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North Korea tested an intercontinental ballistic missile, Japan said, escalating tensions with the U.S. It is the first such launch since 2017.

Thursday, March 24, 2022 3:59 AM EST

The launch was North Korea's boldest weapons test in years and marked the end of the self-imposed moratorium on nuclear and ICBM tests that the country's leader, Kim Jong-un, announced before he embarked on diplomacy with President Donald Trump in 2018.

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