North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of US VP Kamala Harris’ visit


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North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast on Sunday, ahead of planned military drills by South Korean and US forces involving an aircraft carrier and a visit to the region by US Vice President Kamala Harris. South Korea’s military said it was a single, short-range ballistic missile fired from near the Taechon area of North Pyongyan Province just before 7 am local time and flew about 600 km (373 miles) at an altitude of 60 km and a speed of Mach 5. A South Korean soldiers walks past a TV broadcasting a news report...