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

Pyongyang expresses its discontent over the "concerning provocations" that the combined aerial maneuvers carried out last week between Seoul, Tokyo, and Washington represented. North Korea has announced a test with strategic cruise missiles,

North Korea has test-fired sea-to-surface strategic guided cruise missiles, KCNA reported Sunday, adding that the weapons "precisely" hit their targets.