{"id":46461,"date":"2024-03-17T23:20:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T23:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manitimes.com\/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-south-korea-says\/"},"modified":"2024-03-17T23:20:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T23:20:01","slug":"north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-south-korea-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manitimes.com\/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-south-korea-says\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea fires ballistic missile, South Korea says"},"content":{"rendered":"
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the sea to the east of the Korean Peninsula, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says.<\/p>\n
Monday’s launch – the first firing of a ballistic missile by North Korea in two months – comes as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting South Korea to attend a conference hosted by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on advancing democracy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n