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North Korea fires salvo of missiles hours after Biden leaves Asia

A woman watches a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea's launch of three missiles including one thought to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), in Seoul, South Korea, on May 25, 2022. [Reuters]

North Korea fired three missiles, including one thought to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Wednesday after U.S. President Joe Biden left Asia following a trip in which he agreed to new measures to deter the nuclear-armed state.

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the three missiles were fired in less than an hour from the Sunan area of the North's capital, Pyongyang, where its international airport has become a hub of missile tests.

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