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North Korea fired a missile into the Sea of Japan Monday morning, days after the U.S. engaged in what the North regards as provocative military drills with its southern neighbor. 

Japan’s Defense Ministry said it detected a missile launch by North Korea, and the Japanese coast guard said a suspected North Korean missile landed in the ocean.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff also confirmed a missile launch, but did not give additional details, such as how far the weapon flew.

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FILE: This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what it says is an intercontinental ballistic missile in a launching drill at the Sunan international airport in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Later, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported that the North had launched several more short-range ballistic missiles from North Hwanghae Province. 

Sunday marked the North’s first known missile tests since it carried out cruise missile launches in mid-February.

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During the South Korea-U.S. military drills that ended Thursday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided a series of military training exercises involving tanks, artillery guns and paratroopers. But the North didn’t perform any missile tests during its rivals’ training.

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A TV screen showing a file image of North Korea’s missile launch is seen during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Dec. 18.  (AP/Ahn Young-joon)

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula remain high in the wake of North Korea’s barrage of missile tests since 2022. Many of the tests involved nuclear-capable missiles designed to attack South Korea and the mainland U.S. The U.S. and South Korean forces have responded by expanding their training exercises.

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Experts say North Korea likely believes a bigger weapons arsenal would increase its leverage in future diplomacy with the United States. They say North Korea would want to win extensive sanctions relief while maintaining its nuclear weapons.

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Here’s the real reason Trump and Zelenskyy’s deal blew up in the Oval Office

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FIRST ON FOX: A refusal by President Donald Trump to grant a key demand made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy precipitated their explosive confrontation during a live press event at the White House.

A stunned world watched Friday as Vice President JD Vance and then Trump reprimanded Zelenskyy in full view of reporters, with cameras rolling. From the moment the Oval Office event started, the dynamic between Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart was noticeably different from the two other press events Trump held with world leaders this week. 

According to sources close to Zelenskyy, tempers had flared even before the event began. The Ukrainian president was apparently presented with a minerals for security agreement by the Trump administration prior to the press event, but the deal included no security guarantees to protect Ukraine from another Russian invasion. 

Zelenskyy had warned repeatedly ahead of his trip to DC that in order to reach a mineral agreement, Kyiv needed these security assurances. Even so, he angered Trump and Vance by rejecting the deal, the source said. 

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President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 28, 2025.  (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

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Subsequently, just minutes after reporters asked their first questions, an aggressive spat unfolded between the heads of state that left officials behind the scenes scrambling to understand how the situation fell apart so quickly. 

«We cannot just sign an…agreement without any substantial guarantees,» one Ukrainian defense advisor told Fox News Digital. «It’s not going to work. It’s just going to reward the aggressor.»

Zelenskyy’s refusal to sign a deal apparently contributed to the ire he experienced on live TV at the hands of both Trump and Vice President JD Vance.

The White House has not confirmed the discussions that occurred ahead of the press event. 

The heated spat unfolded after Trump suggested Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in 2014 and again in 2022 because he wasn’t in office, blaming Democratic Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, who sat in the Oval Office at the corresponding times.

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Zelenskyy and Trump openly clashed in the White House on February 28 at a meeting where they were due to sign a deal on sharing Ukraine’s mineral riches and discuss a peace deal with Russia. «You’re not acting at all thankful. It’s not a nice thing,» Trump said. «It’s going to be very hard to do business like this,» he added. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

«Yeah, that’s exactly right,» Vance said. 

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In answer, Zelenskyy pointed out that Russia never stopped attacking Ukraine between 2014 and 2022, four years of which included Trump’s first term. 

«Nobody stopped him you know,» Zelenskyy said, adding that Putin repeatedly violated bilateral agreements. 

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy leaves the White House on February 28, 2025 in Washington, DC.  (Getty Images)

«What kind of diplomacy are you are speaking about? What do you mean?» Zelenskyy asked in the White House after Trump said he was «aligned» with both Russia and Ukraine.

To which Vance jumped in and said, «I think it’s disrespectful for you to come into the Oval Office to try to litigate this in front of the American media.»

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Zelenskyy has repeatedly pointed out that while the U.S., under the Biden administration, approved substantial aid to Kyiv, it is Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the front lines to stop Russian aggression which poses a threat to all of Europe and could embolden adversaries like China, North Korea, and Iran – which run counter to U.S. interests. 

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«You have nice ocean and don’t feel now, but you will feel it in the future,» he argued. 

Trump then fired up and said, «Don’t tell us what we’re going to feel. We’re trying to solve a problem. Don’t tell us what we’re going to feel.»


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