{
  "id": 2114832,
  "title": "North Korea fires a suspected missile toward the sea, Japan says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/north-korea-fires-a-suspected-missile-toward-the-sea-japan-says-2114832",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T09:34:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Khaosod English",
    "slug": "khaosod-english",
    "url": "https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/international/2026/08/20/north-korea-fires-a-suspected-missile-toward-the-sea-japan-says/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched a suspected ballistic missile toward the sea on Thursday, Japan said, a day after North Korea shrugged off a U.S. decision to scale back military drills with South Korea in an apparent bid to resume diplomacy. The Japanese prime minister’s office said it detected the suspected launch […] The post North Korea fires a suspected missile toward the sea,…",
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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."
}