SEOUL, Oct 14 (Reuters) - North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into the sea and hundreds of artillery rounds near the border with the South on Friday, South Korea's military said, the latest military activity by the nuclear-armed country ...
South Korea also scrambled fighter jets when a group of about 10 North Korean military aircraft flew close to their heavily fortified border, and North Korea fired, the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
Yoon’s spokesman said that his government respects inter-Korean agreements, and that scrapping the 2018 military pact hinges on Pyongyang’s behaviour. The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said it was aware of the latest missile launch and “it does not pose an immediate threatJapan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said the North’s tests were “absolutely unacceptable,” and his country would “drastically strengthen” its defence.
The JCS said the aircraft incident occurred for about two hours from 10:30 p.m. on Thursday , during which about 10 North Korean warplanes flew as close as 12 km north of the sea border and 25 km north of the Military Demarcation Line.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
South Sudan: Nearly a Million Affected By South Sudan Flooding, Warns UNThe number of people affected by large-scale flooding in South Sudan has doubled to almost a million since September, the UN's emergency response agency has warned.
Read more »
South Africa: Presidency Receives Amended Zondo Commission Capture Report - South African News Briefs - October 12, 2022
Read more »
South Africa: Concern at Impact of Ongoing Transnet Strike - South African News Briefs - October 13, 2022
Read more »
Queenstown, Mahikeng, Witbank are SA's favourite small towns, says AirbnbSouth African tourism industry’s resilience is yielding great returns for financially vulnerable South Africans.
Read more »
North Korea tests nuclear-capable missilesIn a clear warning to the country’s “enemies”, leader Kim Jong Un said North Korea would continue to expand its nuclear armed forces
Read more »
North Korea says it has tested and deployed 'tactical nuke' cruise missilesPyongyang has conducted a blitz of ballistic missile tests recently which it described as tactical nuclear drills that simulated taking out airports and military facilities across South Korea.
Read more »