North Korea launches a suspected ballistic missile, Japan says

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North Korea launched a suspected ballistic missile towards the sea, marking the second such launch within a week. Japan's Defence Ministry confirmed the missile landed in the water outside Japan's exclusive economic zone, raising regional security concerns.

North Korea fired a possible ballistic missile towards the sea on Wednesday, Japan’s Defence Ministry said, the second such weapons launch in less than a week. The Defence Ministry said the suspected weapon has landed in the water. Yonhap news agency, citing South Korea’s military, reported that North Korea fired an unidentified projectile off North Korea’s east coast. The missile appeared to have landed outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the sea, Japan’s NHK reported. North ‌Korea...