday that they have opened negotiations with former Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah and expect him to travel to Turkey to complete the next stage of the…

Lee orders ‘swift, decisive’ merger of military academies to prevent another coup

President asks Unification Ministry to weigh whether to call N. Korea by its official name President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday ordered the Defense Ministry to move “swiftly and decisively”…

The Forgotten Kingdom of Rangnang

During the COVID-19 pandemic, when the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, as North Korea is officially known, maintained one of the world’s strictest border closures, the Rangnang Museum opened in…

Seoul aims to set target year for wartime command transfer in fall: ministry

South Korea will seek to decide on a target year for regaining wartime operational control from the United States at annual defense ministerial talks this fall, Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back…

Lee berates 'unloaded weapons' at border post, says small lapses lead to security breakdown

President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday raised concerns over the use of unloaded weapons by some front-line units, stressing there is no room for even the smallest gap when it…

PGA Tour unveils more of its 2028 Championship Series lineup

The PGA Tour has revealed more details of its Championship Series, which will debut in 2028. The tour announced Tuesday that the Cadillac Championship has been added to the schedule,…

Foreign Affairs Committee chair travels to Australia, New Zealand

Rep. Song Seog-jun, a lawmaker of the People Power Party who chairs the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee at the National Assembly, has begun a weeklong trip to Australia and…

Ruling party official warns of legal action over 'cheek poke' controversy with ex-leader

Lee Ji-eun, head of the Democratic Party of Korea’s Mapo-A constituency committee in Seoul, has warned that she will take legal action against those who insinuate inappropriate relations between herself…

Conservatives slam Lee over prosecutorial reform

Right-leaning lawmakers slammed President Lee Jae Myung for not vetoing a revision to the Criminal Procedure Act that removed all investigative powers from the prosecutors’ office for the first time…

Cabinet approves bill ending prosecutors’ investigative powers

Lee urges safeguards for fair and effective investigations amid concerns over unchecked police power South Korea’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a landmark bill stripping prosecutors of their investigative powers, clearing…