North Korea fires 10 missiles day after Trump curtails South Korea joint drills

<p>Launches, detected by South Korea and Japan, came after US scaled back exercises with South Korea in apparent overture to Kim Jong-un</p><p>North Korea launched about 10 short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, a day after North Korea shrugged off <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/17/trump-cuts-south-korea-joint-drills-us-military-good-relationship-kim-jong-un">Trump’s order to scale back military drills </a>with South Korea in an apparent bid to resume diplomacy.</p><p>The joint chiefs of staff said the launches happened from North Korea’s capital region around 5pm (0800 GMT) on Thursday. The military said the missiles were launched towards North Korea’s eastern waters.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/20/north-korea-fires-10-missiles-day-after-trump-curtails-south-korea-joint-drills">Continue reading...</a>