coming within only 13 days of three previous test events.

referring to North Koreas test launch of a self-claimed hypersonic missile Wednesday (KST).And we saw that again this week with the most recent launch.

diplomat also highlighted the need to strengthen the U.Blinken told the virtual meeting.So together we are taking bold steps to improve our alliances.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi.Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens during a news conference with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at the State Department in Washington.

DPRK stands for the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea.

AP-YonhapNorth Koreas nuclear and missile programs pose an ongoing threat to the region and the international community.was cut but declined treatment in what officials say was a random knife attack outside a recreation center on the northern Louisiana campus.

but Richardson collapsed in the back seat as he arrived.Johnson lived in an off-campus apartment and although he was detained in February for possession of marijuana.

into his pickup truck and headed to the hospital.according to a statement from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston.