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An Australian man proposed to his girlfriend with an engagement ring hidden inside a necklace he gave her a year-and-a-half before.

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Friends say victim of I-70 crash was a recent widow and loving mother of two

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5 cool inventions that could save the world

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It's causing a lot of problems.

Yet, inventors are also using this technology to improve lives across the planet. Here are a few of their creations (or soon-to-be ones):

Yes, you can already turn the ocean into drinkable water through existing, industrial-scale desalination plants.

But these plants are often costly and can damage the environment: They use large amounts of energy, produce greenhouse gases and can harm marine life.

So, researchers in the UK have developed a sieve made out of graphene that may be able to filter out salt using less energy.

That could help provide safe, clean, drinkable water -- which is a rare resource in many countries.

In fact, the United Nations predicts that in less than a decade, 14% of people around the world will not have access to sufficient water resources where they live.

2. A drone that pollinates

So much of what you eat and drink every day -- apples, carrots, chocolate, even coffee -- relies on pollination, which allows plants to reproduce.

In fact, about 75% of the world's crops are produced with the help of pollinators, like bees and butterflies.

Yet these insect pollinators belong to a group that's facing extinction, according to a UN report.

So researchers in Japan are testing drones to see if they can carry pollen from one plant to another -- just like a small insect.

The researchers' drone was able to pollinate a very large flower, but there's still a lot more work to do before these machines can carry out the work of bees.

3. Biodegradable bullets

Protecting the environment might seem like the last thing the US military is worried about. Just this year, however, the US Army asked for proposals for biodegradable ammunition to replace the existing rounds it uses during training exercises.

The current spent rounds -- the bullet casings that are ejected from a weapon after it's been fired -- are believed to take hundreds of years to biodegrade, according to the Pentagon, and they contain components that could harm the soil and water.

As a result, the US Environmental Protection Agency says that military facilities make up the majority of the country's most polluted sites.

So the US Department of Defense is asking for new ammunition that contains seeds to produce food for animals: "This effort will make use of seeds to grow environmentally friendly plants that remove soil contaminants and consume the biodegradable components developed under this project."

4. A plant-based 'plastic' that doesn't pollute

Inspiration can come from some unlikely places.

For Indonesian entrepreneur Kevin Kumala, it arrived on a rainy day as he watched dozens of motorcyclists wearing vinyl ponchos to protect them from the wet weather.

"It clicked that these disgusting, toxic ponchos would be used a few times and then discarded, but they would not decompose," he said.

So the biology major set out to create a plastic made from a biodegradable material -- and he and his partner succeeded in making ponchos, bags and food packaging from cassava, a cheap and common vegetable found across Indonesia.

In 2014, Kumala launched Avani Eco, which produces four tons of cassava-plastic products each day. He hopes to secure funding to produce a lot more.

Kumala is so confident in his product that he will dissolve and drink his bioplastic creations.

5. A plane that emits only water

OK, so it fits only four people, including the pilot -- but this sleek-looking plane runs on an electrical current from a supply of hydrogen and oxygen, aided by a battery.

The result? Its only emission is water vapor.

"This is the first time that somebody has built an airplane that can carry more than one person and which is driven by hydrogen," says André Thess of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), which helped build the aircraft.

The hope is to create emission-free air taxis -- like the HY4 -- that can easily travel from city to city in the near future.

"Say you want to go between Irvine and Ventura in the Los Angeles area. It can take you between one and a half and three hours if there are traffic jams, but by plane it will take you around 35 to 40 minutes," says Josef Kallo, the HY4 project leader.

"And within a controlled airspace you could have a lot of these planes flying around."

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5 cool inventions that could save the planet

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It's causing a lot of problems. Yet, inventors are also using this technology to improve lives across the planet. Here are a few of their creations (or soon-to-be ones): Yes, you can already turn the ocean into drinkable water through existing, industrial-scale desalination plants.

