
North Korea reportedly launched two ballistic missiles Thursday, the second such launch in less than a week. South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff said in a statement that two short-range missiles had been fired from the Hamju area of South Hamgyong province toward the sea, off North Korea’s east coast, ...

US and Japanese foreign and defense ministers warned Tuesday on China, saying they had renewed a commitment to opposing “coercion and destabilizing behavior,” during talks in Tokyo. “The United States and Japan acknowledged that China’s behavior, where inconsistent with the existing international order, presents political, economic, military and technological challenges,” ...