June 06, 2026
Beijing has worked to draw Pyongyang - its only formal treaty ally - back into its fold, after the COVID-19 pandemic froze exchanges
The incident marks the North's seventh ballistic missile launch this year and its fourth in April
Pyongyang douses Seoul’s hope of easing tensions as the missiles flew 240km before landing in the sea off the east coast
He rejects trading nuclear disarmament for economic or security guarantees
Pyongyang has checked off only part of Kim’s sweeping 2021 weapons list
