North Korea's foreign ministry vowed the "toughest counteraction" against the United States as long as Washington "refuses" the country's sovereignty.

North Korea said Sunday it tested a cruise missile system, its third known weapons display this year, and vowed “the toughest” response to what it called the escalation of U.S.-South Korean military drills that target the North.

North Korea has test-fired sea-to-surface strategic cruise guided missiles, the North's state media reported Sunday, quoting Kim as saying that Pyongyang's deterrence means are being perfected.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un looks on during the test of what KCNA described as a strategic cruise missile, at an undisclosed location, January 25, 2025, in this photo released January 26, 2025. KCNA via REUTERS SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea conducted a strategic cruise missile test on Saturday,

North Korea on Sunday released photos of a strategic cruise missile test, aimed at enhancing its nuclear capabilities under the country's leader Kim Jong Un. Newsweek has reached out to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command for comment.

North Korea test-fired strategic cruise missiles on Saturday the official Korean Central News Agency reported, marking a third launch this month as Donald Trump returned to power in the US.

North Korea announced that it had performed a test of its cruise missile system on Saturday. It was the communist country’s fourth known missile launch since November and the second in less than a week since President Donald Trump’s inauguration.