At the end of the Korean War, after 2 years of negotiation, an armistice was signed on July 27, 1953, at Panmunjom on the ...

Working in communications, Staff Sgt. Paul Martin would see the end of the Korean War firsthand, serving in Japan and Korea ...

US President Trump has had a phone call with Russian leader Putin. In Trump’s words, they agreed that peace talks to end the ...

Austin Smith and Michael Muir discuss how Korea, historically a unified peninsula, was divided in 1945 after Japan's 35-year ...

Sembavalam, Princess of Ayuta, a Pandian kingdom, embarked on a sea voyage to Korea from Tamil Nadu. The journey aimed at ...

Europe’s press sees Kyiv and Europe being relegated to the sidelines following Donald Trump’s phone call with Russian ...

Black grouse and caviar helped Stalin get much of what he wanted, but his Red Army counted for more, says a notable historian ...

The Seoul authorities denounce the ‘inhuman’ destruction of a place with a strong symbolic value. A gesture that continues ...

Chennai: ‘I am uneasy, uncertain what we can achieve,' writes Captain N in a letter to his wife Ammini on Sept 9, 1953, three ...

The Pivot to Europe Before North Korea broke through the 38th parallel and invaded South Korea in 1950, the Truman administration was trying to disengage from Asia. Part of the reason was economic.

The Korean War broke out on June 25, 1950 when North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel. On Oct. 19, Chinese “volunteer” troops joined the fray and clashed with the Allied forces supporting South ...

MacArthur eventually ordered his troops to invade North Korea and push past the 38th parallel, scuttling Truman's efforts at a ceasefire. "This was not the first time the general had ignored ...