Two of the government shutdown’s most dramatic effects are about to hit

The Washington Post’s essential guide to power and influence in D.C. SNAP and Head Start programs will start losing funding ...
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Japan’s new leader Takaichi says she wants to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un

Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she wants to hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un – something no Japanese leader has done in more than 20 years.
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Takaichi says Japan has conveyed hope to North Korea to hold summit

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that Japan has already conveyed to North Korea its wish to hold a ...

South Korea calls for greater Chinese efforts to bring North Korea back to talks

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to make greater efforts to convince North Korea to return to talks.

Hegseth visits inter-Korean border ahead of security talks with South Korean officials

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas on Monday as he began a two-day ...

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi seeks a summit with North Korea on return of abducted Japanese nationals

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has proposed a summit with North Korea, focusing on the issue of Japanese nationals ...

Why Committee for Human Rights in North Korea must be funded -- now more than ever

The U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea keeps alive the truth that the Korean people in the North are not ...

Takaichi says Japan is requesting summit with North Korea on abductees

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has disclosed that the government is requesting a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to resolve the abductions of Japanese citizens.

North Korean POWs captured by Ukrainians in Russia attempt self-harm and ask to go to South Korea – AFP

Two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian defence forces in Russia's Kursk Oblast in January have asked to be transferred to South Korea and reportedly attempted to harm themselves. Details: The ...
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Public Joint Letter to South Korea President

We urge your government to engage fully with the international community and act in response to the dire and ongoing human ...

North Korea boasts of cruise missile test as Trump visits South Korea

US President Donald Trump sought to downplay the incident, saying he still wanted to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for ...

With a new leader – and Trump in town – Japanese families whose loved ones were abducted by North Korea have fresh hope

For the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korean agents decades ago, this week is perhaps the best shot they’ve had in years of substantive progress.