Oct 24 Tensions rise as North and South Korea exchange warning shots along disputed sea boundary By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press North and South Korea have exchanged warning shots along the disputed western sea boundary where they've engaged in past bloodshed and naval battles. Continue reading
Oct 19 North Korea fires more artillery shells into sea as tensions over weapons tests continue By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press North Korea has fired about 100 more artillery shells toward the sea in response to South Korean live-firing drills at border areas as the rivals accuse each other of dialing up tensions with weapons tests. Continue reading
Oct 18 North Korea fires artillery shells near border with South Korea By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says North Korea fired about 100 shells off its west coast and 150 rounds off its east coast on Tuesday night. Continue reading
Oct 13 North Korea fires another missile, flies warplanes near border By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press South Korea says North Korea has launched a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says the launch happened early Friday but gave no further details. Continue reading
Oct 11 South Korea says it has the ability to intercept missiles from the North By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korea's military says it's capable of detecting and intercepting the variety of missiles that North Korea has launched in a barrage of recent simulated nuclear attacks on its rivals. Continue reading
Oct 11 Majority in U.S. see relations with foreign adversaries grow more hostile, poll finds By Ellen Knickmeyer, Nuha Dolby, Associated Press A majority of U.S. adults expect America's relations with foreign adversaries like Russia and North Korea to grow more hostile, according to a new poll. That's a major shift in public opinion from four years ago under Trump. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 4:23 News Wrap: More violent protests erupt in Iran, hurricane hits Central America In our news wrap Monday, new violence erupted in Iran amid anti-government protests over the death of a young woman in police custody, North Korea said recent missile tests simulated the use of nuclear weapons to hit South Korean and… Continue watching
Oct 10 North Korea confirms simulated use of nukes to ‘wipe out’ South Korean and U.S. enemies By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press North Korea says its recent barrage of missile launches were the simulated use of its tactical battlefield nuclear weapons to "hit and wipe out" potential South Korean and U.S. targets. Continue reading
Oct 08 North Korea launches 2 missiles toward sea after South Korea, U.S. hold naval drills By Hyung-Jin Kim, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Sunday, the latest of a recent barrage of weapons tests, a day after it warned the redeployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier near the Korean Peninsula was inflaming… Continue reading
Oct 07 South Korea, U.S. warships start new drills after North Korea missile launch By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press The nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan has begun a new round of naval drills with South Korean warships. Continue reading