Sep 28 WATCH: Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder holds news briefing By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder will hold a news briefing Wednesday following the firing of two North Korean short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters. Continue reading
Sep 25 North Korea test-fired a missile toward the sea, South Korea says By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile Sunday toward its eastern seas, extending a provocative streak in weapons testing as a U.S. aircraft carrier visits South Korea for joint military exercises in response to the North’s growing nuclear threat. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 4:44 News Wrap: Memphis mass shooting suspect jailed, U.N. renews call for Pakistan aid In our news wrap Friday: The Memphis mass shooting suspect will remain jailed on first-degree murder charges as investigators try to piece together a motive, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un insists his regime will never give up its nuclear… Continue watching
Sep 06 WATCH: Pentagon says Russia has asked North Korea for weapons By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press A newly downgraded U.S. intelligence finding says the Russian Ministry of Defense is in the process of purchasing millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea for its ongoing fight in Ukraine. Continue reading
Jul 30 North Korea reports no new fever cases amid outside doubts over COVID data By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press North Korea on Saturday reported no new fever cases for the first time since it abruptly admitted to its first domestic COVID-19 outbreak and placed its 26 million people under more draconian restrictions in May. Continue reading
Jun 11 North Korea’s leader defends arms buildup during party meeting By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has doubled down on his arms buildup in the face of what he describes as an aggravating security environment. Continue reading
Jun 07 U.S., allies fly fighter jets over Korean Peninsula in show of force By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press he United States and its Asian allies have flown dozens of fighter jets over waters surrounding the Korean Peninsula in a show of force as their diplomats discussed a coordinated response to a possibly imminent North Korean nuclear test. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 4:09 News Wrap: Russian airstrikes target Kyiv, interrupting weeks of calm In our news wrap Sunday, Russian missiles targeted Ukraine's capital of Kyiv for the first time in weeks, at least eight weekend shootings with multiple deaths and injuries took place in the U.S, an attack on a Catholic church in… Continue watching
Jun 05 North Korea test-fires volley of short-range ballistic missiles By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press Hours later, Japan and the United States conducted a joint ballistic missile exercise aimed at showing their “rapid response capability" and “strong determination” to counter threats, Japan’s Defense Ministry said in a statement. Continue reading
Jun 04 U.S., South Korea complete joint naval exercise amid tensions with North Korea By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan has concluded a naval exercise with South Korea in the Philippine Sea amid signs that North Korea is possibly preparing to conduct its first nuclear test explosion since 2017. Continue reading