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The politically inexperienced Yoon Suk Yeol's pledge to get tough on North Korea could mark a sharp break with the outgoing liberal administration's policies.

Young voters are considered a key voting bloc as the ruling Democratic Party and the conservative opposition People Power Party vie to secure the presidency. But gender issues divide South Koreans.

Negative campaigns are aggravating South Korea's already severe political divide as presidential elections approach on Wednesday.

South Koreans in their 20s and 30s make up a third of voters, and candidates want to win them over. Many young voters are over the folks in power, a lot of whom are from an older activist generation.

Saturday's launch was North Korea's ninth round of weapons launches in 2022 as it attempts to pressure the Biden administration for concessions.

North Korea launched a ballistic missile into the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said. It was the eighth of its kind this year and comes as U.S. attention is focused on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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The test-launch was confirmed Monday and is North Korea's most significant weapon launch in years. South Korean and Japanese officials condemned the launch.

From George Washington's warning against "foreign entanglements" to Donald Trump's "America First," the pledge to keep the focus close to home has been almost as constant as the oath of office itself.