S. Korea-Qatar joint military drill Lt. Col. Chang Tae-hwan (L), who leads a contingent of the South Korean Army, greets a Qatari general during a two-week joint military drill with the Qatari ground forces at the Al Qalayel training center in Qatar, in this photo provided by the Army on Oct. 21, 2024. (Yonhap)
BTS’ J-Hope completes obligatory military service J-Hope, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, salutes upon his discharge from the 36th Army Infantry Division boot camp in Wonju, about 85 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Oct. 17, 2024, after completing 18 months of mandatory military service, becoming the second member of the band to do so, following the oldest member, Jin. (Yonhap)
Ex-President Lee MB visits Cheonggye Stream Former President Lee Myung-bak (2nd from L, front) walks along Cheonggye Stream in Seoul on Oct. 16, 2024. Lee restored the landmark while serving as Seoul mayor. (Yonhap)
N. Korean youths’ petitions to join, rejoin Army This photo, provided by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on Oct. 16, 2024, shows North Korean youths and students signing petitions to voluntarily join or rejoin the North Korean Army. According to the news agency, more than 1.4 million young people across the country signed the petitions between Oct. 14-15, amid rising inter-Korean tensions. (Yonhap)
Coral bleaching Coral appears bleached and dead under the sea off South Korea’s southern Jeju Island on Oct. 14, 2024, due to the abnormally high water temperatures during the summer. (Yonhap)
N.K. artillery positions open This photo, taken from South Korea’s Yeonpyeong Island bordering North Korea in the Yellow Sea, shows the entrances of artillery positions being opened on North Korea’s coast in Hwanghae Province on Oct. 14, 2024, following a North Korean order for its artillery corps near the border to fully prepare to fire, citing the alleged flight of South Korean drones over Pyongyang. (Yonhap)
N. Korean leader visits military university North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C, on podium) delivers a speech during a visit to Kim Jong-un University of National Defense in Pyongyang on Oct. 7, 2024, marking the school’s 60th anniversary, in this photo provided by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency. (Yonhap)
Yoon in Singapore South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (2nd from R) and his wife, Kim Keon Hee (2nd from L), salute the national flag during a welcoming ceremony for their state visit at Parliament House in Singapore on Oct. 8, 2024. (Yonhap)
