North Korea fires suspected missiles as Pyongyang dismisses Seoul's diplomacy hopes - Reuters

North Korea fires suspected missiles as Pyongyang dismisses Seoul's diplomacy hopes  Reuters

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North Korea launches fifth missile test after dousing South’s reconciliation hopes

North Korea fired several ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, following a separate launch detected a day earlier as Pyongyang doused Seoul’s hopes of an easing in tensions. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the unidentified short-range missiles were launched at around 8.50am from near Wonsan on the North’s east coast. The missiles flew 240km (150 miles), the JCS ‌said, adding that South Korean and US authorities were...

By Reuters

North Korea fires ballistic missiles toward sea

North Korea has fired more missiles toward the sea for a second day. The back-to-back launches came as Pyongyang reiterated that it has no intentions of mending ties with Seoul.

North Korea fires projectile after South Korean President's apology

North Korea fired an unidentified projectile on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said.

North Korea says South Korea's 'true colours' as enemy state unchanged, dashing Seoul's diplomatic hopes - The Straits Times

North Korea says South Korea's 'true colours' as enemy state unchanged, dashing Seoul's diplomatic hopes  The Straits Times

North Korea fires ballistic missiles as Pyongyang dismisses Seoul’s diplomacy hopes

North Korea fired several ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, following a separate launch detected a day earlier as Pyongyang doused Seoul’s hopes of an easing in tensions. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the unidentified short-range missiles were launched at around 8:50 a.m. […]

North Korea fires missiles into East Sea, rejecting Seoul’s optimism on easing tensions

North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea Wednesday morning, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, in a move seen as rebuffing any optimism over easing inter-Korean tensions. The military said it detected the launches at around 8:50 a.m. from the Wonsan area on the North’s east coast, adding that the missiles flew about 240 kilometers. Further analysis is ongoing. The launches came on the second consecutive day of missile activity, following an apparent fail

By The Korea Herald

North Korea fires ballistic missiles as Pyongyang dismisses Seoul’s diplomacy hopes

In Tokyo, the government's top spokesman said that no missiles had entered Japan's territory or exclusive economic zone.

North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles, dismisses diplomacy hopes with South Korea

North Korea fired several ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, as Pyongyang swiftly moved to extinguish Seoul’s hopes of an easing in tensions with a combative statement making clear it still regarded the South as a hostile enemy state. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said […]

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