North Korea fires projectile toward Sea of Japan: South Korea

North Korea has fired a projectile toward the Sea of Japan, the South Korean military said Tuesday.

Last week, North Korean state-run media reported that the country had successfully launched a new type of intermediate-range hypersonic missile toward a simulated target at sea.

(More details to follow.)

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