North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen tests of newly developed AI-powered suicide drones and called for their increased production, North Korean state media said.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed tests of newly developed reconnaissance and attack drones this week and called for their increased production, state media said Thursday. Kim has been emphasizing the development of drones,

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test of suicide drones with artificial intelligence (AI) technology and said unmanned control and AI capability must be the top priorities in modern arms development,

Korea Forest Service chief Lim Sang-seop said “a small amount” — less than 0.2 inches — of rain was expected in the area on Thursday.

The death toll in the wildfires raging across South Korea's southeastern region rose to 24 and the pilot of a firefighting helicopter was killed when the aircraft crashed on Wednesday, as the country battles some of its worst forest fires in decades.

South Korean officials say a helicopter engaged in firefighting has crashed.