{
  "id": 14088422,
  "title": "S. Korea, US, Japan hold consultations over N. Korea's latest missile launches",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/s-korea-us-japan-hold-consultations-over-n-koreas-latest-missile",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T01:47:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20261013/s-korea-us-japan-hold-consultations-over-n-koreas-latest-missile-launches"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Senior diplomats from South Korea, the United States, and Japan held telephone consultations on Tuesday to discuss responses to North Korea's latest ballistic missile launches, according to Seoul's foreign ministry. North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Monday, with the country claiming to have test-fired a tactical ballistic missile the previous day to verify technological improvements. The three officials, including Baek Yong-jin from South Korea, David Wilezol from the U.S. State Department, and Takashi Ariyoshi from Japan, shared relevant information and discussed future responses. The foreign affairs authorities of the three countries maintain a channel for promptly sharing information and assessments whenever North Korea launches ballistic missiles.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "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": "Japan Times",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-12T23:24:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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."
}