as soon as possible. the launch prompted neighbours south korea and japan to briefly issue then rescind alerts to millions of residents. japan has condemned pyongyang s actions. south korea correspondentjean mckenzie has more from seoul. there was panic and confusion in seoul this morning as we awoke to the sound of this air raid siren which is extremely rare. and messages from loudspeakers telling people to prepare for an evacuation, only to be told 20 minutes later it was a mistake. north korea did fire a missile this morning. it was believed to be carrying a spy satellite. but we now know it was a failure and the rocket exploded in midair and crashed into the sea. this will be a big disappointment for the north korean leader kim jong un. he has been working to give north korea its first ever spy satellite and he announced this week he was planning the launch. a spy satellite would give north korea a strategic advantage to allow it to monitor its enemies from the sky, s
hello, i m sumi somaskanda. a key first vote on the us debt ceiling has passed and will now be considered by the entire house of representatives. the deal, struck by president biden and speaker kevin mccarthy over the weekend, suspends the debt ceiling until the beginning of 2025 and avoids a potential global economic crisis. the house is expected to vote on the bill wednesday before sending it to the senate for a vote. which would then go to the president to become law. treasury secretary janet yellen says the us will not be able to pay its bills if this doesn t pass byjune 5. north korea has carried out a failed attempt to launch a military spy satellite. these images released by the south korean defence ministry show the space vehicle being retreived from the water. state media in pyongyang said the projectile had come down in the sea because of serious defects. they said a second attempt would be made