July 11, 2026 06:11 pm (IST)
Follow us:
North Korea fires several short-range missiles into East Sea
Seoul, Mar 21 (IBNS) North Korea on Monday fired several short-range missiles into the East Sea, media reports said.
The missiles were launched from the northeastern city of Hamhung at around 3:19 p.m., and flew some 200 kilometers, according the Joint Chiefs of Staff as reported by South Korea's Yonhap news agency.
"Our military is keeping close tabs on the situation and standing by with a heightened defense posture," the JCS was quoted as saying by the agency.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Latest Headlines
Tragedy strikes Indian tourists in Vietnam: Boat capsizes near Phu Quoc Island, 15 dead
Sat, Jul 11 2026
Terrifying mid-air scare: Ryanair passenger nearly sucked out after window comes off
Fri, Jul 10 2026
Police officer injured, four arrested as London sees disorder after France's World Cup win over Morocco
Fri, Jul 10 2026
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei buried at Iran's holiest shrine as Middle East crisis deepens
Fri, Jul 10 2026
Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to be buried in hometown Mashhad after six days of mourning
Thu, Jul 09 2026
'He asked how my Indian cooking was progressing': Scott Morrison after meeting PM Modi
Thu, Jul 09 2026