South Korea’s opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has been cleared of his election law violation charges at an appellate court

A South Korean appeals court held on Wednesday that main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was not guilty of violating the election law, reversing a lower court's ruling and removing a possible block in his path to run for president.

A South Korean appeals court overturned the main opposition party leader's suspended prison term on Wednesday, acquitting Lee Jae-myung of violating election law by making false statements while denying corruption allegations during a presidential campaign.

North Korea appears to have sent at least 3,000 more soldiers to Russia early this year, South Korea’s military said Thursday, demonstrating Pyongyang’s continued support for Moscow’s war on Ukraine as world leaders push for an end to the three-year conflict.

South Korea’s military says North Korea sent around 3,000 additional troops to Russia in January and February in continued support for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine.

The reinforcements for Russia’s war in Ukraine brought the number of North Korean troops deployed to about 11,000, according to an assessment by South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.