New Cold War missile race kicks into higher gear
North Korea’s ballistic missile buildup and Japan’s interceptor missile production plan with the US might fuel a missile war of attrition in Ukraine.
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South Korea and US will start summer military drills next week to counter North Korean threats
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea and the United States will begin their annual joint military exercises next week with a focus on improving their combined capabilities to deter and defend against growing North Korean nuclear threats, the allies said Monday.
How India figures in South Korea’s nuclear dilemma
South Korea’s interest in developing nuclear weapons can be traced back to the 1970s, during the tenure of President Park Chung-hee.
Father and son, 4, killed in Russia attack on Ukraine’s Kyiv region ‘with North Korea missile’
Two people were killed, including a four-year old boy, in a Russian drone and missile barrage on the Kyiv region overnight into Sunday, while in Russia the regional governor of Kursk said 13 people were wounded when a Ukrainian missile shot down by Russian air defences fell on a residential building.
The Olympics’ Toughest Act: Balancing Sports and Politics
The athletes had lost. Their time in Paris was over. And they were, in this moment of defeat by a team from a political rival, not even allowed the comfort of their homeland’s name and flag.
Seoul says North Korea has flown more trash balloons toward South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says North Korea is again flying balloons likely carrying trash toward the South, adding to a bizarre psychological warfare campaign amid tensions between the war-divided rivals.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un revisits flooded area, offers to bring people to capital: KCNA
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un revisited a flooded area near the country's border with China this week to address plans to support those affected by recent heavy rainfall and floods, including bringing about 15,400 people to the country's capital until new homes are built, state media KCNA said on Aug 10.
North Korean leader says thousands of flood victims will be brought to capital for temporary care
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea will not seek outside help to recover from floods that devastated areas near the country’s border with China, leader Kim Jong Un said as he ordered officials to bring thousands of displaced residents to the capital to provide them better care.