North Korea has trumpeted the success of its recent test-firings of sea-to-surface cruise missiles, in another display of its growing military capabilities as US President Donald Trump visits South Korea.

North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency said the missiles fired on Tuesday flew for more than two hours before accurately striking targets in its western waters. It said the weapons would contribute to expanding the operational sphere of the country's nuclear-armed military.

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the military had detected the North Korean launch preparations and that the cruise missiles were fired in the North's northwestern waters at around 3 pm Tuesday.

The joint chiefs said South Korea and the United States were analysing the weapons and maintaining a co

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