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  "id": 13849112,
  "title": "North Korea fires unidentified projectile into Sea of Japan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/north-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-into-sea-of-japan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T01:07:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/12/north-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-into-sea-of-japan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "North Korea launched an unidentified projectile from its east coast, according to South Korea's military. The launch occurred on Monday and comes after Pyongyang's earlier test-firing of a ballistic missile on October 3, which incorporated artificial intelligence technology. Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, announced the missile's capabilities during that time. Shortly after, South Korea announced the successful test of its first domestically developed hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV), which is capable of striking key targets within the Korean Peninsula's operational environment. The heightened tensions between the two Koreas were further exacerbated by an incident where three South Korean soldiers were injured by two landmines detonating in the Seoul-controlled area of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), a buffer established since the 1953 armistice. A joint Seoul-UN investigation concluded that North Korea had planted these landmines over a year prior, a claim that Pyongyang strongly denied.",
  "summary": "The launch follows Pyongyang’s test-firing of a ballistic missile earlier this month, which it said used artificial intelligence technology.",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) N. Korea fires unidentified projectile toward East Sea: JCS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/urgent-n-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-toward-east-sea-jcs",
        "published": "2026-10-12T00:23:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "JCS: N. Korea Fires Unidentified Projectile toward East Sea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/jcs-n-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-toward-east-sea",
        "published": "2026-10-12T00:27:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "South Korea’s military says North Korea fired a projectile toward the sea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/south-koreas-military-says-north-korea-fired-a-projectile-toward-the",
        "published": "2026-10-12T00:38:08.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "N. Korea fires unidentified projectile toward East Sea: JCS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/n-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-toward-east-sea-jcs",
        "published": "2026-10-12T00:42:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "North Korea fires unidentified projectile into Sea of Japan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/north-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-into-sea-of-japan-13850427",
        "published": "2026-10-12T01:07:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "South Korea’s Military Says North Korea Fired a Projectile toward the Sea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/south-koreas-military-says-north-korea-fired-a-projectile-toward-the-13842450",
        "published": "2026-10-12T01:16:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "South Korea hails success of its first Arctic shipping trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/south-korea-hails-success-of-its-first-arctic-shipping-trial",
        "published": "2026-10-12T01:53:02.000Z"
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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."
}