North Korea test-fired a new ballistic missile carrying a super-large warhead and an improved strategic cruise missile, state media reported Thursday, as leader Kim Jong Un called for increased weapons development.

Japan’s military says it detected North Korea test-firing at least one ballistic missile, adding to its military demonstrations as tensions with Washington and neighbors escalate

North Korea fired a salvo of short-range ballistic missiles early Wednesday, Seoul's military said, Pyongyang's second such weapons test in a week.Last Thursday, the North fired what Seoul described as multiple short range ballistic missiles into waters east of the Korean peninsula,