{
  "id": 668899,
  "title": "North Korea fires missile ahead of major US-South Korea drills",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/north-korea-fires-missile-ahead-of-major-us-south-korea-drills-668899",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T13:17:41.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/north-korea-fires-missile-ahead-of-major-us-south-korea-drills/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Wednesday toward the sea off the Korean peninsula's east coast, South Korean and Japanese authorities said, days ahead of major joint military exercises by Seoul and Washington long denounced by Pyongyang.",
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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."
}