SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea fired warning shots on Friday at a North Korean commercial vessel that crossed the maritime border in disputed waters off the Korean peninsula's west coast, and the vessel subsequently retreated, the South's military said.

Pyongyang fired around 10 rockets an hour before US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday visited the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea, Seoul said on Tuesday. North Korea fired multiple artillery rockets an hour before US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the border separating it from the South,

A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the rivals' heavily fortified border on Sunday, South Korea's military said.The military took custody of the soldier who crossed the central portion of the land border, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of ...

FILE - In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, naval ships sail during a joint naval exercise in South Korea's East Sea, Sept. 25, 2023. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP, File) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military said ...

North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast on Friday. The launch heightens tensions amid US President Trump's renewed invitation for talks with Pyongyang.