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North Korea fires ballistic missiles as rival South's leader visits China

WORLD NEWS
04-01-2026 12:31 HKT
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People sit in front of a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul on January 4, 2026. (AFP)
People sit in front of a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul on January 4, 2026. (AFP)
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