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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Edith M. Lederer

North Korean test of ICBM is condemned by two-thirds of UN Security Council

Koreas Tensions - (KCNA via KNS)

A U.S.-led statement approved by 10 of the 15 U.N. Security Council members Tuesday condemned a recent North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile launch and called on Pyongyang to return to negotiations and abandon its missile programs.

The statement follows a series of recent North Korean missile launches, including the test Thursday of the country’s newest ICBM that is designed to reach the United States.

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