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  "id": 626364,
  "title": "North Korea conducts second ballistic missile test in less than a week",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/north-korea-conducts-second-ballistic-missile-test-in-less-than-a-week",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T02:18:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260812-north-korea-conducts-second-ballistic-missile-test-in-less-than-a-week"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "North Korea fired a ballistic missile Wednesday, its second test in less than a week, as Seoul and Washington prepare to begin annual military drills next week. The launches appear to signal Pyongyang’s opposition to the exercises, which it views as a rehearsal for an invasion.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Presidential office labels N. Korea's missile launch as provocation, urges immediate halt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/presidential-office-labels-n-koreas-missile-launch-as-provocation",
        "published": "2026-08-11T23:15:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "N Korea launches ballistic missile as S Korea, US plan military drills",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/n-korea-launches-ballistic-missile-as-s-korea-us-plan-military-drills",
        "published": "2026-08-12T00:39:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Presidential office labels N. Korea's missile launch as provocation, urges immediate halt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/presidential-office-labels-n-koreas-missile-launch-as-provocation",
        "published": "2026-08-12T00:47:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}