North Korea launches a long-range ballistic missile toward its eastern waters, its neighbours say, two days after North threatened consequences to protest what it called a provocative US reconnaissance activity near its territory
Since 2017, North Korea has performed a slew of intercontinental ballistic missile launches as part of its efforts to acquire nuclear-tipped weapons capable of striking major US cities. [File] / Photo: Reuters
It said South Korea's military bolstered its surveillance posture and maintained readiness in close coordination with the United States. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is in Lithuania to attend the NATO summit, ordered his staff to gather information and stay alert to prepare for unpredicted events, according to the prime minister's office.
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