{"id":"7ef89224-d39c-494f-b11b-314ab75e640f","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3369665/north-korea-test-fires-intermediate-range-missile-amid-mine-blast-tensions","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"North Korea test-fires intermediate-range missile amid mine blast tensions","plainHeadline":"North Korea test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile amid border tensions.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile with claimed manoeuvrable flight.","Kim Yo-jong said the missile was supervised by Kim Jong-un and was strategic.","Missile reportedly changed trajectory at low altitude and allegedly had AI capabilities.","Launch occurred near Wonsan; South Korea and Japan reported flight distances around 680-700 km.","The test followed border mine blasts and increased cross-border tensions between the Koreas."],"topics":["Politics","Cybersecurity"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-03T12:41:52.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-03T12:55:19.230Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/bf60c617-97c3-4c0c-b954-c670cbe4a3f8","storyId":"bf60c617-97c3-4c0c-b954-c670cbe4a3f8","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/10/03/3950ece5-495f-48ea-862e-b2b84d83475a_9f461bd1.jpg?itok=uxP7Dwjl&v=1791031305","author":"Associated Press","dek":"North Korea said on Saturday it test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile that it claimed has manoeuvrable flight capabilities designed to evade missile defences in South Korea and Japan. The latest test comes amid heightened tensions between the two Koreas over border landmine blasts."}