Mr Rubio called for efforts to prevent a war by North Korea with US allies South Korea and Japan. Read more at straitstimes.com.

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un reportedly said a new hypersonic missile tested this week was aimed at deterring the country's Pacific rivals.

Kim Jong Un warned that North Korea ’s rivals could not ignore its new hypersonic ballistic missile, which was tested while US secretary of state Antony Blinken was visiting South Korea on Monday.

Kim Jong-un has sent an ominous message to the rest of the world after successfully testing his new hypersonic ballistic missile. The Little Rocket Man tried out his new death toy while US secretary Antony Blinken was visiting South Korea last week.

North Korea test fires a ballistic missile as Blinken visits Seoul, where he warned that Putin could provide Kim Jong Un with advanced space technology.

North Korea says it carried out its second missile test in two days — and this one was hypersonic. It came as U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visited the region.

North Korea tested a new hypersonic missile system aimed at deterring Pacific rivals, said leader Kim Jong Un. The missile flew 1,500 km at 12 times t

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the nation’s new hypersonic missile will keep any rivals in the Pacific region in check, following a test launch on Monday that coincided with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Seoul.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a successful test of a new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile, as reported by state media KCNA. This test coincided with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to South Korea.

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a successful test of a new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile (IRBM) on Monday, state media KCNA said on Tuesday, pledging to accelerate the country's nuclear and missile capabilities.

open image in gallery North Korea’s missile test coincides with Antony Blinken’s visit to South Korea (KCNA VIA KNS/AFP via Getty) The missile’s engine reportedly used a new compound of ...

Kim Jong Un warned that North Korea’s rivals could not ignore its new hypersonic ballistic missile, which was tested while US secretary of state Antony Blinken was visiting South Korea on Monday.