S. Korea-Japan summit talks South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (R) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ahead of their talks in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, southeastern South Korea, on Oct. 30, 2025. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
Ahead of 3rd anniv. of Itaewon crowd crush This photo, taken Oct. 28, 2025, shows the site of the Oct. 29, 2022, crowd crush in Seoul’s Itaewon district that claimed 159 lives during Halloween celebrations, a day ahead of the tragedy’s third anniversary. (Yonhap)
Lee meets Korean residents in Malaysia President Lee Jae Myung (L) and first lady Kim Hea Kyung (R) pose for a photo while attending a meeting with Korean residents in Malaysia on Oct. 26, 2025, during their visit to Kuala Lumpur for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. (Yonhap)
Lee visits former torture site President Lee Jae Myung (L) tours an exhibition hall of the National Museum of Korean Democracy in central Seoul on Oct. 21, 2025, in this photo provided by the presidential office. The museum was formerly a police interrogation office notorious for the torture of pro-democracy activists. (Yonhap)
Call for review of U.S. investment Civic activists chant slogans in central Seoul on Oct. 21, 2025, calling for a comprehensive review of South Korean investments planned for the United States. (Yonhap)
Season’s first snow The first snow of the season falls on the Socheong Shelter of the Seoraksan National Park in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, on Oct. 20, 2025, in this photo provided by the Seoraksan National Park Office. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
A fire suppression demonstration using a smothering extinguisher is conducted at an electric bus fire initial response system showcase Wednesday at the Bus Public Garage in Yeonje-gu, Busan. (Yonhap)
N.K. leader pays respects at family mausoleum North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on Oct. 12, 2025, to pay tribute to his grandfather and North Korea’s founder, Kim Il-sung, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers’ Party of Korea, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency the next day. The mausoleum enshrines the mummified bodies of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il, the current leader’s father. (Yonhap)
Swedish Crown Princess Victoria in Seoul Prime Minister Kim Min-seok (R) poses for a photo with Swedish Crown Princess Victoria (C) and her husband, Prince Daniel, during their meeting at the government complex in Seoul on Oct. 15, 2025. (Yonhap)
