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An intercontinental ballistic missile was fired at Dnipro city along with eight other missiles, and that the Ukrainian military shot down six of them.

Japan's Defence Ministry says missiles believed to have already landed at sea and there were no immediate reports of damage

US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell addressed reporters after talks with South Korean and Japanese officials, focusing on revitalizing international pressure against North Korea amid challenges at the UN Security Council.

Explosions came a day after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called a meeting with his top military and security officials

Analysts say N Korea will likely leverage enlarged nuclear arsenal for US concessions like sanctions relief after a new US administration is inaugurated

North Korea has been pushing to introduce variety of sophisticated weapons systems designed to attack South Korea, mainland US to deal with intensifying security threats

Orders officials to bring thousands of displaced residents to the capital to provide them better care

Says new launchers will give frontline units 'overwhelming' firepower over South, calls for his country to brace for prolonged confrontation with US

Country prone to flooding from heavy summer rains because of poor drainage, deforestation, dilapidated infrastructure

Raises worries about security of key Seoul facilities

This comes two days after the South restarted blaring anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts across the border

Ri's defection is the latest in a series of defections by North Korean diplomats in South Korea in recent years

Warning comes after Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, claims "dirty leaflets and things" discovered in border region

The three-day summit to be held from July 9 to 11 will be the first to include Sweden as a member of the alliance

South Korea conducts live-fire drills along its disputed western sea boundary — its first since it suspended a 2018 agreement with North aimed at reducing frontline military tensions in early June

Article 4 of the agreement states that if one of the countries gets invaded and is pushed into a state of war, the other must deploy “all means at its disposal without delay” to provide “military assistance”

Putin announces deal to boost ties with Pyongyang as both “fight against the imperialist hegemonistic policies of the US”

Putin's visit to North Korea marks a rare overseas trip since launching the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and a significant moment for Kim, who hasn't hosted another world leader in his politically isolated country since the COVID-19 pandemic began

Putin, who will be making his first visit to North Korea in 24 years, said he highly appreciates its firm support of his invasion of Ukraine

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said around 20 to 30 North Korean soldiers crossed the military demarcation line that bisects countries