United Nations (CNN) Russia has derailed a proposed UN Security Council statement that would have condemned North Korea's latest missile launch test, using its veto to torpedo the motion. Instead, North Korea tested a missile Sunday, which was said to have failed , provoking more calls for the country to cease its hostile acts. JUST WATCHED Assessing the North Korean threat Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Assessing the North Korean threat 02:03Haley: Ball's in N. Korea's courtUS Ambassador Nikki Haley told UN reporters it was "up to North Korea to avoid further trouble." "I think it's important that North Korea knows we're not trying to pick a fight, so don't try and give us one," she said. The reclusive nation, which has long pursued nuclear ambitions, conducted its fifth nuclear test last September, its most powerful so far.

Source: CNN April 20, 2017 01:52 UTC