North Korea and Russia clashed with the United States, South Korea and their allies at an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting Tuesday on Pyongyang's latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch, which it called "a warning counter-measure" to threats from the U.S. and other hostile forces.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un threatened "more offensive actions" to repel what he called increasing U.S.-led military threats after he supervised the third test of his country's most advanced missile designed to strike the mainland U.S., state media reported Tuesday.
SEOUL, South Korea North Korea is moving to synchronize the moving parts of its strategic deterrent, revealing this week that Monday's test-firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile was accompanied by a new missile-launch exercise.
South Korea's Olympic chief has defended a decision to send hundreds of athletes to a military camp next week as part of preparations for the 2024 Games in Paris, citing a need to instill mental toughness in competitors.