North Korea conducts a test of an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) from its eastern coast.

The veto does not end the UN sanctions against North Korea.

Sergei Naryshkin paid a visit to the peninsular country earlier this week to discuss security cooperation.

The North Korean leader has ordered heightened readiness for potential war amid high tensions.

South Korea and the United States have launched joint spring military drills, doubling the number of participating troops compared to last year.

US policy is failing to address North Korea, and neglecting the growing tension on the Korean Peninsula.

North Korea has fired “several” "strategic" cruise missiles, possibly nuclear-type, into the sea off the country's west coast, the fourth time in just over a week Pyongyang has launched such missiles.

The launch is North Korea's third test of its cruise missiles in less than a week.

North Korea and China have agreed to bolster strategic communications and defend their common interests.

North Korea says it has tested a new type of nuclear-capable cruise missile.