North Korea fired what appeared to be an intermediate-range ballistic missile out to sea on Monday, coinciding with a visit by U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Seoul during a period of political turmoil in South Korea.
North Korea fired a ballistic missile Monday, raising tensions in the region as Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited South Korea’s acting leader to reaffirm the security alliance between Washington and Seoul.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his South Korean counterpart Cho Tae-yul on Monday jointly condemned a missile test by North Korea, which came as the top US diplomat visited Seoul.
North Korea on Monday fired a missile just as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited South Korea, where he sought a stable course on foreign policy as political turmoil
South Korea’s military says North Korea fired a ballistic missile that flew 685 miles before landing in waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.
North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile during U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to South Korea amidst political upheaval. The launch followed a meeting reaffirming U.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday opened a visit to crisis-riven South Korea where he will seek delicately to encourage continuity with the policies, but not tactics, of the impeached president.
Blinken's visit comes amid political turmoil in South Korea following President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law decree and subsequent impeachment by parliament last month, which experts say puts the country at a disadvantage in getting a steady footing with Trump ahead of his return to the White House.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that the US believes Russia is expanding space cooperation with North Korea in return for North Korean troops fighting in Ukraine. Blinken also noted that Russia may be close to formally acknowledging North Korea as a nuclear power.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed strong confidence in the resilience of South Korea's democracy and the leadership of its acting President Choi Sang-mok, according to South Korea's finance ministry.