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Thursday March 6, 2025

Rescue members work at a bomb accident site where a South Korean fighter jet accidentally dropped bombs on a civilian area during training, in Pocheon, South Korea, Thursday. Yonhap/AP hide caption

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Asia

South Korean fighter jets drop bombs in the wrong place, injuring 8 people

March 6, 2025 • The air force said the jets were taking part in a drill with the U.S. military in Pocheon, a city close to the border with North Korea, when they dropped bombs just outside a firing range.

Thursday May 23, 2024

Taiwanese air force Mirage 2000 fighter jets wait for take off at a base in Hsinchu in northern Taiwan on Thursday. Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images

Year of Global Elections

China launches military drills surrounding Taiwan

May 23, 2024 • The drills are a warning to Taiwan's new president, who this week called on China in his inaugural address to cease its intimidation of Taiwan.

Monday August 21, 2017

Fresh Threats From Pyongyang As Joint Military Exercise Begins

South Korean soldiers participate in an anti-terror and anti-chemical terror exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise last year. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images hide caption

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Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

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Fresh Threats From Pyongyang As Joint Military Exercise Begins

August 21, 2017 • The annual drill between U.S. and South Korean troops comes in the wake of a bitter back-and-forth between North Korea and President Trump.

Fresh Threats From Pyongyang As Joint Military Exercise Begins

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