Missile launch fails; arrests at UK PM’s home

Here’s what world agencies reported during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday.

• North Korea attempted an unsuccessful ballistic missile launch during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, reported Yonhap agency citing military sources. The missile landed outside Japan's exclusive economic zone. Earlier, Pyongyang warned of taking "overwhelming" military deterrence measures. The Japanese Ministry of Defense reported that the missile reached an altitude of about 100 km and traveled over 200 km before falling outside Japan's exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan.

• Four men were arrested on charges of trespassing on the grounds surrounding the private home of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in North Yorkshire county – local police reported Tuesday evening. They added that the arrested men - a 52-year-old from London, a 43-year-old from Bolton, a 21-year-old from Manchester, and a 20-year-old from Chichester - remained in police custody for questioning, and the investigation is ongoing. The arrests are related to the Youth Demand group, which calls for an arms embargo on Israel and the revocation of new oil and gas licenses granted by the government in 2021.

• 158 million old Italian lira were found in the basement of their deceased grandfather’s house by two sisters from Genoa. However, the unexpected inheritance was unattainable. When the women approached the Italian central bank, they learned that old banknotes of the former currency could no longer be exchanged for euros. According to the 2002 lira to euro conversion rate, the basement savings would be worth over CAD 120,000 when the common currency was introduced. The sisters plan to write to Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Central Bank President Fabio Panetta in hopes of their intervention.