The United States and South Korea say a North Korean missile test Wednesday ended in failure. A spokesman for the U.S. Pacific Command said the missile appeared to have exploded within seconds of launching from the Kalma peninsula, in the eastern part of the country. South Korea’s military said the apparent test launch did not […]
SEOUL — North Korea fired four ballistic missiles early Monday, three of which flew 1,000 kilometers before landing in the sea within 350 kilometers of the Japanese mainland, according to South Korean and Japanese officials. It is unlikely, however, that Monday’s test was that of a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM.) “South Korea and the U.S. […]
Law enforcement officials in North Dakota have officially cleared the site of the Dakota Pipeline Access protests, arresting a few dozen activists who had refused to leave the encampment. Most of the protesters had left the Oceti Sakowin camp before the Wednesday evacuation deadline. On Thursday, officers methodically checked buildings and arrested anyone they encountered, […]
SEOUL — President Donald Trump’s carefully worded and measured condemnation of North Korea’s missile test on Sunday leaves unclear what new policies he may pursue to halt the Kim Jong Un government’s advancing nuclear program. Standing alongside Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who called North Korea’s missile launch “absolutely intolerable,” Trump said, “The United States of […]