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North Korea launches ballistic missile as tensions with Seoul grow over border mine blasts

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: France 24
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What happened

North Korea launched a ballistic missile Saturday morning from the Wonsan area on its east coast into the Sea of Japan, according to South Korea's military.

Key facts

  • Reported by France 24 and published Sat, 03 Oct 2026 02:40:43 UTC.

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Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. Pakistan government holds talks with Imran Khan's party to defuse tensions ahead of long march to Islamabad

  2. North Korea fires ballistic missile towards the sea, South Korea says

  3. South Korea’s military says North Korea fired projectile toward its eastern waters

  4. North Korea launches ballistic missile as tensions with Seoul grow over border mine blasts

  5. Nine injured in Australia as car crashes into crowd north of Sydney

  6. North Korea launches ballistic missile after Seoul demands apology over wounded soldiers

Sources

The original report was published by France 24. WorldPing does not claim that reporting — this page summarises and contextualises it.

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