Belarus on Tuesday released video of what it said was the deployment on its territory of the Russian nuclear-capable hypersonic Oreshnik missile system, a development that bolsters Moscow's ability to deliver missiles across Europe.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will visit China from January 4 to 7 and meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, the Blue House said on Tuesday, aiming to keep up momentum to restore ties.

South Korea gave the green light on Tuesday for the operation of a nuclear reactor with electricity output of 1,400 megawatts, the nuclear watchdog said, starting with a pilot run of six months.

The attack last week, on a dock purportedly used for shipping narcotics, did not kill anyone, people briefed on the operation said. But it was the first known U.S. operation inside Venezuela.

Samsung Electronics has received an annual licence from the U.S. government to bring in chip manufacturing equipment to its facilities in China for 2026, a person familiar with the matter said.

US president dismisses concerns about PLA activity simulating maritime blockade

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a munitions factory and said the multiple rocket launcher system being produced there will be the mainstay of modernized long-range artillery for fast precision strikes and strategic attacks, KCNA news agency reported on Tuesday.