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  "id": 6814087,
  "title": "North Korea launches unidentified projectile, South Korea says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/north-korea-launches-unidentified-projectile-south-korea-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T22:22:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/09/1530906/north-korea-launches-unidentified-projectile-south-korea-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korea's defence ministry reported on Saturday that North Korea had launched an unidentified projectile towards the sea to the east of the Korean Peninsula. The Yonhap news agency stated that South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff are currently examining the projectile's details and range. In the previous month, North Korea conducted over ten short-range ballistic missile launches and ordered its military to remain on high alert during ongoing joint exercises between South Korea and the United States. This particular launch occurred the day following the conclusion of joint military drills by South Korea, Japan, and the US, aimed at testing readiness against North Korea's missile and nuclear weapon threats. Earlier this month, US President Donald Trump unexpectedly reduced the scale of these military drills, which he deemed hostile towards Pyongyang, and expressed his intention to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later in the year.",
  "summary": "SEOUL: North Korea launched an unidentified projectile toward the sea to the east of the Korean Peninsula, South Korea’s defence ministry said on Saturday.",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) N. Korea fires unidentified projectile toward East Sea: JCS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/urgent-n-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-toward-east-sea-jcs",
        "published": "2026-09-11T20:33:49.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "North Korea fires projectile toward sea: South Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/north-korea-fires-projectile-toward-sea-south-korea",
        "published": "2026-09-11T21:31:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "North Korea Fires Unidentified Projectile Toward Sea Of Japan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/north-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-toward-sea-of-japan",
        "published": "2026-09-11T21:32:57.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "North Korea fires several ballistic missiles toward sea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/north-korea-fires-several-ballistic-missiles-toward-sea",
        "published": "2026-09-11T21:46:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "South Korea says North Korea has launched a projectile toward the waters off the North’s east coast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/south-korea-says-north-korea-has-launched-a-projectile-toward-the",
        "published": "2026-09-11T22:48:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "North Korea fires projectile toward sea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/north-korea-fires-projectile-toward-sea",
        "published": "2026-09-11T23:41:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "North Korea Fires Short Ballistic Missiles Toward East Sea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/north-korea-fires-short-ballistic-missiles-toward-east-sea",
        "published": "2026-09-12T00:17:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "N. Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/n-korea-fires-multiple-short-range-ballistic-missiles-toward-east-sea",
        "published": "2026-09-12T01:22:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles: SeoulS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/north-korea-fires-multiple-ballistic-missiles-seouls",
        "published": "2026-09-12T01:24:43.000Z"
      }
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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."
}