North Korea says its latest weapons test was a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile designed to strike targets in the Pacific as leader Kim Jong Un vowed to further expand his collection of nuclear-capable weapons to counter rivals.

North Korea has claimed it fired a new intermediate-range ballistic missile tipped with a hypersonic warhead which "will reliably contain any rivals in the Pacific region". The launch on Monday - Pyongyang's first in two months - came as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Seoul for talks with some of South Korea's key leaders.

Russia may be close to sharing advanced satellite technology with North Korea after the isolated nation supplied troops to help bolster Moscow’s war in Ukraine, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Monday.

The president noted that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is “not just maintaining his investments in aggression but doubling them.” Read also: Captured Russian marine exposes North Korean troop wipeout in Kursk Oblast - video “He has even started hiring soldiers from North Korea to continue this war.

As the war in Ukraine continues, countries involved in the conflict are facing significant losses. One of these nations is North Korea, which has sent soldiers to support Russia. The situation has been discussed recently by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group said on Thursday it planned to boost domestic investment by 19% to a record 24.3 trillion won ($16.65 billion) this year to ensure growth as it navigates political turmoil as well as U.

Hyundai Motor Group announced a plan, Thursday, to invest 24.3 trillion won ($16.67 billion) in Korea this year, in a preemptive move to develop cutting-edge mobility solutions, focusing on electrification,