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​Ukraine Sent Two North Korean P.O.W.s to South Korea, Zelensky Says

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said one soldier tried to kill himself when he was captured. “This is how they raise people in the North,” he said.

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Arms Control and Limitation and DisarmamentChinaEmbargoes and SanctionsInternational RelationsKim Jong-unLee Jae-myungMissiles and Missile Defense SystemsNorth KoreaNuclear WeaponsRussiaSouth KoreaTrump, Donald JUnited States International Relations

South Korean President Calls for Easing Sanctions on the North

President Trump should demand that North Korea freeze, not eliminate, its nuclear weapons program, President Lee Jae Myung said in an interview.

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South Korean Leader Says He Will Not Send Troops to Iran, Despite Trump’s Call

President Lee Jae Myung’s comments followed President Trump’s repeated demand for “a little hand” from South Korea, a decades-old American ally.

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South Korea’s Unification Church Leader Gets 2 Years in Prison for Corruption

Han Hak-ja, the widow and successor of the conservative church’s founder, was convicted of financial dealings related to a former president and first lady, who are also imprisoned.

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Arms Control and Limitation and DisarmamentKim Jong-unLee Jae-myungNorth KoreaNuclear WeaponsSeoul (South Korea)South KoreaTrump, Donald JUnited States Defense and Military ForcesUnited States International RelationsUnited States Politics and Government

Trump’s Overture to North Korea Strains Alliance With the South

President Trump wants to curtail military exercises with South Korea, saying they were hostile to North Korea. But under Mr. Kim, the North has become increasingly belligerent toward the South.

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