North Korea Says It Test-Fired "Remarkable" New Anti-Aircraft Missile: Report

The UN Security Council met behind closed doors on Friday to discuss the latest tests and the US said it was assessing the missile launches by North Korea.

North Korea fired a newly developed anti-aircraft missile on Thursday, state media KCNA reported, the latest in a recent series of weapons tests that has come as denuclearisation talks with the United States have deadlocked.

It was North Korea's second known weapons test this week after the launch of a previously unseen hypersonic missile on Tuesday. It has also fired ballistic missiles and a cruise missile with potential nuclear capabilities in recent weeks.

The UN Security Council met behind closed doors on Friday to discuss the latest tests and Washington said it was assessing the missile launches.

The tests highlighted how North Korea has been steadily developing increasingly sophisticated weapons, raising the stakes for efforts to press it to give up its nuclear and missile programmes in return for US sanctions relief.