By: Darren Orf A 2017 nuclear test may have reactivated dormant faults under Mt. Mantap. Credit: Getty Images Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: North Korea’s Punggye-­ri nuclear test site is located at Mt. Mantap, in the reclusive nation’s rugged northeastern wilderness. Even though it sits on stable intraplate crust, the area has experienced increased seismicity since 2017, when North Korea conducted its last and largest nuclear bomb test there. A new study finds the blast’s...

By Tom Balmforth and Brenda Goh September 23, 2026 Credit: Reuters UNITED NATIONS/SEOUL, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Ukraine has transferred two captured North Korean soldiers to South Korea, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, prompting Seoul to express regret that ‌the move had been disclosed publicly despite an agreement to keep it private. Announcing the transfer in an address to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Zelenskiy said the two men had recently been sent to South Korea...

By: Taiwan News Sept 25th 2026 China says Xi called on the US to oppose Taiwan independence. Credit: X TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Comments by China’s foreign ministry after the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping calling on the US to oppose Taiwan independence showed Beijing was still misrepresenting the truth, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Friday. China’s statement after Thursday’s meeting also said Xi had asked Trump to “handle the Taiwan question with...