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  "id": 17006603,
  "title": "North Korea Fires Projectile, Possibly a Ballistic Missile, Japan’s Defense Ministry Says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/north-korea-fires-projectile-possibly-a-ballistic-missile-japans",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T03:52:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
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    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/defense-security/20261029-356261/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "North Korea fired projectile, possibly a ballistic missile, on Thursday afternoon, the Defense Ministry said.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) Defense chiefs of S. Korea, U.S. to hold key bilateral security dialogue early next year: Seoul",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/urgent-defense-chiefs-of-s-korea-u-s-to-hold-key-bilateral-security",
        "published": "2026-10-28T09:35:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Suspected ballistic missile launched from North Korea: Japan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/suspected-ballistic-missile-launched-from-north-korea-japan",
        "published": "2026-10-29T04:00:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "North Korea launches suspected ballistic missile as Seoul seeks talks over border tensions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/north-korea-launches-suspected-ballistic-missile-as-seoul-seeks-talks",
        "published": "2026-10-29T05:02:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Cheong Wa Dae urges N. Korea to cease provocations following missile launch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/cheong-wa-dae-urges-n-korea-to-cease-provocations-following-missile",
        "published": "2026-10-29T06:12:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}