N Korea confirms missile tests as Biden warns of response

North Korea on Friday confirmed it had tested a new guided missile, as President Joe Biden warned of consequences if Pyongyang escalates tensions amid stalled nuclear negotiations. The North''s official Korean Central News Agency said the two new-type tactical guided projectiles accurately hit the target off the eastern coast on Thursday. Photos on the website of the North''s main Rodong Sinmun newspaper showed a missile lifting off from a transport erector launcher amid bright flames.