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North Korea fires a suspected missile toward the sea, Japan says

NPR News 20 Aug 2026 1 views

The suspected launch on Thursday comes a day after North Korea shrugged off a U.S. decision to scale back military drills with South Korea in an apparent bid to resume diplomacy.

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