North Korea fires projectile toward sea off east coast, South Korea military says

SEOUL - North Korea fired a projectile toward the sea off its east coast on Oct 29, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.Japan’s Coast Guard said the launched projectile could be a ballistic missile and had already fallen into the sea.Japan’s Defence Ministry also said it had detected a North Korean launch of a possible ballistic weapon, according to Yonhap News Agency.North Korea last fired ballistic missiles on Oct 12, amid heightened tension on the inter-Korean border over a mine blast that wounded South Korean soldiers last month.Pyongyang has conducted missile tests on more than 10 occasions in 2026. REUTERS