North Korea has test-fired sea-to-surface strategic cruise guided missiles, the North's state media reported Sunday, quoting Kim as saying that Pyongyang's deterrence means are being perfected.

Dangerous fire weather forecast in Southern California; South Korea's impeached president detained; Israel and Hamas said to be at closest point yet to a ceasefire; Two lunar landers on their way to the moon.

Thirty-three hostages are set to be released over the next six weeks in the ceasefire deal reached on Wednesday. The remainder, including male soldiers, are to be released in a second phase that will be negotiated during the first. Hamas has said it will not release the remaining captives without a lasting ceasefire and a full Israeli withdrawal.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the short-range ballistic missiles were fired from a northern inland area and flew about 250 kilometers (155 miles) before landing in waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.

Hamas gunmen are guarding aid convoys in Gaza, and its police patrol city streets, sending a clear message: Hamas remains in charge.

Diplomacy: President Trump has pushed to “clean out” the Gaza Strip, including by asking Egypt and Jordan to take in hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. His suggestion drew flat rejections from those countries, two of the most important U.S. allies in the Middle East.

A former leader of the Hamas’ al-Qassam brigade's armed wing, in the West Bank, he now appears to be on the verge of release.

The return of Donald Trump to the presidency has sparked global reactions. China is hopeful yet cautious about economic ties, the immigration policy faces changes, and Afghans' refugee status is affected.

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeul refused to be questioned by investigators on Monday as part of a probe into whether he committed insurrection, as dozens of his supporters faced charges after a violent rampage at a court building.

From resetting alliances to controversial executive orders, here’s a roundup of key decisions made on first day.