North Korea launched a test flight for a new type of missile, state media outlets said Thursday. The test on Wednesday was the first for an under-development strategic cruise missile, according to the official Korean Central News Agency. PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the 19th expanded political bureau meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, which was held from January 23 to 24, 2024, in Pyongyang, North Korea. MORE: North Korea tests ballistic missile, Japan and South Korea sayThe U.S. State Department on Wednesday had called for North Korea to "refrain from further provocative, destabilizing actions and return to diplomacy." North Korea tests new type of cruise missile, state media says originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News January 25, 2024 19:49 UTC