S. Korea-U.S. explosive clearance drillSouth Korean and American explosive hazards clearance teams (EHCTs) conduct a joint drill at a station in Icheon, 58 km southeast of Seoul, on Oct. 26, 2023. (Yonhap)
Interior minister pays respects to crowd crush victims Interior Minister Lee Sang-min lays flowers to pay his respects to the victims of the Oct. 29, 2022, crowd crush in the Itaewon district of Seoul on Oct. 28, 2023. (Yonhap)
Yoon heads home after Middle East trip South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (R), accompanied by his wife, Kim Keon Hee, waves before boarding a flight back home from Hamad International Airport in Doha on Oct. 25, 2023, after finishing a two-nation state visit that took him to Saudi Arabia and Qatar. (Yonhap)
Sinkhole formed in Seoul This provided photo shows a 4-meter-deep sinkhole on a traffic island in front of a crosswalk near a shopping mall in Seoul’s Yeongdeungpo Ward on Oct. 25, 2023. A male passerby in his 30s sustained an abrasion on his leg due to the incident. (Yonhap)
Defense chief visits border island In this photo released by the defense ministry on Oct. 23, 2023, South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik (L) visits a Marine unit on the western inter-Korean border island of Yeonpyeong the same day. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
1st snowfall in Gangwon Snow falls on a farm in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, on Oct. 21, 2023. Gangwon meteorological officials said other areas of the eastern province also had their first snowfall of 2023 on this day. (Yonhap)
Yoon arrives in Saudi Arabia South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (3rd from L) and first lady Kim Keon Hee (4th from L) arrive at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 21, 2023 (local time). (Yonhap)
B-52 strategic bomber in S. Korea A U.S. B-52H strategic bomber lands at Cheongju Airport, 140 kilometers south of Seoul, on Oct. 17, 2023. The bomber took part in the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2023 earlier in the day on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the South Korea-U.S. alliance. (Yonhap)
Gwanghwamun’s ‘woldae’ restored Gwanghwamun’s “woldae” ceremonial stage is seen in front of the gate in central Seoul on Oct. 15, 2023, ahead of a ceremony to mark its restoration for the first time in about a century. (Yonhap)
Nat’l Assembly speaker with Indian PM South Korean National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo (R) shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the ninth Group of 20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit in New Delhi on Oct. 13, 2023, in this photo provided by Kim’s office. (Yonhap)