North Korea has fired a missile over Japan’s main island and into the sea – again violating UN resolutions and adding to tensions in the region. The Japanese military’s early warning system detected the missile, triggering air-raid warnings in northern Japan including sirens and text messages saying “Missile passing. Following this latest missile launch, Donald Trump and the Japanese president, Shinzo Abe, are calling for urgent action by the UN security council. BusinessAsian markets have taken fright at the North Korea missile launch this morning with shares and US stock futures tumbling. The Guardian leads with news that police forces are fielding a record number of calls relating to mental health issues.

Source: The Guardian August 29, 2017 05:26 UTC