SEOUL-North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast Thursday, just hours after threatening a fiercer military response to the U.S. bolstering its security presence in the region with its allies South Korea and Japan.
The short-range ballistic missile was fired at 10:48 a.m. local time from the North’s eastern coastal city of Wonsan, Seoul’s military said. The missile hit an estimated altitude of roughly 29 miles, traveling about 149 miles before splashing into waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.
China’s Xi Jinping Chides Justin Trudeau at G-20, Video Shows
Chinese leader Xi Jinping chided Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over what he described as a media leak during a brief encounter between the adversaries on Wednesday at a Group of 20 summit in Indonesia, a video shows.
“Everything we discussed has been leaked to the paper. That’s not appropriate,” a visibly agitated Mr. Xi told Mr. Trudeau on the G-20 sidelines as the Bali summit was closing, according to a video posted on Twitter by a reporter for Canadian broadcaster CTV. The pair had met a day earlier and some details of that discussion, including accusations Mr. Trudeau leveled against China of meddling in Canadian affairs, were subsequently reported by Canadian media.
Karen Bass Is Elected Mayor of Los Angeles, Defeating Rick Caruso
Karen Bass has become the first woman elected mayor of Los Angeles, according to the Associated Press, as the California congresswoman defeated businessman Rick Caruso in a race that remained too close to call for more than a week.
Mr. Caruso, a billionaire real estate developer, began election night with a lead in early results, but mail ballots that arrived later broke in favor of Ms. Bass, a Democrat..
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