Apec leaders hold emergency meeting over North Korea missile launch

A South Korean Air Force F-35 fighter jet during joint air drills with the US in response to North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile launch on Friday morning. Photograph: South Korean Defense Ministry/Getty Images Leaders of the United States, South Korea, Japan and allied countries convened an emergency meeting during an Asian summit on Friday and condemned North Korea's firing of a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile, calling for a united response. The missile, which landed 200km off Japan, was capable of reaching the mainland United States, Japanese officials said. Meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meeting in…