North Korea has lashed out at intensified military exercises between the US and South Korea, characterizing them as "warmongers' madness" and pledging to bolster its nuclear deterrence.    

Russia has started exercises with the Yars intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system in a bid to show off its nuclear strength, following the suspension of the country's participation in an arms control treaty with the United States.

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a statement on Thursday it had detected the launch.

North Korea launched at least one long-range ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast, after Pyongyang warned of a strong response to upcoming US-South Korea military drills.

North Korea reportedly fires a ballistic missile into the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan.

North Korea has fired at least three short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea east of the Korean Peninsula, the South Korean military says.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has presented new key goals to further boost the country’s military power next year, amid growing tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

India intends to deploy around 120 Pralay ballistic missiles along its borders with China and Pakistan after New Delhi reported clashes with Chinese troops at a border contested between the two countries, according to the defense ministry.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that Beijing is willing to work with Pyongyang for world peace, North Korean media reported.

North Korea has fired a short-range ballistic missile into the East Sea, the South military says.