▲ A hypersonic missile flies through the air during a test launch by a subunit under a major firing strike group of the Korean People's Army in Pyongyang on Jan. 4, 2026, which North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw, in this file photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the next day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

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N. Korea fires projectile toward East Sea: JCS

SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired at least one unidentified projectile toward the East Sea on Tuesday, South Korea's military said.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the launch, without providing further details.

The North last fired ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Jan. 4, as President Lee Jae Myung was set to leave for Beijing for summit talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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