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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq A-Awsat

Seoul: N. Korea ICBM Launch Appears to Have Failed

People in parts of northern Japan were ordered to seek shelter during the North's latest launches. Reuters

North Korea unsuccessfully fired an intercontinental ballistic missile during a new salvo of launches Thursday, the South Korean military said.

The launches prompted South Korea and the United States to extend their ongoing joint air drills, the largest-ever such exercises, citing North Korea's "provocations".

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