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North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles in latest weapons tests

North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles in latest weapons tests

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North Korea test-fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a recent flurry of launches by the nuclear-armed state. The Sunday launches add to a series of weapons tests Pyongyang has carried out in recent weeks, including ballistic missiles, anti-warship cruise missiles and cluster munitions. Read moreNorth Korea tests nuclear-capable rocket launchers amid US-South Korea military drills “Our military detected several short-range ballistic missiles fired into the East Sea from the Sinpo area of North Korea at around 6:10am (GMT 21:10),” South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, referring to a body of water also known as the Sea of Japan. “The missiles flew approximately 140 kilometres (86.9 miles), and South Korean and US intelligence authorities are conducting a detailed analysis of their exact specifications,” it added.  Seoul is maintaining a “firm combined defence posture” with the United States – a security ally that stations about 28,000 troops in the South to help it defend against military threats from the North – and will “respond overwhelmingly to any provocation”, …

North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward sea : NPR

North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward sea : NPR

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FILE – In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits to observe the test launches of missiles at an undisclosed place in North Korea Sunday, April 12, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. AP/KCNA via KNS hide caption toggle caption AP/KCNA via KNS SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said, the North’s latest weapons testing activity this year. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launches happened on Sunday morning from the North’s eastern Sinpo area. It said South Korea has bolstered its surveillance posture and is closely exchanging information with the U.S. and Japan. South Korea’s presidential office said its National Security Council plans to hold …

North Korea launches ballistic missiles towards sea off its east coast | Kim Jong Un News

North Korea launches ballistic missiles towards sea off its east coast | Kim Jong Un News

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Multiple ballistic missiles fired from eastern Sinpo area in seventh such test this year. Published On 19 Apr 202619 Apr 2026 North Korea has launched multiple ballistic missiles towards the sea off its eastern coast, according to South Korea and Japan. The incident on Sunday marked North Korea’s seventh ⁠ballistic missile launch this year and its fourth in April. The missiles were fired near the city of Sinpo on North Korea’s east coast at about 6:10am on Sunday (21:10 GMT, Saturday), South Korea’s military said in a statement. It added that South Korea had bolstered its surveillance posture and was closely exchanging information with the United States and Japan. Japan’s ⁠government posted on social media that the ballistic missiles were believed to have fallen near the east coast of the Korean Peninsula. No incursion into Japan’s exclusive economic zone was confirmed. South Korea’s presidential office said it has held an emergency security meeting, according to media reports. Such tests violate United Nations Security Council resolutions against North Korea’s missile programme. The diplomatically isolated country rejects …

Yemen’s Houthis launch ballistic missile at Israel as Middle East conflict escalates

Yemen’s Houthis launch ballistic missile at Israel as Middle East conflict escalates

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels announced their entry into the Middle East war on Saturday by launching a ballistic missile towards Israel, as the world struggled to contain the economic damage of a conflict now entering its second month. The intervention of Iran’s Yemeni allies in Tehran’s conflict with Israel and the United States will spark concern about disruptions to Red Sea shipping, with trade from the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz already choked off. With Hormuz all but impassable, many shipments to and from the region go through the Omani port of Salalah, on the Arabian Sea, but Danish shipping giant Maersk said operations had been temporarily suspended there after a drone attack injured one worker and damaged a crane. Pakistan, which has been a go-between between US and Iranian officials, is to host foreign ministers from regional powers Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt in Islamabad on Monday for talks on the crisis. Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has thanked Islamabad “for its mediation efforts to stop the aggression”, and Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul had …

War in the Mideast: Iranian cluster ballistic missiles test Israel’s defences

War in the Mideast: Iranian cluster ballistic missiles test Israel’s defences

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As the regional conflict between Israel and Iran enters a volatile new phase, a banned weapon of war is reappearing over civilian centers. While Israel’s defence systems remain robust, a new threat – the cluster ballistic missile – is testing the limits of safety. Unlike a single warhead, these missiles release hundreds of “bomblets,” turning neighborhoods into active minefields long after the sirens stop. FRANCE 24’s Olivia Bizot reports. Source link

