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Newsday: 20/02/2023 06:06 GMT : Tensions rise as North Korea launches two missiles into the sea off Japan

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20/02/2023 06:06 GMT : Tensions rise as North Korea launches two missiles into the sea off Japan

Tensions rise as North Korea launches two missiles into the sea off Japan

BBC World Service - Newsday, Tensions rise as North Korea launches two missiles into the sea off Japan

Japan wants an emergency UN Security Council meeting after North Korea missile launches

Japan has called for an emergency meeting of the UN security council after North Korea missile launches into the sea off its east coast.

North Korea has launched two missiles into the sea off Japan's east coast, prompting it to call for an emergency meeting of the UN security council.    

In Sao Paulo in Brazil torrential rain and flooding has claimed more than 30 lives - the military have deployed helicopters to the region. 

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is in Turkey two weeks after an earthquake that devastated areas in the south of the country.  He has witnessed the devastation from the air and has pledged an additional $100 million in aid. 

And tension in Israeli politics as the right wing government proposes legal changes that critics say would remove checks and balances that are vital to the democratic nature of the country.

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