Russia pounds Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with deadly missile strikes
The lethal barrage smashed into civilian areas, knocking out power and water.
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The lethal barrage smashed into civilian areas, knocking out power and water.
State-run media said Kim observed his army in drills to "check and assess the war deterrent and nuclear counterattack capability."
The launch came just two days after North Korea fired an intermediate-range missile over Japan for the first time in five years.
The test of the suspected Hwasong-12 rocket set off warning alarms in northern Japan, and drew a quick military response from the U.S. and South Korea.
North Korea's latest missile test forced Japan to warn its residents to take shelter early Tuesday morning. A missile flew over the island in what is being called a dramatic escalation by Pyongyang. Former CIA officer and FBI special agent Tracey Walder joins CBS News to discuss the move and the reaction from South Korea and the U.S.
The U.S., U.K. and United Nations have condemned the attack targeting Kurdish opposition groups as an unprovoked assault on Iraqi sovereignty.
The planned test had been postponed after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan; China reacted to the visit by announcing live-fire exercises in the waters surrounding the island.
An analyst tells CBS News that Kim Jong Un's regime could be ready to resume nuclear testing by the end of the month after a 3-year pause.
Kim Jong Un's latest apparent weapons test came a day after South Korea swore in its new leader, and as the Biden administration pushed for more sanctions at the U.N.
North Korea claims it successfully tested a new type of missile over the weekend. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports from Tokyo about why many are concerned about nuclear tests down the road. Then, Vlad Duthiers and Lana Zak speak with CBS News contributor Isaac Stone Fish about what we can tell from North Korea's latest launch and the increase in its tests this year.
North Korea claimed to have fired a new long-range missile with worrying capabilities, but defense officials say it was really an ICBM last tested in 2017.