- North Korea has fired a short-range ballistic missile into the sea off the east coast of the Korean peninsula, according to Japanese and South Korean defence officials.
- South Korea’s presidential office convened a National Security Council meeting following the test, which landed outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.
- The launch marks the second test in a week, occurring despite efforts by US president Donald Trump to scale back joint military exercises with South Korea.
- Kim Yo Jong, sister of leader Kim Jong Un, rejected the reduced military drills as insufficient and pledged to continue strengthening North Korea's nuclear arsenal.
- South Korean officials previously warned that Pyongyang's ongoing missile tests directly violate United Nations Security Council resolutions.
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