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The US has joined condemnation of North Korea after it tested what it says is a more advanced nuclear weapon. Pyongyang said it had successfully trialled a hydrogen bomb that could be loaded on to a long-range missile.
The United Nations Security Council has agreed on fresh sanctions against North Korea over its missile programme.
North Korea has hailed as a success its latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile describing it as a “stern warning” for the US.
The leader of North Korea has said the country will not use nuclear weapons unless its sovereignty is threatened, state media report.
Kim Jong-un says North Korean scientists have developed nuclear warheads small enough to fit on ballistic missiles.
North Korea has fired a long-range rocket, which critics say is a test of banned missile technology. A state TV announcer said that North Korea had successfully placed a satellite in orbit. The launch was condemned by Japan, South Korea and the US, who have requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council later on […]