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
Oct 06 Watch 7:34 News Wrap: Dozens of children and adults killed by attacker in Thailand In our news wrap Thursday, an attacker armed with guns and a knife stormed into a daycare center in Thailand and massacred dozens of children and adults, a federal judge halted key provisions of New York's sweeping gun law and… Continue watching
Oct 06 WATCH: U.S. stands with people of Thailand after daycare shooting, State Department says By Associated Press The Biden administration offered its condolences to the people and government of Thailand after a former police officer facing a drug charge burst into a day care center Thursday, killing dozens of preschoolers and teachers. Continue reading
Oct 06 North Korea flies warplanes near South Korean border after launching missiles By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press Tensions have risen sharply on the Korean Peninsula as North Korea’s recent barrage of missile tests prompted South Korea, the United States and Japan to conduct joint drills in response. Continue reading