Top South Korean, U.S. and Japanese military officers are urging North Korea to cease all unlawful activities that threaten regional security, as the three nations fly advanced warplanes for a joint exercise in a show of force against the North.
Read full article: A small chance of flooding in the Hill Country on SaturdayComfort’s decision to install sirens credited with saving lives during Texas Hill Country floods Read full article: Comfort’s decision to install sirens credited with saving lives during Texas Hill Country floods Bexar Democrats, in partnership with the San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association - IAFF 624, held a donation drive on Sunday, July 6, 2025, to help those affected from the Hill Country floods.
Where people affected by Kerr County floods can receive free meals, financial help and more Read full article: Where people affected by Kerr County floods can receive free meals, financial help and more Search, rescue and recovery missions continue across the Texas Hill Country nearly a week after the deadly July 4 floods‘It does tug on your heartstrings’: West Texas Sheriff describes Hill Country floods rescue effortsGen, Yoshihide Yoshida, 1st right, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of Japan, Adm. Kim Myung-soo, chairman of the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, and John Daniel Caine, left, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, pose during a Trilateral Chiefs of Defense meeting at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 11, 2025. Delegation of South Korea, center, Japan, and the U.S., left, attend a Trilateral Chiefs of Defense meeting at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 11, 2025. Adm. Kim Myung-soo, chairman of the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during a Trilateral Chiefs of Defense meeting with Gen, Yoshihide Yoshida, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of Japan and John Daniel Caine, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 11, 2025. John Daniel Caine, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during a Trilateral Chiefs of Defense meeting with Gen, Yoshihide Yoshida, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of Japan, and Adm. Kim Myung-soo, chairman of the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 11, 2025. Gen, Yoshihide Yoshida, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of Japan, speaks during a Trilateral Chiefs of Defense meeting with Adm. Kim Myung-soo, chairman of the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, and John Daniel Caine, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 11, 2025. Gen, Yoshihide Yoshida, 1st right, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of Japan, Adm. Kim Myung-soo, chairman of the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, and John Daniel Caine, left, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, pose during a Trilateral Chiefs of Defense meeting at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 11, 2025. – Top South Korean, U.S. and Japanese military officers urged North Korea to cease all unlawful activities that threaten regional security, as the three nations flew advanced warplanes forSergei Lavrov was to travel to North Korea amid booming military and other cooperation between the two countries that have raised concerns among their neighbors.During their regular meeting in Seoul on Friday, the chairmen of the joint chiefs of staff from South Korea, the U.S. and Japan discussed North Korea'sto Russia to support its war against Ukraine and Russia's potential transfer of military technology to North Korea in return. “They urged the DPRK to immediately cease all unlawful activities to destabilize the Korean Peninsula, the Indo-Pacific, and beyond, and pledged to continue working together to respond to the DPRK’s threats,” according to a joint press statement.ammunitions to Russia in return for economic and military assistance. Seoul, Washington and their partners worry Russia might provide North Korea with sensitive technologies that can enhance its nuclear and missile programs as well. The three joint chiefs of staff chairmen — South Korea's Kim Myung-soo, the United States' Dan Caine and Japan's Yoshida Yoshihide — discussed various ways to deepen their cooperation in order to ensure peace and stability in the region, according to the joint statement. Also Friday, the three countries staged a trilateral aerial drill in international waters off South Korea's southern Jeju island. The training, which involves nuclear-capable B-52H bombers from the U.S., is meant to improve the deterrence and response capabilities against North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile threats, according to South Korea's Defense Ministry.to cope with North Korea's enlarging nuclear arsenal. North Korea views such U.S.-led drills as invasion rehearsals and often responds with missile tests. Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, was to begin a three-day trip to North Korea on Friday, according to North Korean and Russian state media reports earlier this week. Russia's Tass news agency, citing Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, reported Wednesday that Lavrov's North Korea trip was part of the second round of “strategic dialogue” with his North Korean counterpart Choe Son Hui. Lavrov and Choe's earlier meeting took place in November in Moscow. Some South Korean analysts said Lavrov may discuss arranging a visit by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to Russia. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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