The North has also repeatedly shunned efforts by the South Korean government to improve relations, repeatedly calling Seoul its most "hostile" adversary.
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26/05/2026 - 8:46 GMT+2
North Korea launched several projectiles, including a ballistic missile, into the Yellow Sea on Tuesday, South Korea's military said.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said they had detected the launches of "several projectiles", including a short-range ballistic missile, into the Yellow Sea from the North Korean city of Chongju at around 1:00 pm local time.
The Yellow Sea is the body of water separating the Korean peninsula from China.
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