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North Korea Fires Suspected Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

North Korea fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile Friday, Seoul's military said, the second launch in two days as Pyongyang continues a record-breaking blitz that has sent fears of a nuclear test soaring. A South Korean defense official told AFP that they "estimated that North Korea had fired an ICBM",…

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U.S. VP Harris to convene leaders meeting over N.Korea missile launch - White House official

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will convene a meeting of world leaders in Bangkok on the sidelines of a regional summit to discuss North Korea's missile launch, a White House official said on Friday.

Reuters

Leaders at APEC summit to meet on N.Korea missile launch -Kyodo

The leaders of South Korea, Japan and the United States, among other nations, will hold an emergency meeting on Friday on the sidelines of the Asia-Paciﬁc Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit after North Korea's missile launch, the Kyodo news agency said.

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Explainer-North Korea is developing ICBMs. What are they?

North Korea has dramatically ramped up missile tests this year and launched a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Friday that Japan's defence minister said was capable of striking the U.S. mainland.

Reuters

U.S. condemns North Korea's ballistic missile launch

The United States condemned North Korea on Friday after the reclusive regime fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile.

Reuters

North Korea test-fires missile with range to strike U.S. mainland, Japan says

The launch came a day after North Korean officials warned of warned of a "fiercer" response to the U.S. and its allies.

Axios

North Korea fires ICBM, lands near Japan

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile Friday in one of its most powerful tests ever, with Japan saying the weapon may have had the range to hit the US mainland.

AFP

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South Korea's Yoon calls for strong sanctions following North's ICBM launch

South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol ordered officials to push for strong sanctions on North Korea after the reclusive regime fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile on Friday.

Reuters

S.Korea's Yoon vows to work with international community after North's ICBM launch

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol condemned North Korea's ICBM launch on Friday and said he would work with the international community for a coordinated response to the North's repeated missile launches.

Reuters

North Korea missile had the range to reach U.S. mainland, Japan says

A missile fired on Friday by North Korea had sufficient range to reach the United States mainland, and was capable of flying as far as 15,000 km (9,320 miles), Japan's defence minister, Yasukazu Hamada, said.

Reuters

Apec leaders condemn N.Korean missile launch

Leaders of the United States, South Korea, Japan and allied countries held an emergency meeting during the Apec summit in Bangkok on Friday and condemned North Korea’s firing of a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile, calling for a united response.

Bangkok Post

N. Korea fires suspected ICBM, Seoul and Tokyo say

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile Friday, Seoul's military said, its second launch in two days, which Japan said had splashed down in its exclusive economic zone.

AFP

North Korea tests suspected ICBM with range to reach US mainland

Kamala Harris convenes emergency meeting of leaders at regional summit in Bangkok after weapon lands in seas off Japan.

Al Jazeera

Japan PM Kishida condemns North Korea after missile lands in Japan's EEZ

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida condemned North Korea for firing a ballistic missile on Friday that landed within his country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), in what the Coast Guard said was roughly 210 km from an island in northern Hokkaido.

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North Korea test-fires ballistic missile with range to strike US mainland

North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that landed near Japanese waters on Friday in its second major weapons test this month that showed a potential ability to launch nuclear strikes on all of the US mainland.

AFP

North Korea fires suspected intercontinental ballistic missile, Seoul says

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile Friday, Seoul's military said, the second launch in two days as Pyongyang continues a record-breaking blitz that has sent fears of a nuclear test soaring.

Reuters

North Korea fires suspected intercontinental ballistic missile, S.Korea says

North Korea fired what was apparently an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), South Korea said on Friday, a day after it launched a smaller missile and warned of "fiercer military responses" to the U.S. boosting its regional security presence.

Daily Mirror

North Korea 'fires ICBM' as officials fear it may have landed inside Japan's waters

A long-range ballistic missile fired by North Korea off its east coast early on Friday has landed inside Japanese waters after a week of rising tensions in the region

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Seoul: N. Korea fires another ballistic missile toward sea

South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters

AFP

Japanese PM voices security concerns in first talks with China's Xi

Bangkok (AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday pressed Chinese leader Xi Jinping on regional security issues including North Korea, as Pyongyang fired the latest missile in a record blitz that has sent nuclear fears soaring.

AFP

Xi, Kishida meet as North Korea fires missile

Bangkok (AFP) - The leaders of China and Japan held their first face-to-face talks in three years on Thursday, after North Korea fired the latest in a record missile blitz that has sent nuclear fears soaring.

Reuters

North Korea's internet temporarily knocked offline, researcher says

North Korea's internet was hit by the largest outages in months on Thursday, a cybersecurity researcher told Reuters, after similar service interruptions in January were blamed on suspected cyber attacks.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

ROK: N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missile

SEOUL -- North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Thursday morning, the South Korean military said.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Missile launch over Japan a 'warning to enemies'

SEOUL -- North Korea's state news agency said that the launch of a ballistic missile on Oct. 4 that passed over Japan was a "warning to enemies."

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Ruling parties seek to reinforce national defense

The ruling parties' working team on national security has agreed to highlight policies to strengthen the national defense system in light of threats such as North Korea's successive ballistic missile launches.

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