Seoul: North Korea ignored UN resolutions by firing a medium-range ballistic missile into the sea yesterday, Seoul and Washington officials said, days after its leader Kim Jong Un ordered weapons tests linked to its pursuit of a long- range nuclear missile capable of reaching the US mainland.

A man watches a TV screen showing file footage of the missile launch conducted by North Korea, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul,  South Korea on Friday. The letters on the screen read “The missile [launched yesterday] puts all of South Korea and part of Japan within striking distance.” Pic/AFP