内容摘要：South Korean acting President Lee Ju-ho, fourth from left, attends a service to celebrate Buddha’s birthday at the Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korean acting President Lee Ju-ho, fourth from left, attends a service to celebrate Buddha’s birthday at the Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

CORRECTS SOURCE- This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows North Korea’s new naval destroyer on May 18, 2025, in Chongjin, North Korea. (Maxar Technologies via AP)CORRECTS SOURCE- This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows North Korea’s new naval destroyer on May 18, 2025, in Chongjin, North Korea. (Maxar Technologies via AP)

Observers say North Korea tried to launch the destroyer sideways, a method it has never used for warships, although it has previously employed it with big cargo and passenger ships.Compared with those non-military vessels, Lee sad it would be more difficult to maintain balance with the destroyer because it’s equipped with heavy weapons systems. He suspected North Korean scientists and officials likely did not factor that in.The damaged ship is assessed as the same class as

, launched with great fanfare last month with a floating dry dock at a western shipyard. It is North Korea’s biggest and most advanced warship to date, and Kim called its construction “a breakthrough” in modernizing North Korea’s naval forces to cope with what he calls U.S.-led security threats.A TV screen shows a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Subsequently, a failure to launch the second destroyer was an embarrassment for Kim. But by disclosing the failure both internally and externally, Kim could be trying to show his resolve in building greater naval forces and boosting discipline at home. He ordered officials to repair the warship before a ruling Workers’ Party meeting in late June.SUNBURY, Ohio (AP) — For the Young family in rural Sunbury, Ohio, activism begins at home.

From left, Gianna Young, holding a sign that reads “We Vote Pro-God Pro-America Pro-Life Pro-Freedom” and her brothers Lucas and Isaac, holding a “Choose Life” sign, march with their mom, Erin Young, during the Ohio March for Life in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. All three children are adopted. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)From left, Gianna Young, holding a sign that reads “We Vote Pro-God Pro-America Pro-Life Pro-Freedom” and her brothers Lucas and Isaac, holding a “Choose Life” sign, march with their mom, Erin Young, during the Ohio March for Life in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. All three children are adopted. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The conservative Catholic family chooses to live their anti-abortion beliefs through adoption, foster-parenting and raising their children to believe in the sanctity of life. They’re also committed to teaching their children about political candidates they see as aligned with their beliefs.Erin Young holds her adopted daughter Gianna Young, 7, as she prays the “Patriotic Rosary” for the consecration of the nation and Donald Trump with family and members of their Catholic church around a bonfire at their home the night before the election, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Sunbury, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)