Korean Peninsula

North Korea: US, Seoul made ‘dangerous, wrong choice’ in extending joint drills

Nov 03, 2022 15:24

North Korea has denounced a move by the United States and South Korea to extend current aerial drills, labeling the decision a “wrong choice.”
Two Koreas exchange missile fires as tensions spike over US-South drills

Nov 02, 2022 08:51

North and South Korea have exchanged missile fires that landed off each other’s coasts for the first time as tensions escalate over massive joint war games by US and South Korean forces.
South Korea arrests former top officials over 2020 killing

Oct 22, 2022 08:47

South Korean former defense minister and coast guard chief have been arrested over their alleged involvement in covering up facts relating to North Korea’s killing of a South Korean fisheries official in 2020 near the rivals’ tense sea border.
South Korea says North fired artillery into ‘buffer zone’

Oct 18, 2022 15:15

South Korea says the North has fired artillery shells into waters off its east and west coasts, urging Pyongyang to immediately halt such actions.
North Korea test-fires two long-range cruise missiles

Oct 13, 2022 08:05

North Korea has test-fired a pair of long-range strategic cruise missiles, North Korean state media say, calling it a test to confirm the reliability and operability of nuclear-capable weapons.
Japan, US conduct joint drill involving aircraft carrier

Oct 08, 2022 13:34

Japan and the US are conducting a joint military drill following North Korea's repeated missile launches, Japan's Defense Ministry says.
North Korea fires ballistic missiles after US carrier deployment

Oct 06, 2022 06:59

North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles towards its east coast after the US repositioned an aircraft carrier in the waters off the Korean peninsula.
North Korea fires ballistic missiles, marking fourth in a week

Oct 01, 2022 09:46

North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast, the fourth such launch in a week as amid political tensions around the Korean peninsula.
North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles hours after Kamala Harris leaves Seoul

Sep 29, 2022 16:26

North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles in less than a week in the wake of a visit by US Vice President Kamala Harris to the troubled Korean Peninsula.
US ready to resume talks 'without preconditions' after North Korea’s nuclear stance

Sep 10, 2022 11:04

The Biden administration claims to have no hostile intent towards North Korea and that Washington is willing to resume talks with Pyongyang after the North officially adopted a law declaring the right to use preventive strikes against potential foreign attacks.