{
  "id": 6827523,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T00:17:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/world/north-korea-fires-short-ballistic-missiles-toward-east-sea-11789172277029.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "North Korea has fired multiple short ballistic missiles toward waters off its east coast, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, who reported the launches occurred around 5:20 a.m. on Saturday. The missiles were launched from the Wonsan area on North Korea’s east coast, and the military has since strengthened surveillance and readiness for additional launches. South Korea's National Security Office convened an emergency security situation review meeting, urging North Korea to halt the launches, which it called a serious violation of UN Security Council resolutions. US Pacific Command stated that there is no immediate threat to the US and its allies.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "North Korea launches unidentified projectile, South Korea says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/north-korea-launches-unidentified-projectile-south-korea-says",
        "published": "2026-09-11T22:22:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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": "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"
      }
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  },
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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."
}