UN Security Council to meet Thursday on North Korea: diplomats

A flag of the United Nations flutters in wind at the main entrance of the "Palais des Nations" building which houses the United Nations Offices in Geneva, Sept. 29. AFP-Yonhap

The UN Security Council will meet Thursday to discuss the situation in North Korea, diplomats said, after Pyongyang said it tested a new hypersonic gliding missile ― the latest apparent advance in the nuclear-armed nation's weapons technology.

The meeting ― organized at the request of the United States, Britain and France ― is expected to take place Thursday morning behind closed doors, a diplomat told AFP, without saying if the talks were expected to result in the adoption of a joint statement. (AFP)