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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump will hold their first summit on 25 August in Washington to discuss ways to deepen their alliance and expand cooperation in economic security, according to Lee’s office.
Elected in June’s snap election, Lee has prioritized steering his export-dependent economy through shifts in the global trade environment driven by Trump’s tariff policies.
Presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said the leaders will explore transforming the U.S.–South Korea alliance into a 'comprehensive strategic alliance of the future' in response to evolving global security and economic conditions.
The summit is expected to focus on advancing cooperation in manufacturing sectors such as semiconductors, batteries, shipbuilding, as well as in critical minerals and technology.
The meeting follows a tariff deal reached in July, which reduced Trump’s planned duties on South Korean goods to 15%.
In return, Trump has claimed that Seoul will unveil $350 billion in investments during the summit, though South Korean officials have offered differing accounts.
Unresolved issues, including non-tariff barriers and currency matters, could still spark disputes.
Defence costs are also likely to be on the table. Trump has long argued that South Korea should pay more toward the stationing of around 28,500 American troops in the country, a legacy of the Korean War.
Reports suggest Washington may push Seoul to boost defence spending from 2.6% to 3.8% of GDP and increase its annual contribution to U.S. troop costs.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
A day of mourning has been declared in Portugal to pay respect to victims who lost their lives in the Lisbon Funicular crash which happened on Wednesday evening.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed on Thursday when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
At least eight people have died and more than 90 others were injured following a catastrophic gas tanker explosion on a major highway in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
Russia has launched a series of attacks on Ukraine's railways since the summer, using long-range drones to target key points, but the network is still functioning, the state railway CEO of Ukrzaliznytsia told Reuters.
Danish police said on Tuesday that drones that shut the country's main airport a day earlier appeared to have been flown by "a capable operator" seeking to demonstrate certain abilities, adding that no suspects had been identified.
French international football player Ousmane Dembélé of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) said that despite not having a personal goal of winning the Ballon d’Or, he could not hold back tears when he spoke about his family after being named the world’s best player on Monday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will seek more support from allies when he addresses the United Nations and meets Donald Trump this week, but behind the scenes Kyiv is quietly preparing for a new phase of the war in which it relies more on itself.
Lawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs urged a U.S. judge late on Monday to impose a 14-month prison sentence on the hip-hop mogul after he was convicted of prostitution-related offenses, but acquitted on more serious charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.
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