North Korea fired about 80 artillery rounds into a maritime border zone overnight, South Korea said on Friday, as defence ministers from Seoul and Washington vowed to demonstrate determination in the face of missile tests by the North.
into the sea on Thursday, including a possible failed intercontinental ballistic missile , prompting the United States and South Korea to extend air drills that have angered Pyongyang.
The South issued a warning communication to the North over the firing, the South Korean Ministry of Defence said in a statement. Tensions have been rising as North Korea has conducted a record number of missile launches this year, including at least 23 on Wednesday alone and the ICBM launch on Thursday.
In recent years the 15-member council has been split on how to deal with North Korea and in May, China and Russia vetoed a U.S.-led push to impose more U.N. sanctions in response to North Korean missile launches.
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