North Korea has launched two ballistic missiles near Japan. The launch came after the US deployed a nuclear-armed submarine at a South Korean port.

North Korea says its response to the joint maneuvers would be inevitable.

Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov says hybrid war used by the US and its allies against Moscow are completely unprecedented and did not exist during the Cold War.

Tensions between Russia and NATO continue to escalate due to the war in Ukraine.

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 Korean president has called for increased cooperation with Washington on the operation of U-S nuclear assets to defend South Korea.

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has denounced the United Nations Security Council for "double standards" over weapons development and a "grave political provocation" after it convened a meeting over Pyongyang's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.