{
  "id": 16717136,
  "title": "FM Cho says lodged complaint to US envoy over USFK chief's remarks on inter-Korean border",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/fm-cho-says-lodged-complaint-to-us-envoy-over-usfk-chiefs-remarks-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T06:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20261027/fm-cho-says-lodged-complaint-to-us-envoy-over-usfk-chiefs-remarks-on-inter-korean-border"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Korea Times reports that Foreign Minister Cho Hyun has lodged a complaint to U.S. Ambassador to Korea Michelle Steel over remarks made by U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson regarding the inter-Korean border. Brunson's comments, made at a seminar in Washington earlier this month, suggested that Korean territory begins at the southern fence line of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), established under the armistice that halted the 1950-53 Korean War. This has sparked controversy and accusations that Brunson is questioning Korea's territorial sovereignty. Cho has called Steel to express the foreign ministry's position and plans to raise the matter with the U.S. side again.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "FM Cho says lodged complaint to U.S. envoy over USFK chief's remarks on inter-Korean border",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/fm-cho-says-lodged-complaint-to-u-s-envoy-over-usfk-chiefs-remarks-on",
        "published": "2026-10-27T05:48:08.000Z"
      }
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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."
}