North Korea informs Japan of a plan to launch satellite
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan said Monday that North Korea has informed it of a plan to launch a satellite by June 3, an apparent effort to put its second military spy satellite into orbit.
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Putin Shows He Can Antagonize the U.S. Far Afield From Ukraine
When the United States and its Western allies declared that Ukraine could strike Russian territory with their weapons, President Vladimir V. Putin began ratcheting up the threats.
Russia and North Korea’s Defense Pact Is a Told-You-So Moment in Asia
With ballistic missiles regularly flying nearby, Japan and South Korea need little reminder of the threat that North Korea and its nuclear arsenal poses to its neighbors. But the stunning revival of a Cold War-era mutual defense agreement during a visit this week by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to Pyongyang, the capital, amped up the pressure on some of the hermit kingdom’s closest neighbors.
North Korea appears to be preparing to launch its 2nd spy satellite, South Korean military says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea appears to be preparing to launch its second military spy satellite into space, South Korea’s military said Friday, as animosities remain high over the North’s continued weapons tests.
North Korea test-fires a ballistic missile a day after US and South Korea had a fighter jet drill
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast on Friday, South Korea’s military said, a day after South Korea and the U.S. flew powerful fighter jets for a joint drill that the North views as a major security threat.
U.S. questions China's no-first-use nuclear call given buildup
China has not responded to U.S. nuclear-weapons risk-reduction proposals and Washington has questions about Beijing's call for no-first-use talks while China continues to build up its arsenal, the top U.S. arms control official said on Wednesday.
A Race the Whole World Is Watching
The teams might bear the names of English towns, the stadiums might sit on English soil and the stands might still be primarily filled with English fans, but the Premier League slipped its borders long ago. The world’s most popular sports league has, for some time, been a global soccer competition that just happens to be staged in England.