Pyongyang says Kim oversaw firing of 'multiple launch guided rocket system' after South Korea raises alarm over what it describes as short-range ballistic missiles; UN to discuss

Observers say launches are aimed at ramping up pressure on the United States to make diplomatic concessions

Move complicates efforts to resume stalled nuclear talks with Washington and signals anger in Pyongyang over planned US-South Korea joint military exercises

North Korea has not yet responded to South Korea's calls for repatriation of its citizens

Confrontation comes after military aircraft breaches American ally's territorial sky

Netanyahu hoping to visit Seoul by end of the month to finalize pact, which would exclude settlements and East Jerusalem, TV news reports

Technical routine receives highest-ever score from judges for an Israeli team

US president invites North Korean leader to visit him in Washington, but tells media that 'speed is not the object' in reaching a denuclearization agreement

First time a sitting US president has set foot in the country, marking a return to face-to-face contact between the leaders since talks broke down in February

Highly unusual meeting at heavily fortified frontier being worked on, president says from Seoul, in latest display of unconventional diplomacy with dictator