Japan, South Korea report North Korean missile test
29 March 2023 |
10:02 am
Japan and South Korea both said North Korea had launched two suspected ballistic missiles. It's the latest in a flurry of tests that Pyongyang claims are a response to joint US-South Korean military exercises.
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