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North Korea confirms launch of ICBM in longest-ever ballistic missile test

A Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile [ICBM] is launched at Pyongyang international airport, in Pyongyang, North Korea, in February 2023 [North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via Reuters]

North Korea has confirmed it launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) towards waters off its eastern coast in what was the longest flight time yet for a North Korean missile, authorities in South Korea and Japan said, raising fears of advanced weapons development by Pyongyang.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was present at the missile test launch on Thursday and issued a warning to his enemies, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.

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