Harris condemns North Korea ICBM test, convenes sideline meeting at APEC

Naomi Lim

November 18, 01:46 AM November 18, 01:46 AM

Vice President Kamala Harris has convened a meeting of world leaders on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in Bangkok, Thailand, to discuss North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile into Japanese waters.

Harris encouraged North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un to reengage in "serious and sustained diplomacy" as part of remarks to the press Friday afternoon local time before reporters were ushered out of the room.

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined Harris, according to the White House.

Harris's comments echoed White House National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson's condemnation of the test, in which she advised that President Joe Biden had been briefed on the situation.

"This launch is a brazen violation of multiple [United Nations] Security Council resolutions and needlessly raises tensions and risks destabilizing the security situation in the region," Watson wrote in a statement. "This action demonstrates that the DPRK continues to prioritize its unlawful weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs over the well-being of its people."

"The United States will take all necessary measures to ensure the security of the American homeland and Republic of Korea and Japanese allies," she added.

Friday's long-range missile, launched after an earlier short-range test, landed in the sea about 130 miles west of the Japanese island Hokkaido after traveling 621 miles at a height of 3,790 miles and a speed of Mach 22. Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada said the missile could have reached the U.S.

Harris's meeting Friday was reminiscent of Biden's emergency gathering of NATO and Group of Seven counterparts this week after Poland, a NATO member, reported a Russia-made missile killed two people in its Ukrainian border town of Przewodow.

North Korea launches ballistic missile into Sea of Japan

Jenny Goldsberry

September 24, 07:49 PM September 24, 08:25 PM

North Korea launched a missile more than the weekend that landed in the Sea of Japan, South Korean officers verified.

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Team described the launch took place just ahead of 7 a.m. KST Sunday, which was about 6 p.m. EST Saturday, but did not share the missile's range or trajectory. This start came just right before the South Korean military's prepared substantial-scale military services drills.

A U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea shortly ahead of the start in preparing for Vice President Kamala Harris's journey throughout Asia, in which she designs to visit South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. Harris is building the journey generally for former Key Minister Shinzo Abe's funeral on Sept. 27.

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The previous time North Korea launched missiles was in June when it launched 8 short-range missiles, triggering the United States to simply call for U.N. sanctions versus the nation for violating United Nations Stability Council resolutions.

Evacuations requested as volcano in western Japan erupts

Brady Knox

July 24, 09:05 AM July 24, 09:17 AM

A volcano called Sakurajima located on Japan's significant western island Kyushu erupted on Sunday, prompting authorities to purchase locals to evacuate.

The eruption induced the Japanese Meteorological Agency to increase the warn level from 3 to 5, the highest notify amount feasible. A amount 5 warning phone calls for neighborhood residents to evacuate straight away, in accordance to the agency's web-site.

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The volcano erupted at 8:05 p.m., and so far, there have been no reports of harm, in accordance to Reuters. Experiences of volcanic stones were being documented 1.5 miles absent from the volcano, in accordance to the WHD News, citing regional sources.

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Sakurajima is a person of Japan's most active volcanoes. It is located in the vicinity of the town of Kagoshima, with 600,000 inhabitants.