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Australia condemns North Korean missile launch

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (R) arrives to attend the 29th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM) during the APEC 2022 summit in Bangkok, Thailand, 18 November 2022. Diego Azubel/Pool via REUTERS

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemned on Friday the launch of a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile by North Korea that took place as Asia-Pacific leaders gathered in Bangkok for the APEC summit.

"These unprecedented multiple ballistic missile launches undermine our security. They are reckless actions," said Albanese, speaking at a meeting of leaders from Japan, South Korea, Canada and New Zealand convened by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris.

"We stand with the world, and indeed with our allies, in opposing and condemning this action in the strongest possible terms... And we stand ready to be part of a global response to this."

(Reporting by Lewis Jackson; Editing by Christopher Cushing)

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