North Korea Fires Two Ballistic Missiles as Trump's Outreach Stalls

CoBanter · AI-written · Added Sep 20, 2026

North Korea launched two ballistic missiles toward the sea, the latest in a series of weapons demonstrations, PBS NewsHour reports. The launches came even after President Donald Trump scaled back a joint military exercise with South Korea last month — a step described as an apparent effort to revive diplomacy with Kim Jong Un.

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PBS NewsHour ↗North Korea launches 2 ballistic missiles toward the sea and dials up pressure on the U.S.Published Sep 20, 2026