North Korea fires around 10 ballistic missiles toward sea off east coast, Seoul says

October 29, 2026 3:10 PM

North Korea fires around 10 ballistic missiles toward sea off east coast, Seoul says

North Korea fired around 10 short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The missiles were launched at around 12:30 p.m. (0330 GMT) from an area around Wonsan on North Korea's eastern coast, the JCS said in a statement. South Korea's military was strengthening surveillance and maintaining readiness in case of additional launches, while closely sharing information with the United States and Japan, it added. Japan's Defe...

North Korea fires missiles into sea amid talks of limiting US military role

January 27, 2026 3:57 PM

North Korea fires missiles into sea amid talks of limiting US military role

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles towards the sea on Tuesday that were likely short-range projectiles, South Korea and Japan said, as Washington and Seoul hold talks on transforming their defence posture against Pyongyang. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were launched from an area near the North's capital, Pyongyang, at around 3:50 p.m. local time (0650 GMT) towards the sea off its east coast. It said the missiles flew about 350 kilometres (217 miles). Japan's...