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North Korean launch apparently ends in failure, South Korea's military says

March 15, 2022

North Korean launch apparently ends in failure, South Korea's military says

North Korea’s latest weapons launch on Wednesday apparently ended in failure, South Korea's military said, amid speculation that the North could soon launch its biggest long-range missile in its most significant provocation in years.

North Korea tests new ICBM missile system in 'serious escalation,' US official says

March 10, 2022

North Korea tests new ICBM missile system in 'serious escalation,' US official says

North Korea tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile system in two launches Feb. 26 and March 4, a senior Biden administration official said Thursday, calling it a "serious escalation."

How South Korea's election of Yoon Suk Yeol may affect relationship with US

March 10, 2022

How South Korea's election of Yoon Suk Yeol may affect relationship with US

Elected in one of the narrowest presidential races in South Korea’s history, Yoon Suk Yeol, the country’s former top prosecutor, is a political newcomer with the conservative People Power Party who has sometimes been compared to former President Trump.

South Korea returns North Korean boat, 7 crew members

March 9, 2022

South Korea returns North Korean boat, 7 crew members

South Korea’s military on Wednesday returned a North Korean boat and its seven crew members across the countries’ disputed western sea boundary a day after they drifted into waters near a South Korean border island.

South Korea elects Yoon Suk Yeol, conservative ex-prosecutor, its next president

March 9, 2022

South Korea elects Yoon Suk Yeol, conservative ex-prosecutor, its next president

Yoon Suk Yeol, a conservative former top prosecutor and foreign policy neophyte, was elected South Korea’s president in a win expected to herald a drive to seek a stronger alliance with the United States and take a tougher line on North Korea.

Images allegedly show construction at North Korea nuclear facility thought to be destroyed

March 7, 2022

Images allegedly show construction at North Korea nuclear facility thought to be destroyed

Satellite images out of North Korea reportedly show construction at a nuclear testing facility.

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea

March 4, 2022

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea

North Korea on Saturday fired a suspected ballistic missile into the sea, according to its neighbors’ militaries, apparently extending its streak of weapons tests this year amid a prolonged freeze in nuclear negotiations with the United States.

North Korea fires unidentified projectile eastward: Report

February 26, 2022

North Korea fires unidentified projectile eastward: Report

North Korea fired an unidentified projectile eastward on Sunday, according to reports.

China’s Xi Jinping stresses cooperation with North Korea’s Kim under ‘new situation’: state media

February 26, 2022

China’s Xi Jinping stresses cooperation with North Korea’s Kim under ‘new situation’: state media

Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized cooperation and friendship to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in a message between the two countries, North Korean state media reported Saturday.

North Korea claims it can hit US, 'shake the world' with missile after month of increased testing

February 9, 2022

North Korea claims it can hit US, 'shake the world' with missile after month of increased testing

North Korea created the Hwasong-15 missile in 2017 and has not tested since then, but Kim Jong Un's government has completed a flurry of missile tests in January, including a supposed hypersonic glide vehicle.