North Korea fires cruise missiles into Yellow Sea ahead of US military drills with the South


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North Korea fired two cruise missiles on Wednesday, Seoul’s defence ministry said, ending a month-long lull in Pyongyang’s record-breaking spate of weapons tests this year. “Early this morning, we detected that North Korea fired two cruise missiles into the [Yellow Sea] from Onchon, South Pyongan province,” a ministry official said, without giving details such as the missiles’ range or altitude. “The US and South Korean military authorities are analysing detailed specifications such as flight distance.” North Korea has not tested a cruise missile – which are not banned under United Nations sanctions on the country – since January, the Yonhap...