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North Korea fired another ballistic missile into the East Sea on Thursday, continuing a series of launches that have raised tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

North Korea on Sunday said the country test-fired a “new-type tactical guided weapon system” to enhance its capabilities to effectively operate “tactical nuclear weapons,” as part of a five-year defense plan to bolster up its “war deterrent.”

The head of the Russian navy, Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, has met with crew members from the sunken missile cruiser Moskva and said they would continue to serve in the navy, the defence ministry said on Saturday (April 16).

Ukrainians formed long queues outside Kyiv's main post office on Thursday (April 14) to buy postage stamps of Ukrainian soldier making a crude gesture to a Russian ship, following the news that the flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, the Moskva, was badly damaged when ammunition on board blew up.

U.S. authorities have arrested a leader of a Japanese crime syndicate on charges of plotting to distribute drugs in the United States and purchase weapons including U.S.-made surface-to-air missiles, prosecutors said on Thursday.

Yemen's Houthi group said on Saturday (March 26) it was suspending missile and drone strikes on Saudi Arabia for three days, in a peace initiative it said could be a lasting commitment if the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen stopped air strikes and lifted port restrictions.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has strongly condemned North Korea’s launch of what is believed to be a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile. It is regrettable that Japan has no effective means to prevent Pyongyang’s reckless behavior.

The US Embassy has commended Thailand for joining the UN vote to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while also rejecting rumours that its Chiang Mai branch will be used as a missile base.

The Indian defence ministry regretted on Friday that a missile "accidentally" entered Pakistan and fell in Khanewal district's Mian Channu area on Wednesday, attributing the incident to a "technical malfunction".

North Korea announced on Monday it had employed a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile in its test a day earlier.

The test-fire confirmed the accuracy, security and effectiveness of the operation of the Hwasong 12-type weapon system under production.

President Moon Jae-in has said that North Korea’s launch of an “intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM)” on Sunday morning amounts to a “breach of UN Security Council resolutions" and a “challenge” to the international community’s efforts to ensure peace on the Korean peninsula.