North Korea fires ballistic missile after warning to U.S.

North Korea's military fired a short-range ballistic missile into the sea on Thursday and warned of a "fiercer" response to U.S. efforts to bolster defense ties with South Korea and Japan.

Driving the news: The warning was in response to President Biden's trilateral meeting last week in Cambodia with leaders of South Korea and Japan, whereafter a joint statement pledging deeper ties and condemning Pyongyang for its recent missile tests was issued.

Details: North Korea's latest missile was fired from the Wonsan area on the country's east coast and landed in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, according to...