Latest Seoul Reaffirms Humanitarian Approach to North Korean POWs Transferred From Ukraine

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26 Sept 2026

South Korea’s presidential office said it will handle two North Korean soldiers transferred from Ukraine in line with their wishes, domestic and international law, and humanitarian principles, while declining to engage publicly with conflicting accounts over confidentiality.

26 Sept 2026

People Power Party lawmaker Bae Hyun-jin has called on J.Y. Park to testify at a parliamentary audit over questions surrounding JYP Entertainment’s handling of international trademark rights for the state-backed Fanomenon music festival project.

26 Sept 2026

Former international maritime tribunal president Baek Jin-hyun will contest a November election as South Korea seeks its first judge on the International Court of Justice.

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Seoul Reaffirms Humanitarian Approach to North Korean POWs Transferred From Ukraine

Blankets and water in an imagined civilian reception room symbolize humanitarian protection, not the actual prisoners, their transfer or their undisclosed location. AI-generated illustrative image; not a photograph of the event.

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