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Statement by Kim Yo-jong came after the South resumed propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts toward the North for the first time in six years

Move is certain to anger North Korea, potentially prompt it to take retaliatory military steps

This comes after Pyongyang launched hundreds of large balloons filled with trash and manure into South Korea and days after an unsuccessful military spy satellite rocket launch by the North Korean capital.

According to Yonhap News Agency, North Korean international affairs commentator Ri Kwang-song stated that the US is employing its usual tactic of spreading unfounded allegations against the isolated regime.

According to Yonhap news agency, Kim's statement coincides with the anticipated first summit in four years with Russia.

According to North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim witnessed the "splendid" military parade commemorating the founding anniversary at Kim Il Sung Square.

On five past occasions, after warning others, North Korea launched a "satellite" during the first three days of the launch window.

Pyongyang's state media reported on Monday as South Korea and the US commenced their annual joint military exercises.

According to the Biden administration, Russia's dependence on North Korea and Iran indicates a sense of desperation on the part of the Kremlin.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launches from the Sunan area in Pyongyang between 3.30 a.m. and 3.46 a.m., and they flew some 550 km before splashing into the sea, reports Yonhap News Agency.

Seoul: North Korea confirmed its first coronavirus infections of the pandemic Thursday after holding for more than two years to a widely doubted claim of a perfect record keeping out the virus that has spread to nearly every place in the world. The official Korean Central News Agency said tests of samples collected Sunday from […]

Kim -- along with other officials -- was also pictured unmasked watching a "Mass Games" propaganda display on Sunday, while spectators were seen wearing face coverings.

The regime has two more types of ICBM: the Hwasong-13 that can fly as far as 5,500 km, and the Hwasong-14 missile with an estimated range of 10,058 km, which is capable of reaching most of the continental U.S.

A procession of progressively larger armoured vehicles and tanks is likely to follow, culminating with whatever missiles Pyongyang wants to put on show.