North Korea says it has successfully relaunched its new 5,000-ton naval destroyer, less than a month after it capsized during the first attempted launch, state media reports.The country's leader, Kim Jong Un,

North Korea says it has repaired its damaged second destroyer and launched it into the water in the presence of leader Kim Jong Un.

North Korea is estimated by researchers to already operate three enrichment facilities, two of which have been additionally expanded with annexes housing yet more centrifuges. Collectively, the existing sites are estimated to house over 10,000 centrifuges that produce more than 200 kilograms of weapons-grade uranium-235 every year.

The 30-minute call comes as Lee, a liberal from South Korea's Democratic Party, seeks to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula. North-South relations are at their most strained in decades amid Kim's frequent ballistic missile tests and North Korean troop deployments to support Russia's war against Ukraine.

North Korea has moved a new warship damaged in a botched launch to a port near the Russian border, a move analysts say could point to a role for Moscow in repairing the vessel.

This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Satellite imagery shows a North Korea warship that tipped over

China has traditionally viewed North Korea as a security buffer and an ideologically aligned neighbor it can dominate.

North Koreans are "not interested" in entering the country, according to a commentary published by state media.