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  "id": 8677043,
  "title": "North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into the sea in latest weapons display",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/north-korea-fires-two-ballistic-missiles-into-the-sea-in-latest",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T11:40:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260920-north-korea-fires-two-ballistic-missiles-into-the-sea-in-latest-weapons-display"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its eastern coast on Sunday. The missiles were launched from the Wonsan area, with the first one flying approximately 450 kilometers and the second one flying more than 600 kilometers.\n\nThe launches were detected by South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, who shared information with the US and Japan. According to South Korea's military, the first projectile is presumed to belong to the Hwasong-11 series.\n\nThe missile tests came days after North Korea reaffirmed its status as a nuclear-armed state and rejected a UN resolution calling for an end to its nuclear activities. They also occurred ahead of a high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping set for later that week.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "North Korea fires two ballistic missiles off east coast in three hours",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/north-korea-fires-two-ballistic-missiles-off-east-coast-in-three-hours",
        "published": "2026-09-20T11:12:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "North Korea fires 2 missiles in 3 hours amid tensions over US drills",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/north-korea-fires-2-missiles-in-3-hours-amid-tensions-over-us-drills",
        "published": "2026-09-20T11:25:27.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "North Korea launches missiles as it dials up pressure against U.S.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/north-korea-launches-missiles-as-it-dials-up-pressure-against-u-s",
        "published": "2026-09-20T13:00:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "North Korea fires two ballistic missiles off east coast in three hours",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/north-korea-fires-two-ballistic-missiles-off-east-coast-in-three-hours-8694462",
        "published": "2026-09-20T13:25:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "North Korea launches 2 ballistic missiles toward sea, South Korea says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/north-korea-launches-2-ballistic-missiles-toward-sea-south-korea-says",
        "published": "2026-09-20T14:58:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "North Korea Launches 2 Ballistic Missiles Toward Sea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/north-korea-launches-2-ballistic-missiles-toward-sea",
        "published": "2026-09-20T18:52:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "North Korea launches projectile as Pyongyang reaffirms nuclear status",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/north-korea-launches-projectile-as-pyongyang-reaffirms-nuclear-status",
        "published": "2026-09-20T20:08:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune",
        "title": "Japan, South Korea say North Korea launched ballistic missile",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/japan-south-korea-say-north-korea-launched-ballistic-missile",
        "published": "2026-09-20T21:29:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "North Korea launches ballistic missiles, prompting 'stern protest'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/north-korea-launches-ballistic-missiles-prompting-stern-protest",
        "published": "2026-09-20T22:42:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "N. Korea stays quiet on Sunday's missile launches",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/n-korea-stays-quiet-on-sundays-missile-launches-8792656",
        "published": "2026-09-20T23:02:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "N. Korea stays quiet on Sunday's missile launches",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/n-korea-stays-quiet-on-sundays-missile-launches",
        "published": "2026-09-20T23:27:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}