North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile towards waters off its eastern coast, South Korea’s military said, marking its first missile launch in months.

The missile launch on Wednesday morning comes a week before South Korea hosts the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, which will see Chinese President Xi Jinping, United States President Donald Trump, and other world leaders gather in the South Korean city of Gyeongju for talks.

South Korea’s military said that “at least one unidentified ballistic missile” was fired towards the East Sea, which is also known as the Sea of Japan, the official South Korean Yonhap news agency reports.

North Korea last fired short-range ballistic and cruise missiles towards the East Sea on May 8 and May 22, meaning the latest launch i

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