North Korea Reaffirms Nuclear Status
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President Lee Jae-myung will visit Europe from Tuesday through June 18 to attend the Seven summit in Évian, France, and hold meetings, official said
Kim Jong Un said on Wednesday that North Korea had "more than doubled" its weapons-grade nuclear material in five years and vowed to build up his nuclear forces "at an exponential rate," state media reported.
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US professor seeks court ruling to lift travel ban amid defamation allegations against Korean president
Morse Tan, a Korean American professor accused of defaming President Lee Jae Myung, has asked a Seoul court to invalidate a travel ban imposed on him by the Justice Ministry, judicial officials said Tuesday.
President Lee said that mutual repatriation of Korean War remains by S. Korea & U.S. is "the most compelling evidence" of an alliance forged in blood.
Vote counting is underway in South Korea's first local elections since Lee Jae Myung became president last year. Major gains are expected for his ruling Democratic Party. Exit polls project victory in 11 of 16 mayoral and provincial posts.