North Korea conducts longest-range missile test yet over Japan


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Nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile farther than ever before on Tuesday, sending it soaring over Japan for the first time in five years and prompting a warning for residents there to take cover. It was the first North Korean missile to follow such a trajectory since 2017, and its estimated 4,600 km (2,850 mile) range was the longest travelled by a North Korean test missile, which are usually "lofted" high into space to avoid flying over neighboring countries. In response to the test, U.S. and South Korean warplanes practiced bombing a target in the Yellow Sea and fighter...