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Monday, October 12, 2026

North Korea has fired multiple ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military says. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said one of the missiles flew more than 900km (559 miles) from the Pyongyang area on Monday. The joint chiefs did not specify how many missiles were detected. Japan's coastguard said on Monday that North Korea had fired two unidentified projectiles, believed to be ballistic missiles, which appeared to have already fallen.

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South Korea's presidential office said that Pyongyang's repeated missile launches violate United Nations Security Council resolutions, urging an immediate stop. Monday's missile launch adds to heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula, as both countries have been conducting weapons tests.

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