North Korea fires ballistic missiles in first test of 2026
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Seoul: North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles off its east coast on Sunday, Seoul s military said, a day after a major US military operation ag...
Seoul: North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles off its east coast on Sunday, Seoul's military said, a day after a major US military operation against Pyongyang's socialist ally Venezuela.
The first launch of the year came just hours before South Korea's leader headed to China for a summit that is expected to feature ties with the North.
Seoul's defence ministry said it had detected "several projectiles, presumed to be ballistic missiles" fired from near the North Korean capital Pyongyang around 7:50 am (2250 GMT Saturday).
The missiles flew approximately 900 kilometres (559 miles), the military said, adding that South Korea and ally the United States were "closely analysing the specifications" while "maintaining a full readiness posture".
The launch follows the US operation that snatched Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro out of his country -- a nightmare scenario for North Korea's leadership, which has long feared a so-called "decapitation strike" of that kind and accused Washington of seeking to remove it from power.
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