North Korea claims success in ‘very important’ test at satellite launch site
State media says test will change regime’s ‘strategic position’ amid further tensions with the US over its nuclear ambitions
North Korea has reportedly carried out a “very important” test at its Sohae satellite launch site, a rocket testing ground that US officials once said North Korea had promised to close.
The test, reported by state news agency KCNA, comes as North Korea has warned it could take a “new path” amid stalled denuclearisation talks with the US and as its year-end deadline nears.