The Latest: UN Security Council condemns NKorea missile test
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The Latest on a U.N. Security Council emergency meeting on North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile over Japan (all times local):
8:15 p.m.
The U.N. Security Council says it 'strongly condemns' North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile over Japan and is reiterating demands for Pyongyang to halt its ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs.
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The U.N.'s most powerful body approved the statement after an emergency meeting Tuesday on the missile test, calling North Korea's actions "outrageous."
The test came less than a month after the council imposed its toughest-yet sanctions on North Korea.
The statement doesn't discuss any potential new sanctions but calls for strict implementation of existing ones. The council also says it's committed to a peaceful, diplomatic and political solution to the situation.
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North Korea isn't on the 15-member council. Pyongyang announced Wednesday that leader Kim Jong Un called for more weapons tests targeting the Pacific Ocean.
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5:45 p.m.
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The U.N. Security Council is holding an emergency meeting to discuss how to respond to North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile over Japan. It comes less than a month after the council imposed its toughest-yet sanctions on Pyongyang.
Before the closed-door discussion Tuesday evening at U.N. headquarters, ambassadors from several countries said they aimed to weigh what next steps to take and emerge with a unified reaction.
Japanese Ambassador Koro Bessho says his country feels a need to put more pressure on North Korea but will discuss how to do it. U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley says that "something serious has to happen" but hasn't specified what.
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British Ambassador Matthew Rycroft suggests that members need to look at strengthening sanctions against North Korea.
North Korea isn't a council member.