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North Korean drone flew over Seoul presidential palace
The wreckage of an alleged North Korean drone.
A senior South Korean official says a surveillance drone, likely operated by North Korea, has flown over the presidential palace in Seoul.
South Korean authorities examined the wreckage of a crashed drone that was found on Baengnyeong Island near the disputed waters of the Yellow Sea.
The aircraft was one of the two suspected North Korean drones that crashed...
North Korea ends armistice amid war threats, South braces for conflict
North Korea has announced it has withdrawn from the 60-year armistice that ended the Korean War. As Pyongyang threatens military action, South Koreans fearing war have begun to stock up on food and other basic needs.
“[The US and South Korea] would be well advised to keep in mind that the armistice agreement is no longer valid and [North Korea] is not restrained by the North-South declaration on...
North Korea sinks South Korean ship
A South Korean navy ship sank in the Yellow Sea near North Korea early Saturday, and the navy shot at an unidentified ship toward the north, according to reports quoting South Korean government officials.
Yonhap News Agency quoted navy officials saying Friday that a ship carrying 104 crew members sank off the Seoul-controlled island of Baengnyeong in a flashpoint maritime border area between the...