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South Korea Seeks Arrest of Military Drone Unit Chief

South Korea Seeks Arrest of Military Drone Unit Chief Amid Yoon Suk Yeol Probe
South Korean prosecutors have requested a court warrant to detain Kim Yong-dae, head of a military drone unit, amid an ongoing investigation into former President Yoon Suk Yeols controversial martial law declaration
South Korea Court Rejects Arrest Warrant for Drone Chief Over Operation in North Korea, Yonhap Says
A South Korean court rejected prosecutors' request to issue an arrest warrant for the head of a military drone unit as part of an investigation into former President Yoon Suk Yeol and drone operations in North Korea,
South Korean prosecutors seek drone chief's arrest over operation in North
South Korean prosecutors said on Sunday they had sought court approval to detain the head of a military drone unit as part of an investigation into former President Yoon Suk Yeol and drone operations in neighbouring North Korea.
US military plans Reaper drone operations near China, North Korea
Citing military officials, South Korean newspaper The Chosun Daily reported on Monday that, beginning in September, the MQ-9 drone is scheduled for a three-month extended rotational deployment in South Korea, during which it will be stationed at Kunsan Air Base.
Court rejects request for detention warrant for drone commander
The failure to obtain a warrant may become a stumbling block in the special counsel investigation into potential treason in relation to last year’s martial law crisis
South Korea aims to regain wartime command from US within Lee's term: Defence Minister nominee
South Korea's Defence Minister nominee Ahn Gyu-back said on Tuesday the Lee Jae Myung government aims to take back the ...
S. Korea, US open drive to ‘modernize’ alliance in full-fledged talks
South Korea and the United States held “full-fledged and focused” talks this week to discuss modernizing their alliance, with ...
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S. Korea, US, Japan reaffirm 'strong' NK deterrence in high-level diplomatic talks
Senior diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan reaffirmed Friday the need to maintain "strong" deterrence ...
North Korea bristles at South Korea-US-Japan air drills
North Korea, on Sunday, blasted recent combined air drills conducted by South Korea, the US and Japan, saying such joint ...
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South Korea Desperately Needs a New Foreign Policy
Amid rising global power politics, South Korea's new Lee Jae-myung administration must strengthen national self-reliance in ...
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S. Korean envoy expects more PHL defense deals
SOUTH KOREA expects more defense contracts with the Philippines the latter tries to advance its military modernization efforts, Seoul’s top envoy to the Philippines said on Tuesday.
North Korea Warns US Over Strategic Bombers Near Airspace
A pair of American B-52H bombers was escorted by two Japanese F-2 fighter aircraft and two South Korean KF-16 fighter jets during a trilateral flight on Friday.
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US Ally South Korea Set to Improve China Ties If Lee Wins Vote - MSN
Lee says he will pursue “pragmatic diplomacy” based on a strong military alliance with the US, if elected, while also looking for stable ties with other regional powers such as China and Russia.
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US will strike North Korea if South attacked with nukes, South's spy ...
South Korea's nominee for spy agency director said on Thursday he believed the United States would strike North Korea with nuclear weapons if Pyongyang launched a nuclear attack against ...
Why Trump’s strikes on Iran will leave North Korea more determined than ever to keep its nukes
After the US assault on Iran’s nuclear facilities policymakers and analysts in East Asia were already grappling with a critical question: What signal does this send to North Korea, a country whose ...