North Korea fires multiple artillery rockets coinciding with US Defence Secretary Hegseth’s visit to DMZ

While the North's launches involving multiple rocket launchers do not violate United Nations Security Council resolutions, its 240mm multiple rocket launcher puts Seoul and its adjacent areas in target range.

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This handout photo taken on November 3, 2025, and provided by the South Korean Defence Ministry shows US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth (R) shaking hands with South Korean Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back (L) as they visit the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas. PHOTO: HANDOUT/SOUTH KOREAN DEFENCE MINISTRY/AFP

November 4, 2025

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