North Korea fires ballistic missile into sea in latest test

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a recent exhibition of weapons systems in Pyongyang. North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea on Tuesday (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service/AP)

North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea on Tuesday in a continuation of its recent weapons tests, the South Korean and Japanese militaries said.

It came hours after the US reaffirmed its offer to resume diplomacy on the North’s nuclear weapons programme.