North Korea says it has test-fired strategic cruise missiles to demonstrate its nuclear counter-attack capability.

North Korea has carried out test launches of strategic cruise missiles to send a message to “enemies” about its counterattack capabilities, state media has said. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over the missile drills in the Yellow Sea on Wednesday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Friday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a test-launch of strategic cruise missiles and ordered full readiness to use nuclear attack capability, which would ensure the most effective defence for the country, state media said on Friday.

Un sends more troops into the 'meat grinder' Russian war on Ukraine - amid fears Moscow will reward him with weapons technology, boosting his nuke programme

North Korea appears to have sent more troops to Russia despite its soldiers suffering heavy casualties fighting on the front lines in Ukraine, South Korea’s main spy agency said Thursday. Seoul’s

The reports of a new deployment come after Pyongyang was said to be suffering heavy losses in the Kursk region.