{
  "id": 14198923,
  "title": "S. Korea maintains demand for Ukraine's apology over NK POW disclosure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/s-korea-maintains-demand-for-ukraines-apology-over-nk-pow-disclosure-14198923",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T12:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20261013/s-korea-maintains-demand-for-ukraines-apology-over-nk-pow-disclosure"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korea is maintaining its demand for an apology from Ukraine regarding the disclosure of North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) transferred to Seoul, despite Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha claiming the matter has been resolved. The South Korean Foreign Ministry reiterated its stance on Tuesday, stating that they will continue consultations with Ukraine to resolve pending issues amicably. The South Korean Ministry spokesperson, Park Doo-soon, confirmed that Seoul will maintain communication with Kyiv on the issue. The controversy arose due to differing interpretations of confidentiality requirements during the transfer of the POWs. Ukraine maintained that they fulfilled all their obligations, according to RBC-Ukraine's report. Seoul's actions, including recalling its ambassador, have been viewed by Kyiv as escalation of the situation, despite Ukraine's assertion that the dispute was resolved.",
  "summary": "South Korea is continuing efforts to resolve its recent diplomatic dispute with Ukraine while maintaining its demand for an apology from Kyiv over its disclosure of the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) to Seoul, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. \"The government hopes that all pending issues between the two countries will be resolved amicably,\" ministry spokesperson Park Doo-soon…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korea maintains demand for Ukraine's apology over N.K. POW disclosure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/s-korea-maintains-demand-for-ukraines-apology-over-n-k-pow-disclosure",
        "published": "2026-10-13T10:46:35.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "S. Korea maintains demand for Ukraine's apology over NK POW disclosure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/s-korea-maintains-demand-for-ukraines-apology-over-nk-pow-disclosure",
        "published": "2026-10-13T12:17:04.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}