International Relations
North Korea says it tested rail-launched ballistic missiles
North Korea says it succeeded in launching ballistic missiles from a train for the first time as part of continuing efforts to bolster its “war deterrence,” a day after the two Koreas tested-fired missiles hours apart
Rival Koreas test missiles hours apart, raising tensions
The rival Koreas have test-launched ballistic missiles hours apart from each other in a display of military assets that came amid a faltering diplomatic push to strip North Korea of its nuclear program
North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles into eastern waters
North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into waters off its eastern coast two days after claiming to have tested a newly developed missile in its first such weapons displays in six months
Seoul: North Korea fires projectile toward eastern sea
South Korea says North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile off its east coast
US military aid to Egypt released despite rights concerns
The Biden administration is releasing nearly $200 million in military aid to Egypt but will hold back millions more over human rights concerns
Funeral to be held for Indiana Marine killed in Afghanistan
Services will be held in northern Indiana for a Marine who was among 13 U.S. service members killed in a suicide bombing during the U.S.-run evacuation at Afghanistan’s Kabul airport
Japan's outgoing prime minister to attend Quad summit in US
Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is expected to travel to Washington next week to join three other leaders from the so-called Quad nations at an in-person summit of the grouping
Blinken pushes back on GOP criticism of Afghan withdrawal
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has pushed back against harsh Republican criticism of the Biden administration's handling of the military withdrawal from Afghanistan
Blinken readies for contentious Afghan hearings in Congress
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is preparing to face tough congressional questioning this week over the Biden administration's handling of the military withdrawal from Afghanistan