Kim Yo Jong’s statement Tuesday came a day after the allies started their 11-day Freedom Shield exercise involving thousands of troops, while Washington also wages an escalating war in the Middle East.

President Donald Trump on Monday took to social media to press for the security of the Iranian national women’s soccer team, raising alarm that players would “most likely be killed” if they had to return to Iran after staying silent during the country’s national anthem at the Asian Cup.

Train service linking Pyongyang and Beijing will resume this week for the first time since it was suspended six years ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic, sources said Tuesday.

NATO shot down a second Iranian missile in Turkish airspace Monday, the Turkish defense ministry reported. There were no injuries.

Afghanistan’s Taliban government has rejected U.S. allegations that it detains foreigners to obtain leverage over other countries. The government says that Afghan authorities arrest people

Russian and Ukrainian officials are making contradictory claims of battlefield successes in their 4-year-old war.

Lebanon border, as Hezbollah’s rockets meet Israeli air defenses.

A widening supply crunch is forcing Asian governments to put more restrictions on fuel use and instruct citizens to avoid panic-buying, as the war in the Middle East limits the availability of energy.