N. Korea test-fires ballistic missile

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) observes the Hwasong-11 Ra surface-to-surface tactical ballistic missile being test-fired at an unspecified location on April 19, 2026, to verify the characteristics and power of a cluster bomb warhead and fragmentation mine warhead applied to the tactical ballistic missile, in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the next day. Kim expressed satisfaction with the performance of the missile's warhead capability, the KCNA said a day after South Korea's military detected multiple short-range ballistic missiles launched toward the East Sea at around 6:10 a.m. from North Korea's Sinpho area. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

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