A senior North Korean diplomat has defended his country's recent missile launches, saying even US President Donald Trump recognizes North Korea's right to self-defense.
North Korea warned Sunday that it would reject contact with the South as long as Seoul continues its joint military drill with the United States, which Pyongyang has condemned as a rehearsal for an invasion.
The South Korean military says North Korea has fired two projectiles, believed to be short-range ballistic missiles, into the sea east of the Korean Peninsula..
