New cases at 2-week high amid variant woes

SEOUL– South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases spiked to a two-week high of over 600 on Wednesday as virus variants are emerging as another major challenge in the country’s virus…

N. Korea rules out possibility of contact with U.S.

SEOUL– North Korea’s top diplomat on Wednesday categorically rejected a U.S. offer for talks, saying the country is not considering “even the possibility of any contact with the U.S.” Foreign…