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  "id": 18057019,
  "title": "North Korea launches unidentified projectile toward the sea, South Korea says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/north-korea-launches-unidentified-projectile-toward-the-sea-south-18057019",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T02:34:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/north-korea-launches-unidentified-projectile-toward-the-sea-south-korea-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korea's military reported that North Korea launched an unidentified projectile into the sea on Wednesday, intensifying a series of provocative weapon demonstrations from Pyongyang. The Joint Chiefs of Staff disclosed the launch occurred off North Korea's eastern coast, though they did not specify the type of weapon used. Recent weeks have seen North Korea intensify its weapons tests, potentially seeking increased leverage in potential diplomacy with the U.S. following former President Donald Trump's expressed desire to restore dialogue with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.",
  "summary": "The latest launch comes a day after North Korea denied involvement in the recent cryptocurrency heist at Binance.",
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "North Korea Warns Of Stronger Response To US \"Hostility\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/north-korea-warns-of-stronger-response-to-us-hostility",
        "published": "2026-11-03T22:16:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "North Korea warns of stronger response to US ‘hostility’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/north-korea-warns-of-stronger-response-to-us-hostility-18038256",
        "published": "2026-11-03T23:25:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Kim Yo Jong warns US of stronger retaliation over ‘hostile policy’ towards North Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/kim-yo-jong-warns-us-of-stronger-retaliation-over-hostile-policy",
        "published": "2026-11-04T00:47:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "North Korea launches unidentified projectile toward the sea, South Korea says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/north-korea-launches-unidentified-projectile-toward-the-sea-south",
        "published": "2026-11-04T01:37:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "North Korea fires projectile toward Sea of Japan: South Korean military",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/north-korea-fires-projectile-toward-sea-of-japan-south-korean-military",
        "published": "2026-11-04T01:40:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(LEAD) N. Korea fires multiple missiles toward East Sea: JCS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/lead-n-korea-fires-multiple-missiles-toward-east-sea-jcs",
        "published": "2026-11-04T03:29:24.000Z"
      }
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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."
}