The KCNA news agency said the drill was carried out early on Saturday to "warn enemies" that the country would be prepared in case of nuclear war as Pyongyang again vowed to bolster military deterrence against Washington and Seoul
Read MorePakistan is on a rocky road to economic recovery under a caretaker administration, despite avoiding a sovereign debt default in July thanks to a USD 3 billion loan program from the IMF
Read MoreRussia quit the deal in July - a year after it was brokered by the United Nations and Turkey - complaining that its own food and fertiliser exports faced obstacles and that not enough Ukrainian grain was going to countries in need
Read MoreSpeaking via video at the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, Xi said China would focus on expanding the domestic market, increasing imports of high-quality services and reforming the country's basic data system
Read More"We have raised our growth forecast for the United States' economy to 1.9 per cent in 2023 from 1.1 per cent in our May outlook, acknowledging the strong underlying economic momentum," Moody's said in a report
Read MoreRussia has turned increasingly to China as its most powerful ally since alienating the West last year with its decision to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, what it calls a "special military operation."
Read MoreTinubu has embarked on the country's boldest reforms in decades, which have been welcomed by investors. However, reforms have brought additional hardship to Nigerians already dealing with a cost of living crisis
Read MoreThe G20 still has an important contribution to make and a "big damn obligation" to fulfil, said Scholz, particularly as BRICS - a grouping of the world economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - grows in significance
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