Missile Launch

North Korea launched at least two ballistic missiles early Sunday, according to South Korea and Japan, in a move that added to mounting global tensions as diplomatic activity unfolded in East Asia and Washington escalated military action in Venezuela.

The launches — Pyongyang’s first missile tests in nearly two months — came just hours before South Korean President Lee Jae Myung began a state visit to China and shortly after the United States carried out a dramatic operation in Venezuela that led to the capture of President Nicolas Maduro.

South Korea’s military said the missiles were fired from the …