North Korea launched a ballistic missile into the east on Wednesday, its first such test in five months, according to South Korea's military. The test comes just days before South Korea is to welcome leaders of the world's top economies to a regional summit to be attended by U.S. President Donald Trump.

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The launch was validated by South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), which said the ballistic missile had flown east and splashed in the sea off the Korean Peninsula. The test details, including the distance flown or the type, were not provided immediately, although North Korean test launches are customarily carried out in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.

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The launch timing has been described as

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