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Former US President Donald Trump's outspoken criticism of NATO and its collective defense resonates deeply with implications for South Korea's security, a cornerstone being the US commitment to defense, especially amid escalating North Korean threats. After Trump, the front-runner for the Republican Party's presidential nomination, intensified his rhetoric on Saturday, the possibility of his return to .
In his first message to Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Friday expressed condolences over the deadly earthquake in western Japan last week in a letter.