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.

Shots were ​fired at the U.S. consulate in Toronto early ‌on Tuesday but no one was injured, police said, in what Canada's public safety minister described as an unacceptable incident.

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

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.