As North Korea test-fires barrages of missiles, two crucial American allies in Asia are locked in their own bitter battle, and the Trump administration is struggling with how to end the discord.
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North Korea Launches More Missiles, U.S. Says, Amid Stalled Diplomacy
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said at a conference in Bangkok that American negotiators were ready to meet with North Korean counterparts.
Kim Jong-un Calls North Korea’s New Rocket System ‘an Inescapable Distress’ to Enemies
North Korea tested a new type of multiple-launch guided rocket system that could expand the North’s ability to strike South Korea and American forces stationed there.
North Korea Fires Short-Range Missiles, Its 2nd Test in Less Than a Week
The ballistic missiles were launched Wednesday from near Wonsan, a coastal town east of Pyongyang, the South Korean military said.
New North Korean Missile Comes With Angry Message to South Korea’s President
The North said its leader, Kim Jong-un, arranged Thursday’s launch to punish the “double-dealing” of President Moon Jae-in. Analysts detected growing frustration as sanctions bite.
North Korea Tested New Ballistic Missile, South Says, Flouting U.N. Ban
The two projectiles North Korea launched off its east coast on Thursday were a new type of ballistic missile, South Korea says.
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.