Lee-Trump summit in Washington South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (L) shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during their talks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Aug. 25, 2025. (Yonhap)
N.K. leader hails commanders deployed in Russia’s war on Ukraine North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (R) meets with military commanders deployed to Russia in its war against Ukraine at the headquarters of the Party Central Committee in Pyongyang on Aug. 20, 2025, as they returned home to attend a commendation ceremony, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency the next day. (Yonhap)
Bill Gates arrives in S. Korea Bill Gates, chair of the Gates Foundation and Microsoft Corp. co-founder, arrives in South Korea via Seoul Gimpo Business Aviation Center in western Seoul on Aug. 20, 2025. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
Remains of 4 Turkish soldiers killed during Korean War Troops of the defense ministry’s Agency for KIA (Killed in Action) Recovery and Identification carry boxes containing the remains of four soldiers presumed to be Turkish nationals who were killed while fighting in the 1950-53 Korean War during a ceremony in Seoul on Aug. 21, 2025, to receive them from the United States via the United Nations Command, in this photo released by the ministry. (Yonhap)
Russian singer’s performance in Pyongyang Russian popular singer Shaman waves Russian and North Korean flags as he stages a performance at a stadium in Pyongyang on Aug. 15, 2025, to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula, in this photo taken from North Korea’s official Korean Central Television on Aug. 18. (Yonhap)
S. Korea-U.S. joint military drills kick off Military vehicles are parked at U.S. Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, on Aug. 18, 2025, as South Korea and the United States began a major joint exercise, the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise, to strengthen their combined readiness posture. (Yonhap)
N.K. leader’s speech on Liberation Day This photo, carried by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on Aug. 15, 2025, shows the North’s leader Kim Jong-un delivering a speech marking the 80th anniversary of Liberation Day the previous day. (Yonhap)
British warships in S. Korea Two British naval vessels — the frigate HMS Richmond (R) and the logistical support ship RFA Tidespring — are anchored at a naval base in the southeastern port city of Busan on Aug. 13, 2025. The warships have arrived in South Korea as part of a regional tour aimed at enhancing security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. (Yonhap)
Airport workers’ rally Unionized airport workers hold a rally at Gimpo International Airport in western Seoul on Aug. 12, 2025, to demand manpower increase and improved working conditions. (Yonhap)