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Drug bust netting 7.9 tons of cocaine dubbed ‘one of the largest in history’

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Anti-drug forces from several European and American countries intercepted a total of eight tons of cocaine in a double bust that is being dubbed as one of the largest in history.

In the larger one, Spanish authorities cooperated with Ecuadorean police to intercept a ship off that Latin American country bringing more than 5.5 metric tons of cocaine to Spain.

The ship was loaded with Colombian cocaine in the Pacific and planned to travel through the Panama Canal and across the Atlantic to Europe, officials said in a statement.

In a separate drug seizure, Spanish police stopped a Venezuela-flagged fishing vessel carrying 2.5 metric tons of cocaine near Martinica.

The ship was intercepted on May 4 and was towed to Las Palmas in Spain's Canary Islands.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and Britain's National Crime Agency also took part in the joint operation.

The cargo seized off the coast of Ecuador has an estimated value of $250 million. Ecuadorean agents boarded it when it was almost three nautical miles off Santa Elena province.

Spain's Interior Minister Juan Ignocio Zoido said to El Pais that the first operation resulted in the capture of 24 suspected drug traffickers.

"It is one of the largest cocaine seizures in history and it takes apart a large drug-trafficking organization between South America and Spain," he said.

The massive operation began after Spain found out in January that a South American ring with links in Spain was organizing a large shipment.

That information was corroborated by intelligence also gathered by the U.S., Britain and Portugal, the statement said.

Since the beginning of 2017, Ecuador has confiscated about 30 tons of cocaine.

Large seizures of cocaine and cannabis aren't uncommon in the Iberian Peninsula, which is seen as a drug gateway to Europe.

Spanish police captured almost eight metric tons of cocaine from four vessels in 2015 and 2016 and arrested 80 people, the police statement said.
The AP contributed to this report.

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Anti-drug forces from several European and American countries intercepted a total of eight tons of cocaine in a double bust that is being dubbed as one of the largest in history. In the larger one, Spanish authorities cooperated with Ecuadorean police to intercept a ship off that Latin American country bringing more than 5.5 metric tons of cocaine to Spain.

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Baby boy found dead in apparently abandoned car in Ohio

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An Australian woman was surprised to learn that her boyfriend had tricked her into carrying around her engagement ring in her necklace for more than a year.

Anna and Terry, a couple in Tasmania, Australia, had been dating for one year when she received the necklace as a gift.

"I had always loved the idea of giving someone a gift where they didn't know its true value until years later," Terry told ABC News.

Terry gifted Anna what he described as a "spiral shell" necklace made from Huon Pine.

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"She wore it every day, and everywhere we went, and pretty much never took it off," Terry gushed. He did at times worry about his girlfriend's necklace -- for instance, "when we went though airport security for the first time," Terry recalled.

Still, she had no idea what was really inside until more than a year later. The travel-loving couple decided to trek to Smoo Cave, located in Durness, Scotland, in April. That's when Terry finally decided to tell Anna what had been hidden in her beloved necklace.

Courtesy YouTube/Smudha

"Before we actually went down to the cave, I asked if I could have the necklace to take some photos of it among the rocks, which gave me a quick chance to break the seal with a knife," he detailed.

And when Terry went to return the necklace to Anna, he opened it to reveal the engagement ring inside.

His now-fiancée replied, "Wait...it's been in there the entire time?" And of course, later she said yes to Terry's marriage proposal.

The moment was captured in a YouTube video that's now gone viral.

Terry told ABC News that although they haven't made wedding plans yet, the two plan to buy a house before having a celebration "a couple of years" later.

"Hopefully with a bit of land...[we can] have the wedding at home with family and friends in as much of a relaxing atmosphere as possible," he continued. "[There's] no point in having a stressed out extravagant wedding, which isn't us."

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An Australian woman was surprised to learn that her boyfriend had tricked her into carrying around her engagement ring in her necklace for more than a year. Anna and Terry, a couple in Tasmania, Australia, had been dating for one year when she received the necklace as a gift.

