South Korea says North Korea test-fired multiple cruise missiles
The tests came three days after Pyongyang carried out what it called a simulated nuclear attack on South Korea.
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The tests came three days after Pyongyang carried out what it called a simulated nuclear attack on South Korea.
The launch came less than an hour before the United States flew long-range B-1B bombers for joint training with South Korean warplanes.
The launch came just before South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo.
Kim Jong Un's regime calls the major U.S.-South Korean exercise "frantic war preparation," and is likely to respond with more provocative tests.
The White House said it supports the legislation, the first time it has formally endorsed a plan that could lead to a ban on TikTok.
North Korea has threatened "unprecedentedly persistent and strong counteractions" if the annual military exercises go ahead.
South Korea detected the two short-range ballistic missile launches from a western coastal town just north of Pyongyang.
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A Japanese government spokesperson said no damage was reported from the missile, which landed in the sea off Japan, about 125 miles west of Oshima island.
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North Korea has test-fired more than 70 ballistic and cruise missiles this year.
South Korean officials said five North Korean drones crossed the border into the country's airspace on Monday. The military responded by firing warning shots and launching fighter jets and attack helicopters to shoot down the drones.
Tensions at the border were sky-high -- literally. Seoul said it was the first time in five years that drones from the North violated its airspace.
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