Secretary of State Antony Blinken lauded South Korea’s response to its recent political turmoil as he reaffirmed US security ties with Seoul in the face of North Korea’s threats. “What sets democracies apart from other systems is precisely how we respond to challenges,

During this sensitive time of Seoul’s political turmoil, Blinken’s much-awaited visit to South Korea is the last gift that the Biden administration wants to offer its ally.

The U.S. secretary of state aimed to show that his country stood by South Korea as it grapples with a political crisis, and as Donald J. Trump returns to power.

After traveling more than a million miles on the job, the secretary of state discusses the Biden administration's foreign policy report card, from a reinvigorated NATO alliance and Russian aggression in Ukraine,

North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile into the East Sea on Monday, South Korea's military said, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Seoul amid a political crisis in the country.

With the sun setting on the Biden administration and South Korean policymaking frozen by a presidential impeachment drama, North Korea continued to act true to form Monday.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul, right, attend a joint press conference following their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man ...

Russia is planning to share advanced satellite technology with North Korea, according to a warning from Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Blinken also met with South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement. He said Blinken reaffirmed Washington's confidence in the strength of the South Korea-U.S. alliance and underscored the United States’ ironclad commitment to the defense of South Korea.

North Korea has fired what appears to be an intermediate-range ballistic missile towards the sea to its east, South Korea's military said, in what is Pyongyang's first missile launch in two months. Japan's defence ministry said around noon local time (03:00 GMT) that the projectile had already fallen into the sea.

Russia may be close to sharing advanced satellite technology with North Korea after the isolated nation supplied troops to help bolster Moscow’s war in Ukraine, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Monday.

The JCS said the South Korean military has heightened surveillance for additional launches and maintaining a readiness posture to share info with the U.S. and Japan.