# North Korea has fired another suspected ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan. South Korean and Japanese authorities say the launch came just days before major military exercises involving the United States and South Korea, which Pyongyang has long condemned as provocative. Seoul says the missile was launched from the Wonsan area and travelled about 700 kilometres before landing in waters off the Korean Peninsula. It was North Korea’s second missile launch in less than a week. The United States, South Korea and Japan are closely monitoring developments.
North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile