North Korea has fired a missile into the Sea of Japan, in the latest provocative gesture from Pyongyang just days before US President Donald Trump meets his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
The Pentagon said North Korea fired the missile at 6.42am local time and that it landed in the Sea of Japan nine minutes later. It said the rocket, which is believed to be a medium-range missile that could not reach the US, was fired from a land-based facility near Sinpo.
The launch comes as Mr Trump prepares to host Mr Xi at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida in their first meeting. North Korea is expected to be one of the top issues on the agenda.
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