SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un criticised trilateral military cooperation among the United States, Japan and South Korea for raising tensions in the region and vowed countermeasures,

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said an elevated U.S. security partnership with South Korea and Japan poses a grave threat to his country and vowed to further bolster his nuclear weapons program.

During a visit to the North Korean Ministry of National Defense to mark the 77th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army, leader Kim Jong-un called for bolstered deterrence while blaming the United States for global conflicts.

Kim Jong Un reiterated North Korea’s policy of developing its nuclear forces, saying he would bolster deterrence, as the nation marked the anniversary of the Korean People’s Army.

Kim Jong-un reaffirms vow to develop ‘nuclear forces’ further as Trump, Ishiba agree to work on complete NK denuclearization North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has accused the trilateral military cooperation among South Korea,

The first tour is set to take place Feb. 12 to 18, when major celebrations are planned for the birthday of the country's late leader Kim Jong Il, one of North Korea's biggest holidays.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country’s nuclear capability, state media reported Wednesday, as it ramps up pressure on the United States following the inauguration of President Donald Trump.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said this week that North Korean soldiers have been “brought in again” to fight at the frontline in the Kursk region after reports that foreign soldiers were withdrawn following their mounting losses.

Trump predicted that he "will have relations" with North Korea, calling the time he spent with Kim during his first term an “asset."