NKorea launches ICBM before Yoon-Kishida meet

SEOUL: North Korea test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Thursday, just hours before the leaders of South Korea and Japan were to meet at a Tokyo summit that is expected to be overshadowed by North Korean nuclear threats.

Pyongyang's first ICBM test in a month and third weapons test this week also comes as South Korean and United States troops continue joint military exercises that the North considers a rehearsal to invade.