North Korea fires unspecified ballistic missile — report

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea fired an unspecified ballistic missile towards the sea Thursday morning, Yonhap news agency reported, citing South Korea's military.

The agency said the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff reported the missile was fired toward the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, in the latest act of defiance from Pyongyang amid acute tensions with Seoul and Washington. -- Agence France-Presse