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23 Oct 2026

President Lee Jae Myung has appointed former senior prosecutor Choi Kil-su as special inspector, filling a presidential oversight post that had remained vacant since 2016.

23 Oct 2026

Seoul has proposed inter-Korean military talks to verify the land-based Military Demarcation Line, restore military communication channels and establish safeguards against accidental clashes.

23 Oct 2026

Seoul has formally asked North Korea to accept responsibility and apologize for a September land mine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone, placing its position on the record at the UN Security Council.

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Lee Appoints Special Inspector, Reviving Presidential Watchdog After a Decade

South Korea Proposes Military Talks With North Korea Over Border Line

South Korea Takes DMZ Mine Blast Dispute to UN Security Council

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South Korea Delays Roadmap for Military Academy Merger

Lee Jae Myung’s Approval Rating Returns to 40 Percent in Gallup Korea Poll

A conceptual survey-research desk overlooking Seoul illustrates public-opinion polling; the charts are not Gallup Korea results. AI-generated illustrative image; not a photograph of the event.