Bharat Express

South Korea

Seoul and Washington allege that the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, has been sending weapons to Russia, presumably in exchange for Moscow's technical assistance

Former news anchor Bae Hyun-jin served as President Yoon Suk Yeol's spokeswoman while he was president-elect

In the Asia markets, Japan’s Nikkei 225, and South Korean Kospi ended down, while China’s Shanghai Composite and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng ended higher

In an address to the rubber-stamp legislature of North Korea, the Supreme People's Assembly, Kim declared that he had come to the final conclusion that unification with the South was no longer feasible.

Kim Jong Un also described the worsening bilateral relations as a new phase of change and an unavoidable reality

South Korea's military had reported that North Korea had fired shells near the disputed western sea boundary between the two countries for the second consecutive day on Saturday

"This is a provocative act that threatens the peace on the Korean Peninsula", says Seoul's defence ministry

The assailant has been arrested by the Busan police

Washington is Seoul's most important security ally, with some 28,500 troops stationed in South Korea

Seoul intends to launch four more spy satellites by the end of 2025