North Korean state media remained silent on Wednesday, widely believed to be the birthday of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. This contrasts with recent efforts to cultivate his cult of personality while distancing him from his predecessors.

Kim Jong Un warned that North Korea ’s rivals could not ignore its new hypersonic ballistic missile, which was tested while US secretary of state Antony Blinken was visiting South Korea on Monday.

North Korea has tested a new hypersonic missile, which Kim Jong-un said would help deter its Pacific rivals, state media reported on Tuesday.

The United States on Wednesday condemned North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile earlier this week and reiterated its calls for the recalcitrant regime to stop further "unlawful" and "destabilizing" acts.

North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency claimed a successful test of a new type of intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile.

North Korea conducted a test launch of its latest medium- and long-range hypersonic ballistic missile, according to information released by the DPRK Central Telegraph Agency.

North Korea’s ambitious weapons programs continue their long march forward, even as South Korea implodes and the United States becomes increasingly distracted. As the world was celebrating the start of a new year,