North Korea confirmed on Monday that it fired a Hwasong-12 ballistic missile – an intermediate-range projectile. The launch, conducted on Sunday, intended to confirm “the accuracy, safety, and operational effectiveness of the produced Hwasong-12 type weapon system,” according to North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency. The weapon is believed ...
China is demanding the US end “interference” in the Beijing Winter Olympics, which begin next month, in an apparent reference to a diplomatic boycott imposed by Washington and its allies. The Foreign Ministry said Minister Wang Yi made the demand in a phone call with US Secretary of State Antony ...