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a mother was terrified when a suspect fires shots at her home with her kids in the house.

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three people were arrested near a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee in Virginia after hundreds of community members gathered to denounce the previous night's protest by torch-carrying white nationalists.

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Shutdown Concerns Bring Back 2011 Memories

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota's political leaders are entering the legislative homestretch with no budget deal in sight. It's familiar territory.

Few are uttering the dirtiest "s" word in state government yet, but the prospect of another painful shutdown is looming. Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and the Republican-controlled Legislature have until the May 22 deadline to finish the budget.

Here's a look at the last time the two parties clashed all the way into a government shutdown in 2011:
THE 101 ON 2011
Then as now, Dayton was outnumbered by a Republican-controlled Legislature. But a $6 billion budget shortfall - rather than the current healthy surplus - raised the stakes even higher.

While Dayton looked to carry out a campaign promise of balancing the budget by taxing Minnesota's wealthiest earners, Republicans lined up major government funding cuts. The disagreement triggered the longest government shutdown in recent history.
THE PUBLIC PAIN
Courts stepped in to avert massive service disruptions to veterans homes, public health programs and other critical services, but there was still plenty of pain when the state plunged into a shutdown July 1 of that year.

To start, 22,000 state workers were promptly laid off. State-backed road construction was halted, and rest stops across the state were closed down. Driver and Vehicle Services branches were largely closed down, meaning license renewals weren't possible.

Summer vacations took the biggest dagger, as state parks were closed and fishing and hunting licenses were no longer available.
COMPROMISE
In the end, both sides caved some to end the shutdown on Day 20. Dayton didn't get his tax increases, and Republicans agreed to less in funding cuts than they had said were necessary.

But the final agreement also relied on a handful of budgetary maneuvers, like delaying payments to public schools and a mix of borrowing, that took years to pay off.
THE POLITICAL PAIN
Election results would suggest that Republicans lost, and lost big time.

Just two years after the GOP took full control of the Legislature for the first time in decades, Democrats stormed back to sweep Republicans out of power. With Dayton in office, they cashed in by passing a new income tax on the state's top earners, a minimum wage hike, legalizing same-sex marriage and more.

There was more to the power swap than just the budget meltdown, but the memories of the shutdown remain fresh for both parties.
WHY WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER SHUTDOWN
There's just over a week remaining to strike a deal, and both sides admit they've made little headway in resolving their massive differences.

Dayton wants a $46 billion budget, with extra funding to expand a prized preschool program and other priorities as he seeks to cement his legacy in his last two years in office. Republicans are pushing for less in government spending and a $1 billion package of tax cuts, far more than Dayton has deemed appropriate.

And the GOP seems to be preparing for a possible meltdown: They started sending their own budget bills to Dayton last week, an effort to portray the governor and his vetoes as the holdup to a timely conclusion.
WHY WE WON'T HAVE ANOTHER SHUTDOWN
Believe it or not, there's still plenty of time. Deals often materialize late and pass quickly at the Capitol. And even if lawmakers pass the May 22 deadline to finish a budget, they'll have more than a month to keep working at a deal before a shutdown would take hold.

And with a $1.65 billion budget in hand, neither party wants to explain to voters that they couldn't get their work done on time.

(© Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota's political leaders are entering the legislative homestretch with no budget deal in sight. It's familiar territory. Few are uttering the dirtiest "s" word in state government yet, but the prospect of another painful shutdown is looming. Democratic Gov.

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Police dog heading home after taking bullet for partner

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Casper the K-9 officer is credited with "saving his partner's life" during a firefight in Florida

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Bryant Lee, a former high school quarterback at Louisiana's McKinley High School, was shot and killed Saturday morning after leaving a party.
He was 18.

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Bryant Lee, a former high school quarterback at Louisiana's McKinley High School, was shot and killed Saturday morning after leaving a party.

"The entire faculty and staff at McKinley Senior High School wish to express our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Bryant Lee," a statement from McKinley High School read, per Marcus Brown of WAFB.

