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SEOUL, March 15 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday oversaw the test-launch of 12 600mm-calibre multiple rocket launchers, state media KCNA said, after ‌the United States and South Korea this week launched annual major drills ‌in South Korea.

North Korean leader Kim oversees test-launch of multiple rocket launchers

He said the drill would expose "the enemies within the 420-km striking range, to uneasiness" and "give them ​a deep understanding of the destructive power of tactical nuclear weapons.

Images from state news agency KCNA showed Kim and his daughter and potential successor known as Kim Ju Ae were watching the weapons tests.

"The launched rockets battered the island target in the East Sea of Korea ‌about 364.4 km away with ⁠the accuracy of 100 percent," KCNA said.

South Korea's military said on Saturday that North Korea fired more than 10 ballistic missiles towards ⁠the sea off the country's east coast. The missiles were launched from an area near the capital Pyongyang around 1:20 p.m. local time and flew about 350 kilometers, Seoul said.

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Last week, ​North Korea's ​Kim Yo Jong, the sister of leader Kim ​Jong Un, said U.S.-South Korea military ‌drills were a "provocative and aggressive war rehearsal" that would harm regional stability. South Korea and Washington say the drills are purely defensive, and aimed at testing readiness against military threats from North Korea.

On Sunday, North Korea said it would frequently conduct such regular drills for checking the DPRK's war deterrence.

North Korea has test-launched a wide range of ballistic ‌and cruise missiles for more than two decades ​in a push to develop the means to deliver ​nuclear weapons, which it is believed ​to have successfully built.

As a result, Pyongyang has been under multiple ‌U.N. Security Council sanctions since 2006 but ​it remains defiant, despite ​severe obstacles they created to its trade, economy and defence.

On Thursday, South Korea's Prime Minister Kim Min-seok met U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington to discuss ​ways to reopen dialogue with ‌the North. Trump is eager for any opportunity to sit down with ​North Korea's Kim Jong Un, South Korea's Kim told reporters.

(Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin; ​Editing by Andrea Ricci and Chizu Nomiyama )

Oprah Winfrey is laughing off the trolls who criticized her for her "90-year-old walk" at Paris Fashion Week

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• The TV personality and her longtime friend Gayle King attended the Chloé runway show together on March 5 and were both seen walking carefully

• Winfrey explained that she had an issue with the pair of sunglasses she was wearing at the time

Oprah Winfreyis clapping back at trolls who criticized her for walking like a "90-year-old" at Paris Fashion Week.

Back on March 5, the TV personality, 72, and her longtime friendGayle Kingstepped out together to the Chloé Fall/Winter 2026 runway show in Paris. Footage of their arrival at the event, shared on TikTok byParis Match, showed Winfrey smiling as she took slow and tentative steps. King, 71, could be seen trailing behind her, also walking carefully.

According to Winfrey, the duo's entrance sparked some unkind commentary online.

"On the internet, somebody was… you know how people drag you on the internet. So they were dragging me and Gayle saying, 'Look at them walking like they're 90 years old,' " Winfrey said during a recent appearance, per aclipshared on Instagram by user @jznotthatjayz on Thursday, March 12.

Winfrey — who later reshared the clip — went on to explain that it all came down to a pair of sunglasses she was wearing at the time.

"And so there was a moment where we're walking into the Chloé fashion show, and my stylist had just handed me the Chloé sunglasses before I got out of the car," she said. "Now, I wear glasses or I wear contacts. So those were not prescription glasses."

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"So I didn't know where I was walking," she said with a laugh. "I could not see!"

"So everybody who's saying 'you're walking like you're 90,' I could not see," Winfrey reiterated.

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The former talk show host said she even had to ask her security team to tell her where she was walking.

Winfrey then revealed that King was dealing with her own separate dilemma that day. As the CBS News journalist was walking alongside Winfrey, she said to her, "I got two broken toes. I can't walk."

"And that's the reason we looked like we were 90 years old," Winfrey said.

Weeks before poking fun at her "90-year-old walk," Winfrey showed off her impressive moves in the gym. In a Feb. 16Instagram post, she shared a throwback video of herself doing her first-ever plank as she revealed how far she's come with the difficult yoga pose.

"Planks are the most challenging exercise for me," she wrote in the caption. "My first one in 2024 lasted 10 seconds. Now I can do them for over a minute, with weights, and whatever creativity Trainer Peter throws my way 💪🏽."

On her 72nd birthday on Jan. 29, Winfrey shared avideoon Instagram of herself doing a series of deadlifts in the gym.

"Life at 72 is looking different than every other decade," she wrote in the caption, explaining that she started strength training "two summers and two knees ago."

"I can't say I'm ready for the Olympics likeAdele, but I sure feel stronger 💪🏽," she continued. "So in honor of another trip around the sun for me, go try something new. You never know where it will lead you."

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Steven Spielberghas now weighed in onTimothee Chalamet'scontroversialremarksaboutballetandoperaduring a panel at the 2026 SXSW Conference and Festival on March 13.

