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A U.S. soldier who was taken into custody in Russia last week will remain in detention until July as the Pentagon looks into the details of his trip, a Russian court said on Tuesday. Army Staff Sgt. Gordon Black's detention was prolonged until July 2 following his arrest on May 2 in Vladivostok, Russia, for purportedly stealing personal belongings, according to the court announcement.

North Korea launched a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile over the waters near its eastern coast on Tuesday, as reported by South Korea’s military. As per South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, the missile was fired in an area near North Korea’s capital, Pyongyang. The Associated Press reported. This covers a distance of about 600 kilometers (372 miles)…