Russia defended North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile as its "legitimate right," a media report said, in another sign of alignment between the countries.

South Korea's defense ministry on Saturday "strongly denounced" the North's suspected ballistic missile launch, calling for the North to halt acts that heighten tension between the Koreas. "The South's military strongly condemns the recent ballistic missile launch by the North,

A US military command on Friday reiterated America's readiness to defend its homeland and allies, stressing that North Korea's ballistic missile launch this wee