U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a North Korean missile test was carried out during his visit to Seoul on Monday. North Korea fired what appeared to be an intermediate-range ballistic missile at around noon. Blinken said the launch underscored the need to deepen Washington’s cooperation with South Korea and Japan to deter an emboldened Pyongyang. Blinken also warned of Pyongyang’s deepening ties with Moscow. He said Washington believed Russia intended to share space and satellite technology with North Korea in exchange for its support for the Ukraine war. 

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