North Korea launched a ballistic missile off its east coast today, South Korea's military said, a day after the North vowed “offensive and overwhelming" responses to protest a new US military drill with South Korea and Japan.
South Korea's military says it has detected that North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile toward waters off its eastern coast, adding to a series of weapons demonstrations that have raised tensions in the region.
Western officials and analysts recently warned that Russia was building up stockpiles for massive strikes during the winter, hoping to break the Ukrainians' spirit.
The Israel Defence Forces said that it had used its Arrow aerial defence system for the first time to successfully intercept a surface-to-surface missile.
North Korea said on Thursday that its second attempt to launch a spy satellite failed again but vowed to make another attempt in October, demonstrating willingness to endure flops to acquire a key military asset coveted by leader Kim Jong Un.
North Korea is increasing its repression of human rights and people are becoming more desperate and reportedly starving in parts of the country as the economic situation worsens, the U.N. rights chief said Thursday.
South Korea's military says North Korea has launched a purported space-launch vehicle after announcing a plan to put its first military spy satellite into orbit.
Beijing has issued a call to avoid "hyping up the 'China threat' narrative" after Australia's landmark defence review called out the superpower's historic military buildup.
Australia faces the greatest strategic challenges since World War II, the prime minister says, as the government unveiled its response to the landmark defence review.
North Korea claimed to have tested a nuclear-capable underwater drone designed to generate a gigantic "radioactive tsunami" that would destroy naval strike groups and ports.