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  "id": 17007251,
  "title": "N. Korea fires unidentified projectile toward East Sea: JCS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/n-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-toward-east-sea-jcs-17007251",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T04:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20261029/n-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-toward-east-sea-jcs"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the East Sea on Thursday afternoon, according to the South Korean military's Joint Chiefs of Staff. KBS World Radio reports that the Joint Chiefs of Staff is currently analyzing the flight range and specifications of the projectile.\n\nThe Japanese Defense Ministry stated that the launch may have been a ballistic missile, and the Japan Coast Guard has urged ships to monitor the situation. This follows a previous launch of multiple ballistic missiles from the Pyongyang area toward the East Sea on October 12, according to The Korea Times.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "N. Korea fires unidentified projectile toward East Sea: JCS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/n-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-toward-east-sea-jcs-17006468",
        "published": "2026-10-29T03:45:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "Joint Chiefs of Staff: N. Korea Fires Unidentified Projectile toward East Sea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/joint-chiefs-of-staff-n-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-toward",
        "published": "2026-10-29T03:45:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "N. Korea fires what may be ballistic missile: Japan gov't",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/n-korea-fires-what-may-be-ballistic-missile-japan-govt",
        "published": "2026-10-29T03:56:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "North Korea fires projectile toward sea off east coast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/north-korea-fires-projectile-toward-sea-off-east-coast",
        "published": "2026-10-29T04:10:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "North Korea fires off apparent ballistic missile",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/north-korea-fires-off-apparent-ballistic-missile",
        "published": "2026-10-29T04:21:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "North Korea fires around 10 ballistic missiles into sea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/north-korea-fires-around-10-ballistic-missiles-into-sea",
        "published": "2026-10-29T04:57:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}