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Image copyright STR/AFP/GETTY IMAGES Image caption Launching missiles is not the way to get into talks with Washington, the US says The US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has accused North Korean leader Kim Jong-un of being in a "state of paranoia", following another ballistic missile test. The test was a message to the South days after a new president took office, she told ABC News. The US would continue to "tighten the screws" on North Korea, Ms Haley said. Japanese officials say the missile, which launched from north-western Kusong, reached an altitude of 2,000km. South Korea's newly elected President Moon Jae-in, who is seeking deeper engagement with the North, said it was a "reckless provocation". US President Donald Trump has called for "stronger sanctions" against North Korea, while China is urging restraint. 'No meeting' A series of North Korean missile tests this year - which are banned by the U...

Image copyright AFP Image caption Manuel Valls (R) had already backed Emmanuel Macron for president (file pic) French Socialist former Prime Minister Manuel Valls has said he wants to sign up to President-elect Emmanuel Macron's party to fight next month's parliamentary elections. Mr Valls said the Socialists were dead and "I will be a candidate for the presidential majority". Party officials reacted warily, saying he had 24 hours to sign up. Emmanuel Macron won the presidency on Sunday and his new party has begun picking candidates for the June vote. The party, which has changed its name from En Marche (On the move) to La République en Marche, intends to have a list of candidates ready for the June vote by Thursday, drawn up from across French politics and civil society. It was only created 13 months ago and has no representatives in the National Assembly. Mr Valls resigned as prime minister when he stood unsuccessfully in the race to be Socialist pres...