Iran unveils a new 4th generation ballistic missile on the anniversary marking the liberation of the city of Khormashar during the Iran-Iraq war.

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.