US Monitors North Korean Artillery Exercises

The United States is "closely monitoring the situation" as North Korea begins live-fire artillery exercises near its disputed western sea boundary with South Korea. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the U.S. also continues to urge Pyongyang to "exercise restraint and refrain from actions that raise tensions."The Pentagon said Pyongyang should instead worry about feeding its impoverished people.The U.S. response came after North Korea Tuesday fired 50 rounds of...

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