South Korea's defence ministry said on Tuesday the denuclearisation of North Korea must continue to be the goal necessary for lasting global peace, after reports that U.S. President Donald Trump had called Pyongyang "a nuclear power.

Acting President Choi says Seoul will manage tensions, especially in border areas, to prevent escalation with Pyongyang - Anadolu Ajansı

( MENAFN - IANS) Seoul, Jan 21 (IANS) The South Korean government said Tuesday it would continue to push for the North's denuclearisation after US President Donald trump called North Korea a "nuclear power" as he returned to the presidency for a second term.

North Korea condemned on Friday joint military drills between South Korea, Japan and the United States held this week, threatening to respond by

In Seoul, opposition parties led by the Democratic Party had alleged that the South Korean military “engaged in activities aimed at inducing North Korea's provocations” ahead of President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law decree on Dec. 3, the Seoul-based Yonhap News reported.

North Korea launched the missile towards the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, South Korean news agency Yonhap cited the general staff in Seoul as saying. The launch comes a week after North Korea launched what it said was a "new-type intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile".

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