Tensions Rise as North Korea Launches Powerful ICBM, Allies Clash

North Korea and Russia clashed with the United States, South Korea, and their allies at a U.N. Security Council meeting over North Korea's latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch. North Korea called it a "warning counter-measure" to threats from the U.S. and other hostile forces, while the U.S. and its allies condemned the launch as a violation of Security Council resolutions. North Korea warned of dire consequences if the U.S. and South Korea continue their military threats, and Russia called for a peaceful settlement of issues on the Korean Peninsula.