North Korea tests ballistic missile; U.S. to avoid escalation

By Ju-min Park and Matt Spetalnick SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast early on Sunday, the first such test since U.S. President Donald Trump was elected, and his administration indicated that Washington would have a calibrated response to avoid escalating tensions. The test was of a medium- or intermediate-range missile that landed in the Sea of Japan, according to the U.S. defence department, not an Intercontinental Ballistic Missi