North Korea has lashed out at U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio for calling it a “rogue” state and warned that such remarks will never contribute to U.S. interests.

North Korea denounced U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday for calling it a "rogue state" and threatened a strong counteraction in the regime's first public criticism of the Trump administration.

North Korea on Monday criticised U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio for calling it a "rogue state" in a media interview, saying his comments do not help U.S. interests, state media KCNA said. North Korea's foreign ministry said the country will respond strongly to hostile U.