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North Korea Claims Missile Can Reach Anywhere

North Korea says it has successfully tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile

North Korea claims to have conducted its first successful test of a long-range missile that it says can "reach anywhere in the world" but the US and Russia said the missile had a medium range and presented no threat to either country.

Also on the programme: US-backed Syrian forces breach the wall in Raqqa in battle against IS; and can gene-testing can help fight cancer?

(Picture: North Korean state TV released photos of the purported ICBM test launch. Credit: Reuters)

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Tue 4 Jul 201713:06GMT

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