"Bryant was an 18-year-old dedicated scholar who put his academics above his job as the leader of our football team. Bryant transferred to McKinley High School from Scotlandville his sophomore year and joined the Panther football team as quarterback.

"Students and teachers alike will remember Bryant as intelligent, hard-working, focused, fun-loving and as having a great sense of humor. As a student, he was concerned about his grades; as an athlete, he played tough and gave it all he had. One of the characteristics coaches loved about him is that he was coachable. He was respected by his coaches and teammates."

According to a police report the station obtained, Lee was shot in the head by an unknown assailant in Baton Rouge around 1:30 a.m. Saturday. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died of his injuries.

McKinley High head football coach Ken Hilton said Lee was planning to attend Southern University and walk on to its football program. He was three days away from his high school graduation.

"I really think something is missing. Something is really missing," Hilton said. "It's a happy time. A day before Mother's Day, three days before he graduates."

Lee was previously shot in the leg during a drive-by shooting in November 2016.

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McKinley High School QB Bryant Lee Fatally Shot Days Before Graduation

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Breaking News Tyler Conway Featured Columnist Patrick Semansky/Associated Press Bryant Lee, a former high school quarterback at Louisiana's McKinley High School, was shot and killed Saturday morning after leaving a party. "The entire faculty and staff at McKinley Senior High School wish to express our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Bryant Lee," a statement from McKinley High School read, per Marcus Brown of WAFB.

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Friends say victim of I-70 crash was a recent widow and loving mother of two

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BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. -- A family is reeling after their mother is killed along Interstate 70 near Little Blue Parkway, leaving two children orphans and friends looking for answers.

Friends told FOX 4's Rebecca Gannon that first and foremost, Adrienne Afrisio was a wonderful mother to her son and daughter. She was a recent widow, having lost her husband last year. Now, her two children are orphans.

Timothy Ruth, Sr. can't help but smile when he talks about Adrienne.

"Kind, caring, loving," he said quickly Sunday afternoon. "Wonderful. Just makes you smile. You light up when she comes in a room, you know?"

"She was a great mom," he added. "She always cared for her kids. She was always right there for them. She was always kind-hearted."

But on Saturday, there were tears too.

"Day before Mother's Day, that was the even worse part," he said. "And it's sad. It's sad that she's gone."

The van, which she had just gotten out of the shop, broke down on the interstate.

Ruth said, "there was a tow truck, lights, bright like it is right now, when I drove past the accident."

Afrisio was watching the tow truck load her van onto its bed when another vehicle hit Afrisio's van and her.

Ruth said Saturday's crash is the latest in a string of difficulties for the family.

"She was struggling for the last year. Unfortunately, her husband passed away last year."

Now, two children have no parents left, and friends are struggling to understand why.

"Two got to grow up without their mother or their father now," said Ruth. "And it's so sad. I don't wish that on anybody."

Ruth maintains a distracted driver hit and killed his friend. So far, the Missouri Highway Patrol has not released a cause in the accident; it is still under investigation.

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BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. -- A family is reeling after their mother is killed along Interstate 70 near Little Blue Parkway, leaving two children orphans and friends looking for answers. Friends told FOX 4's Rebecca Gannon that first and foremost, Adrienne Afrisio was a wonderful mother to her son and daughter.

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North Korea on Monday boasted of a successful weekend launch of a new type of "medium long-range" ballistic rocket that can carry a heavy nuclear warhead. Amid condemnation in Seoul, Tokyo and Washington, a jubilant North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised more nuclear and missile tests and warned that his country's weapons could strike the U.S. mainland and Pacific holdings.

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SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea on Monday boasted of a successful weekend launch of a new type of "medium long-range" ballistic rocket that can carry a heavy nuclear warhead.

Amid condemnation in Seoul, Tokyo and Washington, a jubilant North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised more nuclear and missile tests and warned that his country's weapons could strike the U.S. mainland and Pacific holdings.

