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Possible North Korea ballistic missile launch: Japan

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20-08-2026 | 04:44

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Possible North Korea ballistic missile launch: Japan

Japan said Thursday that North Korea had launched a possible ballistic missile, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would meet Pyongyang's leader Kim Jong Un later this year.

"North Korea has launched a suspected ballistic missile," the prime minister's office said in a post on X.

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