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Seoul, April 3, North Korea on Wednesday claimed it has successfully test-fired a new intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) tipped with a hypersonic warhead, saying that all missiles the country has developed are now solid-fuel and nuclear-capable with warhead control capability. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un guided the testing of the Hwasong-16 missile on Tuesday, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The latest launch came about three months after North Korea test-fired an intermediate-range hypersonic missile on January 14. Last month, North Korea conducted a ground jet test of a solid-fuel engine for a new IRBM loaded with a…