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North Korea fires suspected short-range missiles into ocean in its latest weapons launch, Seoul says

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South Korea says North Korea has fired multiple suspected short-range missiles off the North’s east coast. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that it detected the launches from North Korea’s capital region on Monday but gave no further details such as how far the weapons flew.

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    North Korea fires suspected short-range missiles into ocean in its latest weapons launch, Seoul says (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    South Korea says North Korea has fired multiple suspected short-range missiles off the North’s east coast. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that it detected the launches from North Korea’s capital region on Monday but gave no further details such as how far the weapons flew.

  2. Latin Times

    N Korea Fires Ballistic Missile: Seoul's Military (opens Latin Times)

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    Tokyo also confirmed the launch, with the Japanese defence ministry saying "a suspected ballistic missile was launched from North Korea" in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

  3. Wyoming Tribune Eagle

    N Korea fires ballistic missile: Seoul (opens Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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    North Korea has fired an unidentified ballistic missile into the sea off South Korea

  4. Wyoming Public Media

    North Korea fires short-range missiles into the sea in its latest weapons test (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    North Korea on Monday test-fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, the country's neighbors said, as speculation swirled that it could soon launch a banned satellite into orbit.

  5. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    North Korea fires suspected short-range missiles into the sea in its latest weapons test (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    North Korea on Monday test-fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, the country's neighbors said, as speculation swirled that it could soon launch a banned satellite into orbit.

  6. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    North Korea fires short-range missiles into the sea, Seoul says | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    SEOUL, South Korea >> North Korea on Monday test-fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, the country’s neighbors said, as speculation swirled that it could soon launch a banned satellite into orbit.

  7. Washington Times

    North Korea fires suspected short-range missiles into the sea in its latest weapons test, Seoul says (opens Washington Times)

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    North Korea on Monday test-fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, the country's neighbors said, as speculation swirled that it could soon launch a banned satellite into orbit.

  8. Bloomberg

    North Korea Launches Suspected Ballistic Missile, South Says (opens Bloomberg)

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    North Korea fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles Monday, South Korea’s military said, just days after a US ambassador went to the demilitarized zone dividing the two countries.

  9. Green Field Reporter

    North Korea fires suspected short-range missiles into ocean in its latest weapons launch, Seoul says - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired multiple suspected short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Monday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a recent series of weapons launches by the North.

  10. Newsweek

    North Korea fires ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan—map (opens Newsweek)

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    Inter-Korean relations are at a low point not seen in decades, fuelled by the North

  11. UPI

    North Korea fires several short-range ballistic missiles, Seoul says (opens UPI)

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    North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Monday, South Korea's military said, days after it tested a "super-large warhead" for cruise missiles.

  12. Delaware Public Media

    North Korea fires missile into ocean in its latest weapons launch, South Korea says (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters on Monday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a recent series of weapons launches by the North.

  13. Hiawatha World Online

    North Korea fires salvo of short-range ballistic missiles (opens Hiawatha World Online)

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    North Korea has fired several short-range ballistic missiles, Seoul

  14. NBC News

    North Korea fires suspected short-range missiles into ocean, South says (opens NBC News)

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    North Korea fired multiple suspected short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, South Korea said, the latest in a series of weapons launches.

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