• North Korea appears to be preparing for another ICBM launch. South Korea’s prime minister says it’s likely to be Saturday, the North’s founding day holiday. Above, a mass celebration in Pyongyang this week honoring the scientists who carried out last Sunday’s powerful nuclear test.

The U.S. is pressing for a U.N. Security Council vote by Monday on tough, sweeping measures against the North, including an oil embargo, the authorization to board its ships, and a freeze on the assets of the leader, Kim Jong-un.