North Korea keeps up its missile barrage with launch of ICBM

A TV screen showing a news programme reporting about North Korea’s missile launch with file footage is seen at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea (Lee Jin-man/AP)

North Korea have fired at least six missiles into the sea, including an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) which triggered evacuation warnings and halted trains in northern Japan.

It adds to a recent barrage of weapons tests that has escalated tensions in the region.