Seoul, Oct 10, 2026 (AFP) - Seoul's ambassador to Ukraine returns home after POW row

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2026-10-10

South Korea's ambassador to Ukraine returned home on Saturday, Seoul's foreign ministry said, as a diplomatic row deepens over the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul. The announcement came days after South Korea said it recalled him following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's disclosure last month of the prisoner transfer, which Seoul said put their families in North Korea at risk. "We inform you that Park Ki-chang, Ambassa......

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