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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.

North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile into the sea, in an apparent attempt to pressure the Biden administration over long-stalled nuclear negotiations.

More than 52 others were wounded in the attack, which was livestreamed on the suspect's social media. Police say he has been shot dead inside the mall where he carried out the shooting.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Murray Hiebert, senior associate of the Southeast Asia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about the ongoing crisis in Myanmar.

North Korea last week issued a veiled threat to resume testing nuclear explosives and long-range missiles targeting the U.S.

Weeks after Thai voters went to the polls, the country's election commission has revealed the allocation of seats that will make up the parliament. Neither party received a majority.

Thailand's lockdown has kept the number of cases low. But the economic toll has led to a mental health crisis.

Monday's test was North Korea's fourth launch in under two weeks. By contrast, it took the North 10 months to conduct that many ballistic missile tests last year.

North Korea says it conducted a test-firing of “tactical guided missiles” in its fourth round of missile launches this month. The announcement Tuesday came a day after South Korea’s military detected the North launching two ballistic missiles into the sea.

This is the December 2021 archive of breaking news about the coronavirus pandemic.