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Seoul will pull about half its Kyiv embassy diplomats after a ministry spokesperson said Ukraine took no constructive steps on the dispute over Zelenskyy’s public transfer of two North Korean POWs.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung wants his country's military to assume wartime command of South Korean forces, potentially ending decades of U.S. military leadership on the Korean Peninsula.
Kim Yo-jong said North Korea is examining more tactical strike means and loudspeaker broadcasts toward South Korea, calling the border "very unstable" and ROK forces "warmongers."
South Korea's Kospi sank as much as 6% on Oct. 13, 2026, leading Asian stocks lower as investors pulled back from AI and chip shares ahead of U.S. earnings.
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