North Korean propaganda must be considered with wariness - Pyongyang has threatened for decades to reduce Seoul to a "sea of fire," for instance. Kim's regime says it aims to field a nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of reaching the U.S. mainland.

The North Korea leader accused the United States of "browbeating" countries that "have no nukes" and warned Washington not to misjudge the reality that its mainland is in the North's "sighting range for strike," the state-run KCNA news agency reported.

RELATED: A look at North Kore's latest missile test

KCNA called the missile a "new ground-to-ground medium long-range strategic ballistic rocket," and said the "Hwasong-12" was "capable of carrying a large, heavy nuclear warhead."
More from NBC News: N. Korea Missile Test 'Not the Way to Sit Down With Trump'
However, the Pentagon's Pacific Command said on Sunday the type of missile that was fired was "not consistent" with an ICBM. South Korea's military also played down the North's claim of technical progress on atmospheric re-entry.

"We believe the possibility of that is low," said Roh Jae-cheon, a spokesman for South Korea's Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The missile landed in the sea near Russia on Sunday in a launch that Washington called a message to South Korea, days after its new president took office pledging to engage Pyongyang in dialogue.

Kim witnessed the test and "hugged officials in the field of rocket research, saying that they worked hard to achieve a great thing," according to KCNA.

The rocket, "newly designed in a Korean-style," flew 490 miles and reached a maximum altitude of 1,310 miles, the North said, and "verified the homing feature of the warhead under the worst re-entry situation and accurate performance of detonation system."

North Korea's official Rodong Sinmun devoted half of its six-page edition on Monday to coverage of the missile test, including vivid photographs of the launch and a jubilant Kim celebrating with military officers.

The photographs showed a long nose-coned projectile similar to missiles put on display in an April 15 military parade marking the birth anniversary of state founder Kim Il Sung.
More from NBC News: N. Korea's 'Hostage Diplomacy' Has a New Aim
South Korea's Defense Ministry said more analysis was needed to verify the North's claim on the rocket's technological features. Spokesman Moon Sang Gyun said it's still unlikely that North Korea has re-entry technology, which would return a warhead safely back into the atmosphere.

Japanese officials said Sunday that the missile flew for half an hour and reached an unusually high altitude before landing in the Sea of Japan.

RELATED: North Korea unveils new weapons at military parade

Several South Korean analysts, including Lee Illwoo, a Seoul-based commentator on military issues, said the missile flew higher and for a longer period than any other the North has ever test-fired. North Korea has also launched satellites into orbit on long-range rockets that share some of the same technology as missiles.
More from NBC News: N. Korea Has Accused China of a 'Betrayal.' Is a Breakup Next?
North Korea is banned under United Nations resolutions from engaging in nuclear and missile development, but has conducted its fifth nuclear test and a string of missile launches since the start of last year.

North Korea is not thought to be able yet to make a nuclear warhead small enough to mount on a long-range missile, though some outside analysts think it can arm shorter-range missiles with warheads. Each new nuclear and longer-range missile test is part of the North's attempt to build a nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile.

The launch came as troops from the U.S., Japan and two European nations gather near Guam for drills that are partly a message to North Korea. The USS Carl Vinson, an aircraft supercarrier, is also engaging with South Korean navy ships in waters off the Korean Peninsula, according to Seoul's Defense Ministry.

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Kim Jong Un: North Korea weapons could strike US mainland

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SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea on Monday boasted of a successful weekend launch of a new type of "medium long-range" ballistic rocket that can carry a heavy nuclear warhead. Amid condemnation in Seoul, Tokyo and Washington, a jubilant North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised more nuclear and missile tests and warned that his country's weapons could strike the U.S.

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An overturned semi truck slowed northbound traffic on I-35 near Gardner Monday morning. Authorities were working to have the crash cleared by 9 a.m.

