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.

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.

Iranian airstrikes have shaken Persian Gulf countries, undermining their reputations as havens of wealth and stability and forcing them to take sides in a war they opposed.

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

Oil prices dropped further on Tuesday after seeing their biggest intraday move on record on Monday. West Texas Intermediate contracts fell 8% to $87.04 a barrel. The drop came following Japanese finan

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.