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North Korea fires new ballistic missile, South Korea says North Korea launches new ballistic missile
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North Korea has fired another ballistic missile, South Korea's military chiefs say. North Korea has fired another ballistic missile, the latest in a series of launches that have raised tensions with its neighbours and the US.
The Pentagon said it was assessing the "probable" launch, which happened at about 03:30 local time (18:30 GMT). The Pentagon said it believed it was an intercontinental ballistic missile that flew for about 1,000km (620 miles) and fell into the Sea of Japan.
South Korean news agency Yonhap reported that the missile flew eastward from Pyongsong, South Pyongan province. South Korean news agency Yonhap said that the missile was launched from Pyongsong, South Pyongan province.
The North has carried out a series of missile tests in recent months, raising tensions with its neighbours and with the US. North Korea's last ballistic missile test was in September.
It is not clear how far the latest missile went or whether it flew over Japan as others did earlier this year. That came days after Pyongyang had conducted its sixth - and largest - nuclear test.
North Korea's last ballistic missile test was in September, days after it had conducted its sixth nuclear test. The US said the latest launch happened at about 03:30 local time (18:30 GMT).
South Korean and US authorities are working together to analyse the latest missile's trajectory, according to a statement from South Korean military chiefs. Japanese government officials said the missile travelled for about 50 minutes but did not fly over Japan, as some have done in the past.
US President Donald Trump was briefed while the missile was still in the air, the White House has said. He was visiting Congress at the time, but has since returned to the White House.US President Donald Trump was briefed while the missile was still in the air, the White House has said. He was visiting Congress at the time, but has since returned to the White House.
South Korea's military said it had responded to the launch with a missile exercise of its own.South Korea's military said it had responded to the launch with a missile exercise of its own.
North Korea is thought to be focusing efforts on building long-range missiles with the potential of reaching the mainland continental US. The North is thought to be focusing efforts on building long-range missiles with the potential of reaching the mainland continental US.
Pyongyang officials said the first of the longer-range missiles it tested in July could hit "any part of the world", but the US military called it an intermediate-range missile instead.Pyongyang officials said the first of the longer-range missiles it tested in July could hit "any part of the world", but the US military called it an intermediate-range missile instead.
Its last nuclear test reportedly involved a miniaturised hydrogen bomb that could be loaded on to a long-range missile. Its last nuclear test reportedly involved a miniaturised hydrogen bomb that could be loaded on to a long-range missile, raising tensions with the US even further.
Last week, President Trump announced that the US was re-designating North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism because of its missile and nuclear programme.
The US later US imposed fresh sanctions against Pyongyang. The measures targeted North Korean shipping operations and Chinese companies that traded with Pyongyang.