North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho on Monday accused US President Donald Trump of declaring war on his country by tweeting over the weekend that North Korea "won't be around much longer."

Iran has successfully tested a new ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 km (1,200 miles) which is displayed at a military parade on Friday, according to the nation’s state-run broadcaster. The test-firing of the Khorramshahr missile, which Iran said could carry several warheads, is likely to raise concerns in Washington.

China and Russia have begun naval drills near North Korea amid continuing nuclear tensions, while Germany has urged for direct talks with the isolated state to resolve the standoff.

Iran has tested new ballistic missile that is reportedly capable of carrying multiple warheads. The test occurred few hours after the missile was unveiled at a military parade. Press TV had reported on Friday that Iran unveiled a ballistic missile at a military parade held in Tehran and successfully tested it.

Israeli warplanes struck arms depots belonging to the Lebanese pro-Iranian Hezbollah movement near the Damascus Airport, a Monitoring Group said on Friday. The rocket strikes overnight caused damage to the sites and sparked a fire, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights added. Sounds of explosions were heard in and around Damascus, the watchdog said.

North Korea fired a missile that flew over Japan’s northern Hokkaido far out into the Pacific Ocean on Friday, South Korean and Japanese officials said, deepening tension after Pyongyang’s recent test of its most powerful nuclear bomb. Reuters reported that the missile flew over Japan and landed in the Pacific about 2,000 km (1,240 miles) east of Hokkaido, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters.