BREAKING: South Korea says North Korea has fired a new round of artillery shells into maritime buffer zones Friday evening.
The missile launched Friday traveled 650-700 kilometers at a maximum altitude of 50 kilometers before landing in waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, according to South Korean and Japanese assessments.
Some observers had predicted North Korea would likely temporarily pause its testing activities this week in consideration of its ally China, which is set to begin a major political conference Sunday that isChinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a regular briefing Friday that all related countries should work to prevent tensions from escalating and move toward restarting meaningful talks.
over a broad range of scenarios, including non-war situations when it may perceive its leadership as under threat.
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