The launch happened days after the U.S. and South Korean militaries ended their annual military drills that the North considers an invasion rehearsal.
The launch happened days after the U.S. and South Korean militaries ended their annual military drills that the North considers an invasion rehearsal.
North Korea fired a missile into the Sea of Japan Monday morning, days after the U.S. engaged in what the North regards as provocative military drills with its southern neighbor. Japan's Defense Ministry said it detected a missile launch by North Korea, and the Japanese coast guard said a suspected North Korean missile landed in the ocean. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff also confirmed a missile launch, but did not give additional details, such as how far the weapon flew. Later, South...
North Korea has fired ballistic missiles into the sea, marking the first such launch in two months. The incident coincides with a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Seoul for a democracy conference. read more
South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the North’s east coast
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the North’s east coast. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says the North conducted the missile launch Monday morning but gave no further details, such as how far the weapon flew. The launch happened days after the U.S. and
The U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken was in Seoul when the missiles were launched.
The firing of the missiles comes as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Seoul for a conference hosted by President Yoon Suk Yeol on advancing democracy
SEOUL, South Korea >> North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters Monday morning, the South Korean military said, days after the end of the South Korean-U.S. military drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal.
It was business as usual on the Korean peninsula Monday as North Korea, flouting U.N. Security Council resolutions, test-fired a trio of short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan a day after America’s top diplomat arrived for a summit in South Korea.
North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Monday, Seoul's military said, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited South Korea to meet top officials and attend a democracy summit.Blinken is in Seoul for the third Summit for Democracy, an initiative of US President Joe Biden, which the South is hosting this week, and is set to meet his Korean counterpart on the sidelines for talks.Key security allies Washington and Seoul wrapped up one of their major annual joint military training exercises...
North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Monday morning, its neighbors said, days after the end of the South Korean-U.S. military drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal. The launches — North Korea’s first known missile testing activities in about a month — came as U.S.