Seoul says evacuation order over North Korea space launch ‘incorrectly issued’

South Korea said an evacuation alert sent by text message to Seoul residents after North Korea fired a purported space launch vehicle early Wednesday was “issued incorrectly”. “We inform you that the alert issued by the Seoul Metropolitan Government at 06:41 was issued incorrectly,” the South Korean interior ministry said, referring to an emergency alert […]

Japan issues brief missile alert on North Korea launch

Japan briefly activated its missile alert warning system for the Okinawa region on Wednesday morning after South Korea’s military said North Korea had launched what it called a “space launch vehicle”. The launch initially prompted the activation of a missile warning system for the southern region. “Missile launch. Missile launch. North Korea appears to have […]

US claims ‘unprofessional intercept’ by Chinese fighter jet

The aircraft buzzed an American reconnaissance plane over the South China Sea, Washington has alleged

North Korea fires projectile it says is ‘space launch vehicle’: Yonhap

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Chinese jet performed risky maneuver near American surveillance plane: US

A Chinese fighter pilot performed an “unnecessarily aggressive maneuver” near an American surveillance aircraft operating over the South China Sea last week, the US military said Tuesday. The incident — which the Pentagon says is part of a pattern of behavior by China — comes at a time of already heightened tensions between Washington and […]

11 dead in Chicago holiday weekend carnage

At least 58 people, including two toddlers, were shot in the city over a three-day period

January 6 rioter jailed for wanting to ‘hang’ Pelosi

Restaurant owner was sentenced to two years for participating in the 2021 US Capitol unrest

UK spy chief names Russia ‘biggest threat’

Pivoting to China should wait until 2030, military intelligence head Adrian Bird has said