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  "id": 14084033,
  "title": "North Korea says it tested upgraded ‘tactical’ ballistic missile",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/north-korea-says-it-tested-upgraded-tactical-ballistic-missile",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T23:24:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/13/japan/north-korea-tactical-ballistic-missile/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pyongyang said the test confirmed the success of a technical upgrade to \"an important core element\" of the weapon system.",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "N. Korea reports test-firing of 'tactical ballistic missile'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/n-korea-reports-test-firing-of-tactical-ballistic-missile",
        "published": "2026-10-12T21:27:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "North Korea fires ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missiles-into-sea-of-japan",
        "published": "2026-10-12T22:24:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "US, Japan reaffirm commitment to complete denuclearization of N. Korea in high-level talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/us-japan-reaffirm-commitment-to-complete-denuclearization-of-n-korea",
        "published": "2026-10-13T00:02:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}