Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programme tops the agenda as Yoon hosts Biden for their first in-person talks.

Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programme tops the agenda as Yoon hosts Biden for their first in-person talks.
US president visits South Korea, Japan to strengthen Indo-Pacific alliances amid China’s rise and Russia-Ukraine war.
Once self-sufficient nation reels from fall-out of ill-conceived shift to organic agriculture, economic crisis.
News from May 15: Finland, Sweden announce decision to apply for NATO membership, setting aside decades of neutrality.
Yoon Suk-yeol faces range of ‘complex crises’, from N Korean nuclear tests and US-China rivalry to a slowing economy.
Over 50 member states back Kyiv’s request for meeting, which will address alleged Russian rights violations in Ukraine.
Ukraine news from May 8: President Zelenskyy said a Russian bomb killed some 60 people who were hiding in a school.
Russia-Ukraine news from April 30: Commander says raids on Mariupol steelworks have resumed ahead of broader evacuation.
Ukraine news from April 26: UN says Putin agrees ‘in principle’ for UN to help with evacuations from Mariupol.
Ukraine news from April 24: President Zelenskyy says he hopes to secure heavy weapons at talks with senior US officials.