International Tensions Rise as North Korea Attempts Satellite Launch and Faces Criticism from US and South Korea.

The US has called for a UN Security Council meeting to discuss North Korea's attempted satellite launch, which ended in failure. The US condemned the launch, saying it violated multiple UN Security Council resolutions and risked destabilizing the region. North Korea's Kim Yo Jong vowed to increase military surveillance capabilities and put a military spy satellite into orbit. The US Defense Secretary said North Korea's nuclear and missile programs threaten peace and stability in the region. Pyongyang's use of ballistic missile technology breaches Security Council resolutions.