Korean Central News Agency

North Korea announced on Friday that its leader Kim Jong-un oversaw a "fire assault drill" of an artillery unit as he stressed the need to "overwhelmingly respond" to any war preparations by its "enemy".

A key meeting of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party convened with leader Kim Jong-un in attendance to discuss next year's policy direction, Pyongyang's state media said on Tuesday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected the test-firing of long-range strategic cruise missiles involving units operating "tactical nukes" earlier this week aimed at strengthening the country's war deterrence, Pyongyang's…