{
  "id": 6834134,
  "title": "Cheong Wa Dae denounces NK missile launch as violation of UNSC resolution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/cheong-wa-dae-denounces-nk-missile-launch-as-violation-of-unsc",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T01:22:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260912/cheong-wa-dae-denounces-nk-missile-launch-as-violation-of-unsc-resolution"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The presidential Office of National Security convened an emergency meeting on Saturday in response to North Korea's recent ballistic missile launch, condemning the action as a direct violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions. According to the South Korean military, Pyongyang had fired multiple ballistic missiles from the Wonsan area at approximately 5:20 a.m. local time. The presidential office deliberated the implications of this launch on the nation's security and issued a call for a steadfast readiness posture in a subsequent press release. Furthermore, the office urged for an immediate cessation of such detrimental actions. This latest launch followed a series of meetings between Seoul, Washington, and Tokyo that concluded with the five-day Freedom Edge exercise on Friday. The exercise took place in international waters east and south of South Korea's southern island of Jeju. Notably, North Korea had previously launched a barrage of short-range ballistic missiles towards the East Sea on August 20, coinciding with the start of the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield drills between Seoul and Washington.",
  "summary": "The presidential Office of National Security on Saturday held an emergency meeting following North Korea's ballistic missile launch and called it a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions. Pyongyang fired multiple ballistic missiles from the Wonsan area at around 5:20 a.m., according to the South Korean military. In the meeting, the presidential office assessed the impact of the launch on…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Cheong Wa Dae denounces N.K. missile launch as violation of UNSC resolution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/cheong-wa-dae-denounces-n-k-missile-launch-as-violation-of-unsc",
        "published": "2026-09-12T00:29:06.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Cheong Wa Dae denounces NK missile launch as violation of UNSC resolution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/cheong-wa-dae-denounces-nk-missile-launch-as-violation-of-unsc-6835758",
        "published": "2026-09-12T01:32:03.000Z"
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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."
}