The legendary filmmaker appeared to respond to the actor's comments while discussing the importance of sharedartistic experiences.

Chalamet had recently sparkedbacklashafter saying during a FebruaryVarietyActors on Actors town hall that he would not want to work in art forms like ballet or opera that people try to "keep alive."

The remark quickly drewcriticismfrom artists and celebrities, turning the moment into an ongoing debate across the entertainment world.

Steven Spielberg subtly responded to Timothee Chalamet's ballet and opera remark

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Spielberg became the latest industry figure to react toChalamet'scontroversial remarks.

Speaking during an onstage conversation titledThe Big Picture With Steven Spielberg, the three-timeOscar winnerreflected on the importance of communal experiences in the arts.

"But for me, the real experience comes when we can influence a community to congregate in a strange, dark space where all of us are strangers,"Spielbergsaid while discussing movie theaters.

"At the end of a really good movie experience, we are all united with a whole bunch of feelings that we walk into the daylight with."

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He then added a line that many in the audience interpreted as a clear reference to Chalamet's earliercomments.

"And there's nothing like that. It happens in movies and in concerts. And it happens in ballet and opera, by the way."

The audiencerespondedwith laughter and applause, as Spielberg smiled and concluded, "We want that to be sustained. We want that to go forever."

Chalamet's controversial comment also sparked backlash across the arts community

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The controversy began on February 24, 2026, during aVarietyActors on Actors town hall with Matthew McConaughey at the University of Texas at Austin.

While discussing the future of movie theaters, Chalamet said, "I admirepeople… doing a talk show about how we've got to keep movie theatres alive."

But he then compared cinema to other art forms that rely on preservation campaigns.

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"I don't want to be working inballet or opera, or things where it's like: 'Hey, keep this thing alive,' even though no one cares about this anymore."

Realizing the remark might land poorly, he quickly added, "All respect to the ballet and opera people out there. I just lost 14 cents in viewership. I just took shots for no reason."

The clip quickly circulated online, drawingcriticismfrom performers, arts organizations, and celebrities.

Several artists publicly criticized Chalamet's statement in the following weeks

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Oscar-nominated actor and Tony winner Nathan Lane called the comment "a schmuck remark" during an appearance onThe View.

"One doesn't want to give this more attention than it deserves," Lane said, "and yet it was kind of kaleidoscopic in itsstupidityand insensitivity."

He also mocked Chalamet's film,Marty Supreme,"If you think nobody cares about opera and ballet, I can't tell you how much we don't care about ping pong."

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Opera star Isabel Leonard also criticized the actor. "Honestly, I'm shocked that someone so seemingly successful can be so ineloquent and narrow-minded in his views about art," she said.

Canadian mezzo-soprano Deepa Johnny echoed the sentiment, saying, "What a disappointing take. There is nothing more impressive than the magic of live theatre, ballet, and opera. The impact of these media is long-lasting and life-changing."

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Even television personalities weighed in. OnThe View, hostWhoopi Goldbergsaid dismissing other art forms was misguided.

"When you crap on somebody else's art form, it doesn't feel good," she said.

However, not everyone in the arts community took the comments as harshly

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World-famous tenor Andrea Bocelli responded with a more diplomatic tone, tellingPeoplethat Chalamet may simply need more exposure to those art forms.

"I am convinced that a sensitive performer like Timothee… may one day discover that opera anddancedraw from that very same source," Bocelli said.

"Should he ever be curious, I would be happy to welcome him as a guest at one of my concerts."

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Singer Adela, who previously trained as a ballerina, also suggested the backlash might be overblown.

"I think people are maybe blowing it out of proportion," she toldTMZat Los Angeles International Airport.

"He's not wrong. It is kind of a dying art form… If anything, he just highlighted that."

Beyondcelebritiesand artists, several performing arts organizations joined the conversation in creative ways.

TheMetropolitan Operaposted a backstage video on TikTok captioned, "This one's for you, @tchalamet."

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Meanwhile, theSeattle Operajokingly offered a discount code for tickets toCarmen, writing, "Timmy, you're welcome to use it too."

At the same time, Chalamet's former school also weighed in.

Deepak Marwah, principal of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, where Chalamet studied performingarts, wrote in an Instagram statement:

"At LaGuardia, we do not rank art forms. Timothee, you come from this world. We know your heart, and we know you know better."

Still, the conversation continued across social media, where reactions remained divided

One commenter wrote, "Did anyone look to Chalamet as a sage prior to this?"

"Chalamet is a brilliant andtalented actor. That doesn't mean he is immune to sometimes saying stupid things," another added.

Others suggested the controversy may have unintentionally helped the very art forms he criticized.

"The irony is, ballet and opera sales have probably spiked since he said that," one user joked. "Thank you, Tim Tim."

The controversy comes at a sensitive moment for the actor.

The 30-year-old is nominated for Best Actor at the 2026Academy Awardsfor his role inMarty Supreme, a sports drama centered on competitive ping-pong.

"When Spielberg talks, one listens," wrote one netizen

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