Seoul, April 10 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Friday reaffirmed his commitment to enhancing high-level exchanges and strategic communication with China, as he met with Beijing’s top diplomat, China’s foreign ministry said. Kim made the remarks during his meeting in Pyongyang with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who has been on a two-day visit since Thursday.In a press release shown on the ministry website, Kim was quoted as telling Wang that North Korea “stands ready” to “further d…
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Ulaanbaatar, April 9 (IANS) The Indian women’s team delivered a historic performance at the Asian Boxing Championships 2026, finishing on top of the medal charts with a total of 10 medals, including four gold, two silver, and four bronze, underlining their dominance at the continental stage. Under the stewardship of head coach Santiago Nieva, every member of the women’s team returned home with a medal, stamping their authority on the continental competition. With Boxing Federation of India Presi…
Seoul, April 8 (IANS) Former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday called for South Korea and Japan to work together, such as at the UN level, to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, citing deepening supply disruptions from the war against Iran that are affecting the global economy.Ishiba made the remarks during a forum in Seoul, stressing that Iran’s effective blockade of the vital waterway, responsible for about 20 per cent of global energy supplies, is not limited to just a few cou…
Seoul, April 8 (IANS) North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, in a back-to-back launch that came after President Lee Jae Myung expressed regret over drone flights by individuals into the North.The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the missiles launched from the Wonsan area in the North at around 8:50 a.m. They flew some 240 kilometres. It marked the North’s fourth confirmed ballistic missile launch this y…
Ulaanbaatar, April 7 (IANS) India continued their impressive campaign at the Asian Boxing Championships 2026, with a total of eight boxers, six women and two men, storming into the finals. Minakshi and Jaismine led the charge in the women’s semifinals on Tuesday, while Vishvanath Suresh and Sachin added to the tally with strong performances in the men’s category.In the women’s 48kg semifinal, Minakshi registered a confident 4:1 victory over Thailand’s Thipsatcha Yodwaree to seal her spot…
Seoul, April 7 (IANS) The unification ministry of South Korea on Tuesday assessed North Korea’s swift response to President Lee Jae Myung’s expression of regret over drone flights by South Korean individuals as “meaningful progress” moving forward the establishment of peace and coexistence on the Korean Peninsula. Late Monday, Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, issued a statement that said her brother assessed Lee as “frank and broad-minded,” some 10 hours after…
Washington, April 7 (IANS) US President Donald Trump sharply criticised NATO and key US allies for not supporting Washington’s military campaign against Iran, calling the alliance a “paper tiger”.“NATO is a paper tiger,” Trump said, arguing that the alliance had failed to step up during the conflict.He said allies had “gone out of their way not to help” and even declined to provide logistical support. “They didn’t even want to give us landing strips,” he said.Trump broadened …
Seoul, April 6 (IANS) North Korea appears to be accelerating efforts to cast leader Kim Jong-un’s daughter Ju-ae as his successor, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers Monday, citing the recent public appearance that showed her driving a new battle tank with her father. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) made the assessment during a closed-door briefing to the parliamentary intelligence committee, according to Reps. Park Sun-won of the Democratic Party and Lee Seong-kweun of the People P…
Seoul, April 6 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday expressed regret over drone flights by individuals into North Korea, saying that such behaviour has caused unnecessary military tension with Pyongyang.Lee made the remarks during a Cabinet meeting, after prosecutors last week indicted three individuals accused of flying drones into North Korea between September and January.Those indicted include a graduate student in his 30s, an employee of the National Intelligence Service and…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Iran’s internet blackout, imposed following a joint US-Israel military operation on Tehran, has now entered its fifth week, making it the longest nationwide internet shutdown on record, according to digital monitoring group NetBlocks on Sunday.In a post on social media platform X, NetBlocks reported that the shutdown has continued for 37 consecutive days, exceeding 864 hours, surpassing all previous comparable incidents in terms of duration and scale.“Iran’s interne…