North Korea conducted its long-anticipated satellite launch in May, but it failed due to an issue with the rocket engine, according to state media.

In South Korea, air raid sirens and wartime evacuation alerts sparked panic in Seoul about a North Korean attack following the rocket launch. However, the city soon said that the evacuation notice was a “mistake.”

Also in May, U.S. President Joe Biden met South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima. This came shortly after the South