USS Theodore Roosevelt arrives at Busan port The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt arrives at a naval base in the southeastern port city of Busan on June 22, 2024, in this photo provided by the Navy. (Yonhap)
Boeing P-8A Poseidon delivered to S. Korean Navy A welcoming ceremony for a Boeing P-8A Poseidon, known as the “submarine killer,” takes place at the Naval Air Command in Pohang, 262 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on June 19, 2024. The maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft is one of six that the U.S. aerospace company will supply to the South Korean Navy. (Yonhap)
N. Korea welcomes Putin This photo, captured from North Korea’s Central TV, shows the giant electronic board of the Ryukyong Hotel in Pyongyang displaying “Welcome Putin” in Korean. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the North Korean capital for a state visit in the wee hours of June 19, 2024. (Yonhap)
Protest against doctors’ walkout Members from the Federation of Korean Medical School Industry Trade Union hold a news conference in front of the National Assembly in Seoul on June 17, 2024, calling for doctors to withdraw their planned walkout in protest against a hike in the medical school enrollment. Professors at Seoul National University Medical School entered an indefinite walkout earlier in the day, and doctors across the nation are set to join an indefinite collective action organized by the Korean Medical Association. (Yonhap)
First lady meets Uzbek children First lady Kim Keon Hee (R, front row) is greeted by Uzbek children at a cultural event in Tashkent on June 15, 2024, on the occasion of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s state visit to the Central Asian nation. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
25th anniv. of victory in Yeonpyeong Battle Participants, including Naval Chief of Staff Adm. Yang Yong-mo, pose for a group photo during a ceremony at the Navy’s 2nd Fleet Command in Pyeongtaek, 60 kilometers south of Seoul, on June 14, 2024, marking the 25th anniversary of South Korea’s victory in a 1999 skirmish with North Korea off the South Korean northwestrn island of Yeonpyeong near the inter-Korean sea border. (Yonhap)
S. Korea-Kazakhstan summit South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (4th from L) speaks during summit talks with his Kazakh counterpart, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (3rd from R), at the Ak Orda Presidential Palace in Astana on June 12, 2024. (Yonhap)
Posing with Turkmenistan’s national dog breed South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (1st from L) and first lady Kim Keon Hee (2nd from L) pose for a photo with Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedov (R) and his wife while holding the Central Asian country’s national dog breed, the Alabai, at a state banquet held at a hotel in Ashgabat on June 10, 2024. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
Fire from waste paper in balloon sent by N. Korea This photo, provided by the Incheon Fire Service on June 10, 2024, shows waste paper from a balloon sent by North Korea catching fire on a road in Ganghwa, Incheon, 27 kilometers west of Seoul, the previous day. The agency said the cause of the fire has yet to be known. ( (Yonhap)
Defector group sends leaflets to N. Korea This image, provided by Gyeoreul Unification Solidarity on June 8, 2024, shows its members preparing to send balloons carrying propaganda leaflets critical of the North Korean regime across the border. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
