{
  "id": 11685644,
  "title": "NK leader's sister says intermediate-range strategic missile was launched during firing drill",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/nk-leaders-sister-says-intermediate-range-strategic-missile-was-11685644",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T13:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20261003/nk-leaders-sister-says-intermediate-range-strategic-missile-was-launched-during-firing-drill"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "North Korea's powerful sister, Kim Yo-jong, announced on Saturday that her country had launched an intermediate-range strategic missile during a firing drill earlier in the day. The drill, which took place at dawn, involved firing a missile towards the East Sea of Korea, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Kim Yo-jong claimed that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was present to oversee the drill by a firepower sub-unit. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff had earlier detected North Korea firing a ballistic missile towards the East Sea early Saturday morning from the Wonsan area, with the missile traveling over 700 kilometers. Kim Yo-jong stated that the country's special flight mode for missiles had been proven effective in practice, but the recorded flight distance showed limitations in the enemy's tracking capability. She emphasized that when the wave-like trajectory mode was applied to missiles, the enemy was unable to track the targets from their initial skip points.",
  "summary": "The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said Saturday the country fired an intermediate-range strategic missile during a firing drill conducted earlier in the day. \"At dawn of this morning, a drill of firing a strategic weapon toward the East Sea of Korea was conducted,\" Kim Yo-jong said in an announcement carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). \"An intermediate-range…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) N. Korean leader's sister says intermediate-range strategic missile was launched during firing drill",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/urgent-n-korean-leaders-sister-says-intermediate-range-strategic",
        "published": "2026-10-03T10:13:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "NK leader's sister says intermediate-range strategic missile was launched during firing drill",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/nk-leaders-sister-says-intermediate-range-strategic-missile-was",
        "published": "2026-10-03T12:42:04.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}