North Korea shrugs off Trump’s overtures, launches ballistic missiles

North Korea fired a volley of ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan yesterday, a day after the regime brushed aside U.S. President Donald Trump’s warm words for Kim Jong-un and his decision to downsize U.S. military drills with South Korea in deference to the North Korean dictator. Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of the leader, said: “If the U.S. calculates that it can propagate its recent measure as the one of so-called good faith, they will not get the desired answer.” The volley of missiles further emphasizes that the North Korean regime will not be easily drawn away from its current alignment.