North Korea

Kim Yo Jong's statement came a day after the allies started their 11-day Freedom Shield exercise involving thousands of troops.

The dictator said the new warship would boost North Korea's pre-emptive strike capabilities.

The North Korean leader presented the rifles to senior party and military officials, calling them a sign of his "absolute trust" and gratitude.

The North Korean leader's appearance at a rare meeting of the ruling Workers' Party alongside daughter Kim Ju Ae could hint at succession plans.

The North Korean leader is expected to use the event to set policy agenda for the next five years and further entrench his family's authoritarian rule.

Kim attended a ceremony Wednesday to mark the presenting of "600 mm-caliber" multiple rocket launchers to the Ninth Congress of the ruling Workers’ Party.

In recent months, North Korea has intensified propaganda glorifying troops deployed to fight in Russia’s war against Ukraine, which analysts see as an effort to bolster internal unity and curb potential public discontent.

The apparent weapons tests come as the North is heightening animosities with rival South Korea ahead of a meeting of its ruling Workers’ Party.

The official’s firing appears to be part of an effort to strengthen discipline among senior officials ahead of the upcoming congress of North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party.

The drone was equipped with two cameras that filmed unspecified areas, the General Staff of the North Korean People's Army said.

North Korea reported on the drill a day after its neighbors said they detected multiple ballistic missile launches and accused the North of carrying out provocations.