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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Hyonhee Shin and Soo-hyang Choi

North Korea launches ICBM after Biden summits with Asia allies

A woman watches a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea's launch of three missiles what appeared to have involved an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), in Seoul, South Korea, May 25, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

North Korea fired three missiles on Wednesday, including one thought to be its largest intercontinental ballistic missile, after U.S. President Joe Biden ended an Asia trip where he agreed to new measures to deter the nuclear-armed state.

South Korea's deputy national security adviser, Kim Tae-hyo, said the North also appeared to have conducted multiple experiments with a detonation device in preparation for its seventh nuclear test but that the test was unlikely to occur in the coming days.

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