The two projectiles North Korea launched off its east coast on Thursday were a new type of ballistic missile, South Korea says.
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North Korea Launches Two Short-Range Missiles, South Korea Says
North Korea fired the missiles off its east coast on Thursday amid stalled efforts to resume talks on ending the country’s nuclear weapons program.
South Korea Says Russia Expressed ‘Deep Regret’ Over Plane Incursion
A Kremlin spokesman said that Moscow had not officially apologized for the incident in which warning shots were fired near a Russian military plane.
Kim Jong-un Inspects New Submarine That Could Increase Range of Missiles
North Korea’s leader made the visit to a naval shipyard amid rising concern in the region at the country’s submarine-launched missile capabilities.
North Korea Hints at More Nuclear Tests Unless U.S. Ends Troop Drills With South
Pyongyang said that troop exercises planned for next month could scuttle efforts to reopen talks and might prompt it to resume nuclear and missile tests.
How North Korea’s Leader Gets His Luxury Cars
Kim Jong-un parades around in Mercedes-Benzes and a Rolls-Royce, despite sanctions intended to keep North Korea from importing luxury goods. We tracked how they get there.
Student Deported From North Korea Says He’s ‘Pretty Obviously’ Not a Spy
Alek Sigley, 29, an Australian who sometimes wrote about his life in Pyongyang, was accused of “systematically collecting information” for news media outlets.
South Korean Defects to the North, Following in His Parents’ Footsteps
The son of a former South Korean foreign minister who fled to North Korea in the 1980s also defected last week, the North said.
North Korea Accuses Expelled Australian Student of Spying
Alek Sigley had admitted to “systematically” collecting information, the North said, and a state news agency reported that he had been “caught red-handed.”
Alek Sigley, Australian Student, Is Freed From Detention in North Korea
Mr. Sigley, whose family raised alarms last week after losing contact with him, declined to say on Thursday why he had been detained.