North Korea

North Korea has reportedly fired a missile over Japan and into the sea to the east of South Korea. BNO News reported the launch was detected at about 11.20.

North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years on Tuesday, prompting a warning for residents to take cover and a ...

Launch is the first time the North has apparently sent a missile over Japanese territory since 2017.

Residents of two northern Japanese regions were told to take shelter during North Korea's first missile launch over Japan in five years.

The Japanese prime minister's office said at least one missile fired from North Korea flew over Japan and was believed to have landed in the Pacific Ocean.

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile over Japan, prompting a warning for residents to take cover and a temporary suspension of train operations in ...

But it said it did not use any defence measures to destroy the missile. It is concerning," she said. North Korea has fired a ballistic missile over Japan, prompting a warning for residents to take cover and a temporary suspension of train operations in northern Japan.

A TV screen showing a news programme reporting about North Korea's missile launch with file footage, is seen at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, ...

Those missiles are capable of hitting targets in South Korea. North Korea views such drills as an invasion rehearsal, It gave no further details such as how far the weapon flew.

New Zealand's Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta has expressed concern at reports North Korea on Tuesday morning fired a ballistic missile off its east ...

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Tuesday fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan, its neighbors said, escalating tests of weapons ...

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has condemned North Korea's latest launch of a ballistic missile, saying it is "unacceptable - in law and in practise".

"It is a risk, it's an identified risk, it's one that poses of course a significant threat to Japan. It is concerning," she said. "We're seeing increasing use of ballistic missiles and testing coming from North Korea and we must continue to utterly condemn what is happening.

Over the other side of the world, there's also more bracing. Credits: Newshub. Japanese citizens were warned to take cover after North Korea launched a ...

The missile's estimated 4,500 kilometer flight was the longest by any North Korean missile, though the North has previously launched other potentially longer- ...

Last Saturday, Yoon warned of an "overwhelming response" from South Korean and US militaries if North Korea uses nuclear weapons. Kim Dong-yub, a professor at Seoul's University of North Korean Studies, said North Korea could have tested the Hwasong-12 again or even an intercontinental ballistic missile, closer to what would be a normal ballistic trajectory but shorter than its full range. In 2017, North Korea threatened to make "an enveloping fire" near Guam with Hwasong-12 missiles amid rising animosities with the then-Trump administration. According to South Korean and Japanese estimates, the missile traveled about 4,500-4,600 kilometres at a maximum altitude of 970-1,000 kilometres. Before today's launch, the 3,700-kilometre-long flight of Hwasong-12 in 2017 was North Korea's longest. If today's launch involves a long-range missile, that could be a test of a weapon targeting the US homeland, some experts say.

Shares of South Korean and Japanese defense firms rose sharply in Asia's session after the North launched a ballistic missile that flew over Japanese ...

Some Japanese woke up to the sound of sirens and a warning to take cover as the missile flew overhead.

As the missile flew overhead, they were warned to look out for falling debris. On Saturday, two rockets came down in waters outside Japan's exclusive economic zone. Such drills have long antagonised Pyongyang leader Kim Jong-un, who views them as proof that his enemies are preparing for war. The South Korean joint chiefs of staff said four aircraft from each side had taken part in the exercise, firing at a mock target on an uninhabited island in the Yellow Sea. Most countries avoid doing it completely as it can easily be mistaken for an attack. Please evacuate into buildings or underground."

Advocacy for North Korean human rights has lost momentum recently. However, new appointments related to North Korean human rights at the United Nations and ...

The United States asked the U.N. Security Council to meet on North Korea on Wednesday after Pyongyang fired a ballistic missile over Japan, but diplomats ...

The White House responded on multiple fronts to North Korea's long-range ballistic missile launch, deploying diplomats, military leaders and the president.

Nuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years on Tuesday, prompting a warning for residents to take cover ...

The South Korean and U.S. militaries responded by launching fighter jets that fired weapons at a target off South Korea's west coast.

Kim Dong-yub, a professor at Seoul’s University of North Korean Studies, said North Korea could have tested the Hwasong-12 again, or even an intercontinental ballistic missile, closer to what would be a normal ballistic trajectory but shorter than its full range. Heo Tae-keun, South Korea’s deputy minister of national defense policy, told lawmakers Tuesday that North Korea is preparing to test a new liquid-fueled ICBM and a submarine-launched ballistic missile, as well. mainland and its allies with a host of missiles of varying range. The exercise was aimed at demonstrating the allies’ ability to accurately strike North Korean targets with “overwhelming force,” the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The launch is the fifth round of weapons tests by North Korea in the past 10 days. Before Tuesday’s launch, the 3,700-kilometer (2,300-mile) flight of a Hwasong-12 in 2017 was North Korea’s longest. In 2017, North Korea threatened to make “an enveloping fire” near Guam with Hwasong-12 missiles amid rising animosities with the then-Trump administration. If the launch involved a long-range missile, it could be a test of a weapon capable of targeting the U.S. Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada said that it landed in the Pacific about 3,200 kilometers (1,990 miles) off the northern Japanese coast and that there were no reports of damage to Japanese aircraft or ships. SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea conducted its longest-ever weapons test Tuesday, a nuclear-capable ballistic missile that flew over Japan and could reach the U.S. The South Korean and U.S. mainland and its allies with the goal of wresting concessions from those countries, some experts say.