Islam Times - South Korea is looking to mend fences with Japan, at least when it comes to cooperation on security matters, as Seoul seeks help in addressing escalating missile and nuclear threats from North Korea.

Islam Times - Two US Secret Service agents tasked with helping prepare for President Joe Biden’s visit to South Korea were sent home before the commander-in-chief even arrived, following allegations that they were involved in a drunken altercation.

Islam Times - South Korea’s new president has called for the complete denuclearization of North Korea, saying Pyongyang’s weapons program poses a threat to global security.

Islam Times - A US nuclear-powered carrier strike group has been deployed to the waters off the Korean peninsula for the first time since 2017 amid rapidly escalating tensions with North Korea over its missile tests.

Islam Times - Conservative politician Yoon Suk-yeol has been elected president of South Korea, defeating ruling party candidate Lee Jae-myung in a bitter race to determine who will succeed Moon Jae-in in the Blue House.

Islam Times - South Korea says it needs to see further “concrete steps” to be taken by North Korea towards denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula if Pyongyang seeks sanctions relief.