Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 17:00 GMT, September 23, 2023

South Korean activists have accused Seoul of suppressing the human right to assemble and demonstrate after it decided to ban rallies following protests over Japan’s release of wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea.

South Koreans have hit the streets of the capital Seoul to protest against Japan's plan to release contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.

The US president agrees to send nuclear-armed submarines to South Korea.

North Korea has test-launched a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) toward the East Sea, the South Korean military says.

South Korea’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the Iranian ambassador to Seoul to provide explanations once again over the recent controversial remarks by President Yoon Suk Yeol in the United Arab Emirates.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol says his country may deploy nuclear weapons if tensions with North Korea boil over.