The United States and its allies clashed Friday with North Korea, Russia and China over Pyongyang's failed attempts to launch a spy satellite and who is responsible for escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula. The open Security Council meeting called by the US, Albania, Ecuador, France, Japan and Malta to condemn the attempted launch, which used banned ballistic missile technology, was attended by North Korea's United Nations ambassador for just the second time since 2017. Ambassador Kim Song, who also addressed the council in July, told members the Democratic People's Republic of Korea — the country's official name — has…