Escalation: North Korea launches missiles after Trump overture
North Korea launched around 10 short-range ballistic missiles from the Pyongyang area at about 5 p.m. local time. Each flew roughly 300 kilometers toward the East Sea. Early counts varied between about 10 and more than 10.
The launches came hours after Donald Trump said he expects to meet Kim Jong Un this year and days after he ordered the Ulchi Freedom Shield drills cut back. The 11-day exercise was reduced by about half, with some field training canceled. Kim Yo Jong dismissed the cut as cosmetic, denied any communication between the leaders, and said personal ties remain excellent.
Seoul convened an emergency national security meeting and called the launches a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions. South Korea raised readiness and coordinated tracking with the United States and Japan.
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