North Korea fired missiles toward waters off its east coast
North Korea launched several missiles toward waters off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, hours after Pyongyang rejected renewed diplomacy with Washington. Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said there was no need for talks with people she called hostile. The Wall Street Journal reported nine known launches in two months.
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Missiles were fired toward waters off North Korea’s east coast Wednesday, according to South Korea’s military, following Pyongyang’s rejection of renewed diplomacy with Washington. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the launches, and South Korean and U.S. authorities were analyzing details. U.S. Pacific Command said it was aware of the launches and consulting with regional allies.
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said Pyongyang had “no need to sit face to face” with “unreliable and hostile” people. She also rejected the FBI’s allegation that North Korean hackers were behind the theft of more than $6 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance; North Korea called the accusation politically motivated.
The Wall Street Journal reported nine known launches over the past two months, the most concentrated testing since 2023.
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- The Wall Street Journal — North Korea, on Busiest Missile-Testing Spree in Years, Rebuffs Trump Diplomacy - WSJ
- The Nightly — North Korea launches multiple missiles towards sea as US Pacific Command responds | The Nightly
- Nation Path India — North Korea Fires Multiple Missiles Towards East Sea, Seoul Monitors Launches | Nation Path India
- New York Post — North Korea launches missiles toward the sea as Pyongyang protests against US claims on Binance hack
- Al Jazeera — N Korea fires multiple missiles, denies US claims on Binance hack | Kim Jong Un News | Al Jazeera
- The Financial News (South Korea) — North Korea-U.S. summit outreach intensifies ... Concerns grow over delays in implementing Korea-U.S. security agreements [U.S. Midterm Elections] - First-Class Business Newspaper Financial News
Verifier’s note
The Wall Street Journal, The Nightly, Nation Path India, the New York Post carrying Associated Press, Al Jazeera, and Financial News report missile launches alongside North Korea’s rejection of renewed U.S. dialogue. WRAL reports a launch but not the diplomatic rejection, so it does not substantiate the full claim.