The launch, into waters west of Japan, came shortly after the United States and South Korea criticized the North for sending troops to join Russia’s war.

SEOUL: North Korea said Thursday it had test-fired one of its newest and most powerful missiles to boost its nuclear deterrent, Kim Jong Un’s first we...

South Korea said it detected a ballistic missile launch from North Korea’s capital region around 7.10 am on Thursday and that the weapon flew toward the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.

SEOUL: North Korea on Thursday (Oct 31) test-fired one of its most powerful missiles, South Korea's military said, Kim Jong Un's first weapons test since being accused of sending soldie

The missile was fired at a lofted angle from an area near the capital Pyongyang

SEOUL: North Korea on Thursday test-fired one of its most powerful missiles, South Korea’s military said, Kim Jong Un’s first weapons test since being...

North Korea conducted what appeared to be its longest ever intercontinental ballistic missile test as South Korea warned the state could seek missile technology from Russia in exchange for deploying troops to help with the war in Ukraine.

North Korea said it has tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile.

It comes a day after Seoul reported the North was making preparations to test-launch an intercontinental ballistic missile.

North Korea reportedly test launched an intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, which landed in the Sea of Japan, posing a threat to the region.

North Korea launched a "long-range ballistic missile" Thursday, South Korea’s military confirmed, marking Pyongyang's first test since allegations it sent troops to Russia. This comes after South Korea…

The test shows that Pyongyang is building weapons that "fire farther and higher", Seoul says.

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- North Korea launched what appears to be its newest and most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, South Korean and Japanese defense officials said, a provocation coming just days ahead of the U.S. presidential election.

North Korea on Thursday fired an unidentified ballistic missile toward the East Sea, South Korea's military said, according to the Yonhap news agency.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the missile test and was at the launch site, calling the launch “an appropriate military action” to show North Korea’s resolve to respond to its enemies’ moves that have threatened the North’s safety, according to its Defense Ministry.

North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Thursday, with the Japanese government assessing it was intercontinental ballistic missile-class and launched on a lofted trajectory. The Japanese Defense Ministry said the missile was launched northeastward from North Korea at around 7:11 a.m. and fell at around…

North Korea fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile toward waters off its east coast, further raising tensions in the region.

North Korea launches ICBM, heightening tensions with U.S. and allies, amid reports of troops sent to support Russia in Ukraine.

North Korea test-launched a suspected long-range missile designed to strike the continental U.S. on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, as the United States warned that North Korean troops in Russian uniforms are heading toward Ukraine in a likely move to augment Russian forces and join the war.

South Korea's Defence Intelligence Agency said there are signs that North Korea will soon be ready to test launch an ICBM designed to reach the US mainland - and it could happen in November

South Korea’s military intelligence agency told lawmakers Wednesday that North Korea has likely completed preparations for its seventh nuclear test and appears to be preparing to test a long-range missile capable of reaching the United States.