A North Korean teen soldier walked across the world's most heavily militarized border on Monday in a bid to defect to South Korea, South Korean Defense Ministry officials said. It is rare for a North ...

The demilitarized zone (DMZ) has become a political flashpoint in Seoul's foreign and security policy — and an unexpected source of tension between South Korea and the United Nations Command (UNC).

A North Korean individual crossed the heavily fortified DMZ and was taken into custody by the South's military, officials said Friday. File Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI SEOUL, July 4 (UPI) --A North ...

Key Points and Summary - Amid rising threats from a nuclear-armed North Korea and an assertive China, the U.S. should resume combat patrols on the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). -This proposal ...

South Korea has stopped using its propaganda loudspeakers along the northern border in an effort to reduce tensions between the two countries, the military said Wednesday. The decision is part of a ...

The United Nations Command on Tuesday issued a statement underscoring its role as administrator of the DMZ, amid debate over a South Korean bill that would allow Seoul to regulate non-military access ...

South Korea sent two helicopters to battle a wildfire inside the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), Seoul’s military said Friday, adding it had warned North Korea in advance of its firefighting mission ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas on Monday as he began a two-day visit to ally South Korea for security talks.Hegseth and South Korean ...

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (UPI) --South Korea completed removing loudspeakers that had been installed along the DMZ to blast anti-Pyongyang messages across the border, military officials said Wednesday. Around 20 ...

A South Korean soldier accidentally discharged a machine gun last week while inspecting the weapon at a guard post inside the Demilitarized Zone, according to the Ministry of National Defense. The ...