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Lawsuit accuses Iran, Syria and North Korea of providing support for Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel

Jul. 01, 2024 13:29 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel sued Iran, Syria and North Korea on Monday, saying their governments supplied the militants with money, weapons and know-how needed to carry out the assault that precipitated Israel's ongoing war in Gaza. The lawsuit,...

North Koreans are seen wearing Kim Jong Un pins for the first time as his personality cult grows

Jul. 01, 2024 03:18 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For the first time, North Korean officials have been seen wearing lapel pins with the image of leader Kim Jong Un, another sign the North is boosting his personality cult to the level bestowed on his late dictator father and grandfather. North Koreans are...

North Korea test-launches 2 ballistic missiles, after end of new US-South Korea-Japan drill

Jul. 01, 2024 00:38 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea test-fired two ballistic missile Monday but one of them possibly flew abnormally, South Korea's military said, a day after the North vowed “offensive and overwhelming” responses to a new U.S. military drill with South Korea and Japan. The...

As North Korean and Chinese threats rise, US looks to lock in defense partnerships with Asian allies

Jun. 29, 2024 01:25 AM EDT

GIMHAE AIR BASE, South Korea (AP) — The United States wrapped up its first multidomain exercise with Japan and South Korea in the East China Sea on Saturday, a step forward in Washington's efforts to strengthen and lock in its security partnerships with key Asian allies in the face of growing...

Research expert tells UN it has 'irrefutably' established missile debris in Ukraine is North Korean

Jun. 28, 2024 22:51 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of a research organization that has been tracing weapons used in attacks in Ukraine since 2018 told the United Nations Security Council on Friday it has “irrefutably” established that ballistic missile remnants found in Ukraine came from North Korea. ...

Today in History: June 28, Franz Ferdinand assassinated

Jun. 28, 2024 00:10 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Friday, June 28, the 180th day of 2024. There are 186 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, were shot to death in Sarajevo by Serb nationalist...

North Korea says it tested a new multiwarhead missile. South Korea says it's covering up a failure

Jun. 27, 2024 00:42 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Thursday it had successfully tested a multiwarhead missile in the first known launch of a developmental weapon coveted by leader Kim Jong Un to overwhelm U.S. and South Korean missile defenses. South Korea quickly dismissed the claim as deception to...

Suspected North Korean hypersonic missile exploded in flight, South Korea says

Jun. 26, 2024 08:51 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A suspected hypersonic missile launched by North Korea exploded in flight on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, as North Korea protests the regional deployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier for a military drill with South Korea and Japan. Later...

South Korea says North Korea is again flying balloons toward the South, probably carrying trash

Jun. 25, 2024 12:08 PM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said North Korea was flying balloons likely carrying trash across the border for a second consecutive day on Tuesday, despite the South’s threat to retaliate with anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts in border areas. The development comes as...

Seoul says North Korea has resumed balloon launches likely to drop trash in South Korea

Jun. 24, 2024 10:09 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea resumed launches of balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea on Monday night, South Korea's military said, in the latest round of a Cold War-style campaign on the Korean Peninsula. The launches came days after North Korean leader Kim...