Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed confidence in South Korea’s acting leader as the two nations reaffirmed their security alliance and combat readiness against North Korea at a time when Seoul is struggling to restore political stability.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday opened a visit to crisis-riven South Korea where he will seek delicately to encourage continuity with the policies, but not tactics, of the impeached president.

North Korea fired a ballistic missile out to sea off its east coast, coinciding with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visit to Seoul during a period of political turmoil in South Korea