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Police investigate online acid attack threat against Incheon high school

Authorities found no immediate danger and classes continued as normal while police worked to identify the person behind the online threat.

2026.8.11

Why 86 percent of South Koreans see China as a threat despite diplomacy and partisan divides

A new JoongAng Ilbo-East Asia Institute survey finds distrust of China running across party lines, even as most South Koreans still favor balancing ties with both Beijing and Washington.

2026.8.10

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Ex-employee handed suspended sentence for threatening restaurant owner with knife over final pay

The defendant, who claimed they had been underpaid after quitting their job, was handed an eight-month sentence after the court ruled that it was not premeditated.

2026.6.18

Democratic Party leader Jeong Cheong-rae, right, and rival People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok attend a lantern lighting ceremony on the lawn outside the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on April 30. [NEWS1]

Korea's party chiefs to receive early police protection after alleged plot to assassinate DP leader

The leaders of Korea's two main political parties will likely receive police protection earlier than expected ahead of the June 3 elections after authorities received reports of an alleged assassination plot targeting DP chief Jeong Cheong-rae.

2026.5.17

'Public intimidation' suspect in BTS gasoline threat referred to prosecution

A man who posted an online comment threatening to throw gasoline during the recent BTS performance in Gwanghwamun in central Seoul has been taken into custody.

2026.3.25

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he steps from Air Force One upon his arrival in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 20. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Iran's power plants a day after talking about 'winding down' the war

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to “obliterate” Iran's power plants if Tehran does not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours — a dramatic escalation barely a day after he talked about “winding down” the war.

2026.3.22

An undated photo released by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 5 shows North Korea's first 5,000-ton multipurpose destroyer, the Choe Hyon, sailing in waters near the western coastal city of Nampho, North Korea. [EPA/YONHAP]

North's nuke, missile programs pose 'significant' threats to South, Japan: U.S. report

North Korea remains committed to expanding its nuclear, ballistic missile and other strategic weapons programs, posing "significant" threats to South Korea, the United States and Japan, a U.S. threat assessment report showed Wednesday.

2026.3.19

United Airlines jetliners gather on the tarmac to wait for clearance to take off as high winds strafe Denver International Airport in Denver on March 12. [AP/YONHAP]

Korean man caught after threatening to blow up U.S. airport

A Korean man who had threatened in an online post to blow up a U.S. airport in March last year has been referred to prosecutors without detention, police said on Tuesday.

2026.3.17

A bus picks up passengers bound for gates located in other terminals at Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City on Nov. 1, 2017. [AP/YONHAP]

Kansas City airport reopens hours after an evacuation as a potential threat was investigated

The Kansas City International Airport terminal reopened Sunday afternoon, hours after it was evacuated while authorities looked into a potential threat, the Kansas City Aviation Department said.

2026.3.9

Officials search a high school in Asan, South Chungcheong, after receiving a report that bombs had been planted on campus on Oct. 13. [NEWS1]

Police to file $51,000 damages suit against Incheon teenager accused of posting bomb threats

Incheon police will file a 75.44 million won ($51,000) damages lawsuit against a teenage student accused of repeatedly posting bomb threats claiming explosives had been planted at the high school he attends.

2026.2.9