North Korea missile launch: The latest launch by Pyongyang comes amid an ongoing record-breaking missile testing campaign for the last few months
North Korea South Korea news: The South Korean and Japanese militaries said North Korea later fired three more short-range missiles into waters off its eastern coast.
North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward sea Wednesday, an official said but gave no further details on how far it flew.
The government is facing growing public scrutiny over whether the crush Saturday night in Seoul’s Itaewon district, a popular nightlife neighbourhood, could have been prevented and who should take responsibility for the country’s worst disaster in years.
A mass of mostly young people celebrating Halloween in Seoul became trapped and crushed as the crowd surged into a narrow alley, killing at least 151 people and injuring 153 others in South Korea’s worst disaster in years.
Emergency officials received at least 81 calls from people with breathing difficulty, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency said.
South Korea's military said the shells didn't land in South Korean territorial waters but fell inside maritime buffer zones the two Koreas established under a 2018 inter-Korean agreement aimed at reducing front-line animosities.
North Korea missile news: Friday’s ballistic launch extended a record number of missile demonstrations by North Korea this year as it exploits the distraction created by Russia’s war on Ukraine to accelerate its arms development and increase pressure on Washington and its Asian allies.
The Japanese government said North Korea fired what was a possible ballistic missile. The Japanese coast guard said it has warned ships around the country’s coasts about falling objects and urged them to stay away.
North Korea has dialed up its testing activities to a record pace in 2022, testing more than 30 ballistic weapons, including its first intercontinental ballistic missiles since 2017, as it continues to expand its military capabilities amid a prolonged stalemate in nuclear diplomacy.
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South Korea: Several incidents of fire were reported at a major steel plant operated by POSCO in the southern city of Pohang, but it wasn't immediately clear whether they were caused by the storm.
President Yoon Suk Yeol during an emergency response meeting on Monday urged maximum effort to prevent casualties. Prime Minister Han Duk-soo called for proactive efforts to evacuate residents in areas vulnerable to flooding.
BTS has been awarded "Group of the Year" award for the fourth consecutive time at the VMAs. The South Korean boy band has thanked their fans who have supported them and their music while they did not attend the event.
A senior aide of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said the negotiations were slowed by “unexpected variables,” mainly Russia's war on Ukraine.
Tensions could further rise as the United States and South Korea kick off their biggest combined training in years next week to counter the North Korean threat.
Of the seven victims, five were reported from Seoul and the remaining two in Gyeonggi. While four people went missing in the capital, two were reported in the province.
BTS' J-Hope and several social media users posted scary videos of Seol drowned in water. As heavy rains drenched South Korea's capital region, the streets of Seoul's affluent Gangnam district turned into a river, leaving submerged vehicles and overwhelming public transport systems.
Fifty-five Thai tourists have broken away from their tour groups and disappeared, Yonhap News Agency quoted the officials as saying.
Nancy Pelosi South Korea visit: Pelosi's Taiwan visit has angered China, because it views the island nation as a breakaway province to be annexed by force if necessary. China views visits to Taiwan by foreign officials as recognizing its sovereignty.
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