North Korea says it tested hypersonic missile with ‘superior manoeuvrability’

Kim Jong-un personally oversaw test, state media reports, and confirms South Korean belief that launch was more advanced than last week's

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un personally oversaw the successful test of a hypersonic missile, state media reported on Wednesday, the second such launch by the nuclear-armed nation in less than a week.

Tuesday's launch forced the US to briefly halt some flights on its west coast, the Federal Aviation Administration said, and was more advanced in nature than the test last week of a hypersonic missile according to South Korean military chiefs.