Israel’s defence network challenged by Iranian cluster ballistic missiles

Israel’s defence network challenged by Iranian cluster ballistic missiles

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As the regional conflict between Israel and Iran enters a volatile new phase, a banned weapon of war is reappearing over civilian centres. While Israel’s defence systems remain robust, a new threat – the cluster ballistic missile – is testing the limits of safety. Unlike a single warhead, these missiles release hundreds of “bomblets,” turning neighbourhoods into active minefields long after the sirens stop. Keywords for this article Source link

Joint UK-US military base targeted by Iranian ballistic missiles | World | News

Joint UK-US military base targeted by Iranian ballistic missiles | World | News

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Iran launched two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia, the joint military based situated in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing multiple US officials. Diego Garcia is one of two bases that the UK has authorised the US to utilise for defensive operations against Iranian missiles. Ensure our latest news headlines always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source. Click here to activate or add us as Preferred Source in your Google search settings. The US and Israel struck several crucial sites in Iran on February 28. Iran has responded by attacking targets across the Middle East, throwing the region into conflict. It is understood that neither of the missiles aimed at Diego Garcia struck the base. One of the missiles failed in flight, while a US warship launched an interceptor at the other, as reported by the WSJ. Whether an interception was made could not be confirmed, according to one official. The WSJ reported that this action signified Iran’s first operational …

North Korea fires 10 ballistic missiles during US-South Korea military drills

North Korea fires 10 ballistic missiles during US-South Korea military drills

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SEOUL/TOKYO: North Korea fired more than 10 ballistic missiles into the sea on Saturday (Mar 14), South Korea’s military said, as the US and South Korean forces conducted military drills and US President Donald Trump renewed overtures towards Pyongyang for dialogue. Japan’s coast guard said it had detected what could be a ballistic missile that fell into the sea. It appeared to have fallen outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone, public broadcaster NHK said, citing the military. The missiles were launched from an area near the capital Pyongyang, around 1.20pm (0430 GMT) towards the sea off the country’s east coast, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. North Korea has test-launched a wide range of ballistic and cruise missiles for more than two decades in a push to develop the means to deliver nuclear weapons, which it is believed to have successfully built. As a result, Pyongyang has been under multiple UN Security Council sanctions since 2006 but it remains defiant, despite severe obstacles they created to its trade, economy and defence. South …

Did Iran Purposefully Target Jerusalem’s Temple Mount with a Ballistic Missile? – OpentheWord.org

Did Iran Purposefully Target Jerusalem’s Temple Mount with a Ballistic Missile? – OpentheWord.org

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A close up photo of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount with its two Islamic building: The Dome of the Rock (Golden Dome on the Right) and the Al Aqsa Mosque (blue minaret on the left).Credit: Jorge Fernandez Salas, unsplash.com With the start of the Iranian war five days ago, Israeli authorities acknowledged that an Iranian missile has just missed Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. Since US and Israel launched their attack on Saturday, Feb 28, 2026, Iranian forces have launched several ballistic missile against Israel. The Times of Israel is reporting people heard an explosion and saw smoke pouring into the sky just outside Jerusalem’s old wall early Saturday morning. This was less than a kilometer away from the Temple Mount. The Temple Mount is Israel’s most holy site. It is the former location of the Jewish Temple that was destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD. It is now home to two Islamic building the Al Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock. Police inspecting the site found an unexploded Iranian ballistic missile, along with debris. It …

Trump administration refocuses messaging on Iran’s ballistic missile program amid conflict

Trump administration refocuses messaging on Iran’s ballistic missile program amid conflict

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US Navy sailors conduct maneuvers on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), which is supporting Operation ‘Epic Fury,’ on February 28, 2026, in a photo provided by US Central Command. MARINE AMERICAINE VIA AFP It’s a war with no set timetable and no shortage of resources. After a weekend of mixed messages, on Monday, March 2, the White House and the Pentagon tried to tighten up their messaging on the offensive launched against Iran. Following the first six American soldiers’ deaths, the downing of three F-15 fighter jets, which Kuwait officially shot down in a “friendly fire incident,” and the conflict’s expansion across the region due to Iranian strikes, Washington aimed to counter the idea that the United States-Israeli joint offensive had been improvised and lacked clear, legitimate objectives. Overthrowing Iran’s regime was no longer on the table, even though Donald Trump had openly called for it just 48 hours earlier. Now, Washington was solely describing the offensive in terms of its military aims: destroying the opponent’s naval forces and ballistic …