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  "id": 678904,
  "title": "North Korea fires missile before US drills",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/north-korea-fires-missile-before-us-drills",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T16:40:47.000Z",
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    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1537584/north-korea-fires-missile-before-us-drills/"
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  "summary": "North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile toward waters off its eastern coast on Wednesday, raising tensions before major US-South Korea drills. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile launched from the Wonsan area at around 6am local time. Read more: North Korea fires missile ahead of joint drills The launch came six days […]",
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        "title": "North Korea fires missile ahead of joint drills",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/north-korea-fires-missile-ahead-of-joint-drills",
        "published": "2026-08-12T10:42:04.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-12T10:42:52.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Why has North Korea fired a missile ahead of US-South Korea drills?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/why-has-north-korea-fired-a-missile-ahead-of-us-south-korea-drills",
        "published": "2026-08-12T13:10:14.000Z"
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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."
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