Visit by General Dan Caine, top US military officer, comes amid growing calls in Washington for South Korea to shoulder more defence costs.

The aircraft, also known as Poseidon, is tasked with detecting North Korean submarine fleet, according to South Korean military officials, as it is capable of being armed with sonobuoys and torpedoes, which are designed to detect, identify, track and attack underwater targets.

Top South Korean, U.S. and Japanese military officers are urging North Korea to cease all unlawful activities that threaten regional security, as the three nations fly advanced warplanes for a joint exercise in a show of force against the North.

North Korea has declared its readiness to respond militarily to any perceived security threats, issuing a direct warning to the United States, South Korea,

Kim reaffirmed North Korea’s full support for Russia’s war in Ukraine, vowing to “unconditionally support and encourage all measures” taken by Moscow in the conflict.

Despite having a nuclear arsenal, which is growing in size and sophistication, and an enormous standing army, North Korea's navy is considered greatly inferior to those of its enemies - South Korea, Japan and the United States - who have some of the most powerful naval fleets in the world.

The name should remain. The mission must be sharpened. Unification is not a taboo, it is a strategy, and it must be a grand strategy for Korea. Let the Ministry develop and lead it and help the Korean people on both sides of the DMZ establish a new nation, a United Republic of Korea (U-ROK) and realize the Korean Dream.

Federal officials said businesses should carefully verify the identities of remote employees to avoid falling prey to similar scams.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused the U.S., South Korea, and Japan of military buildups around North Korea. "We warn against exploiting these ties to build alliances directed against anyone,