North Korea fires 2 missiles in 3 hours amid tensions over US drills

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North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles towards the East Sea within three hours amid rising tensions related to US military drills on the Korean Peninsula. This marks its second missile test in about a week, raising concerns in South Korea and the regional security environment.

North Korea launched two missiles off its ⁠eastern coast on Sunday, its ⁠second set of tests in roughly a ⁠week, days after Pyongyang accused the US of driving tensions on the Korean peninsula through a series of military drills. Just three hours after launching a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) towards the East Sea, or Sea of Japan, on Sunday afternoon, North Korea ‌fired another short-range ballistic missile, according to South Korea’s defence ministry. If the subsequent launch is...