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Overturned semi truck slows traffic on I-35

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Truck driver taken to the hospital with minor injuries

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Raymond Heiber estimates he has told this story 100 times. He'll never get tired of telling people about the forces that brought him to his soul mate at 51. The story begins in 1969, when Raymond walked down the aisle with Helen Klinger for the first time. They were the ring bearer and flower girl in the wedding of Raymond's uncle, Ron, and Helen's oldest sister, Charlotte. Ray was about to turn 6, and Helen was 7.

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Siri app saved my life after house explosion, man says

Photos he took from his hospital bed show he sustained severe injuries. But at that moment, he managed to leave the fiery house and stumble to his vehicle. He reached for his cell phone but his hands were so burned, he could not dial 911.

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The GOAT Derek Jeter retired his jersey at Yankee stadium.

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Miss District of Columbia wins 2017 edition of Miss USA.

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Mr. Kohl- N. Korea fired a ballistic missile that landed in the sea near Russia. This comes after months of missile tests and threats from North Korea that it’s building nuclear weapons that could reach the US. The US will tighten the screws on all of their sanctions against N.Korea.

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Mr. Kohl- N. Korea fired a ballistic missile that landed in the sea near Russia. This comes after months of missile tests and threats from North Korea that it’s building nuclear weapons that could reach the US. The US will tighten the screws on all of their sanctions against N.Korea.

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North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un supervised the test [File: KCNA via Reuters]

North Korea said on Monday it had successfully launched a new type of ballistic missile in its latest test which it said was aimed at building capacity to launch nuclear missiles.

The North fired a ballistic missile that landed in the sea near Russia on Sunday in a launch that came just days after South Korea's new President Moon Jae-in, who has called for closer engagement with Pyongyang, was inaugurated in Seoul.

Sunday's launch was of a "new ground-to-ground medium long-range strategic ballistic rocket" named the Hwasong-12, the official Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) said.

Leader Kim Jong-un personally oversaw the test, it said, and "hugged officials in the field of rocket research, saying that they worked hard to achieve a great thing".

Kim accused the United States of "browbeating" countries that "have no nukes" and warned Washington not to misjudge the reality that its mainland is in the North's "sighting range for strike", KCNA reported.
EXPLAINED: Why North Korea tests nuclear weapons
The missile was launched at the highest angle so as not to affect the security of neighbouring countries and flew 787km reaching an altitude of 2,111.5km, KCNA said.

Experts said the altitude reached by the missile tested meant it was launched at a high trajectory, which would limit the lateral distance it travelled.

But if it was fired at a standard trajectory, it would have a range of at least 4,000km, according to experts.

It "represents a level of performance never before seen from a North Korean missile", aerospace engineering specialist John Schilling wrote on the respected 38 North website.

"The test-fire aimed at verifying the tactical and technological specifications of the newly developed ballistic rocket capable of carrying a large-size heavy nuclear warhead," KCNA said.

It appeared to demonstrate an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) that could "reliably strike the US base at Guam" in the Pacific, he said, and "more importantly, may represent a substantial advance to developing an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)".

In a statement after the launch, US President Donald Trump's White House called North Korea a "flagrant menace" and urged "far stronger sanctions" against the isolated nation.

The North says it needs atomic weapons to defend itself against the threat of invasion and has carried out two atomic tests and dozens of missile launches since the beginning of last year.

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have heightened in recent weeks due to Pyongyang's nuclear programme and missile tests and threats from Trump that the US could take unilateral action against it in retaliation.

"The timing is particularly significant because South Korea has a new president - testing him is partly what this is about," Al Jazeera's Andrew Thomas, reporting from Seoul, said. "This is also a sign that they don't feel intimidated by Donald Trump," he added.

"It does seem that this may be a new type of rocket that is being tested - that makes this the most significant launch in at least a year."

Source: Al Jazeera and news agencies

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North Korea said on Monday it had successfully launched a new type of ballistic missile in its latest test which it said was aimed at building capacity to launch nuclear missiles.