Kim Jong Un says North Korea must be ready for US-led invasion plots

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for his military to be constantly ready for combat to thwart rivals’ plots to invade his country (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service/AP)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for his military to be constantly ready for combat to thwart rivals’ plots to invade his country, state media said on Tuesday.

It came as the US, South Korea and Japan held a trilateral naval exercise to deal with North Korea’s evolving nuclear threats.