North Korea Alliances

North Korea, War Rehearsal and Accidental Clash

The U.S., which stations over 28,000 troops in South Korea, has joined its ally in their annual Freedom Shield exercise to strengthen interoperability with an eye on the North. Pyongyang fired multiple ballistic missiles in apparent warning as the drills kicked off Monday. It was the North Korean missile launch of 2025.

Bloomberg L.P. · 1d

North Korea Warns of Accidental Clash Citing Recent Bomb Blunder

North Korea denounced joint military drills between the US and South Korea saying the South Korean Air Force’s recent bombing mistake shows the risk of the region unintentionally getting dragged into a new armed conflict.

Korea Joongang Daily on MSN · 1d

North Korea slams Seoul-Washington joint military drills, citing South's accidental jet bombing

North Korea on Wednesday continued to denounce joint military drills by South Korea and the United States, claiming South Korean jet fighters' latest accidental bombing of a village was an "ominous" sign that points to the danger of the exercise.

Newsweek on MSN · 6h

North Korea Puts Out 'First Nuclear War' Warning

Last week's accidental shelling of a South Korean village occurred less than 20 miles from the border of the nuclear-armed North.

White House says South Korea-U.S. alliance is 'ironclad,'

Korea JoongAng Daily on MSN · 1d

White House says South Korea-U.S. alliance is 'ironclad,' after North's missile launches

U.S. alliance is "ironclad," as tensions flared anew following North Korea's first ballistic missile test this week since the Trump administration took office in January.

Reuters on MSN · 2d

North Korea fires missiles after slamming US-South Korea drills

South Korean and US military exercises called Freedom Shield are due to begin on Monday and run until March 20.

Associated Press News on MSN · 10d

US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea after North Korea test-fired missiles

A U.S. aircraft carrier has arrived in South Korea in a show of force, days after North Korea test-launched cruise missiles to demonstrate its counterattack capabilities.

Korea JoongAng Daily on MSN6dOpinion

Fractured alliances, rising tensions: What should Korea do?

In this era of survival-of-the-fittest and geopolitical turbulence, Seoul must construct multiple layers of strategic ...

The Jakarta Post1hOpinion

Asian allies on edge: Japan and South Korea brace for uncertainty

Trump’s administration hesitates to mediate between Japan and South Korea, but sustained diplomacy is crucial to maintaining ...

New York Post3d

North Korea calls US-South Korea drills a ‘dangerous provocative act’

The South Korean military has said the joint drills aim to strengthen the readiness of the alliance for threats such as North Korea. “This is a dangerous provocative act of leading the acute ...

13d

North Korea says it performed cruise missile tests, days after it vowed to respond to US threats

North Korea says it has test-fired strategic cruise missiles to demonstrate its nuclear counter-attack capability ...

16hon MSN

Is the US rethinking its command role in South Korea?

Many South Koreans insist the nation's military is ready to assume wartime control of forces on the peninsula. However, there are fears the Trump administration is laying the groundwork for Seoul to ...

The Chosun Ilbo on MSN2d

S. Korea should align its China stance with Washington, says a U.S. diplomat

S. Korea should align its China stance with Washington, says a U.S. diplomat Joseph Yun calls for stronger U.S.-Korea ties, ...

2don MSN

Iran, China and Russia launch annual joint naval drills as Trump upends Western alliances

Warships from Iran, China and Russia kicked off their annual joint exercises in the Gulf of Oman on Monday, in a show of ...

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