<span style="color: #222222;">North Korea today, October 6, fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan. Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has condemned the repeated launches. He has instructed the authorities to provide information to the public and ensure people's safety. </span><br />''<br />''Meanwhile, North Korea has justified the launching as necessary countermeasures against joint military drills by the United States and South Korea. Early in the morning, South Korea's military also confirmed North Korea's missile test. <br />''<br />''As the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)met to discuss Pyongyang's Tuesday launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan, North Korea blamed Washington for "escalating the military tensions on the Korean peninsula".<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the United States yesterday accused China and Russia of protecting North Korea from U.N. Security Council sanctions.<br />''<br />'' U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield said North Korea has enjoyed blanket protection from two members of this council.<br />'' <br />''The 15-member UN Security Council met yesterday, October 5, following North Korea's test-fired ballistic missiles over Japan on Tuesday. China and Russia did not want a public council meeting, arguing that it would not be conducive to easing the situation.<br />''<br />'' After the UNSC meeting, nine members – the United States, Britain, France, Albania, Brazil, India, Ireland, Norway, and United Arab Emirates in a joint statement condemned North Korea's missile launch.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">In May, China and Russia vetoed a U.S.-led push to impose more U.N. sanctions on North Korea over its renewed ballistic missile launches, publicly splitting the U.N. Security Council for the first time since it started punishing Pyongyang in 2006.</span><br />