{
  "id": 17014489,
  "title": "N. Korea fires around dozen short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/n-korea-fires-around-dozen-short-range-ballistic-missiles-toward-east-17014489",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T05:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20261029/n-korea-fires-around-dozen-short-range-ballistic-missiles-toward-east-sea-jcs"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "North Korea launched approximately a dozen short-range ballistic missiles towards the East Sea on Thursday, according to the South Korean military. The weapons were fired from the Wonsan region around noon, with ongoing assessments being conducted to determine the precise flight paths and other details of the missiles. This latest launch follows a series of missile tests, including one on October 12th where North Korea claimed to have successfully tested tactical ballistic missiles. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) of South Korea have intensified their monitoring and remain on high alert for any further launches, while also maintaining a strong defense stance through enhanced cooperation with the United States and Japan.",
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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"
      },
      {
        "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."
}