South Korea says North Korea fired a ballistic missile that flew 685 miles before landing in waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. The launch on Monday extended North Korea's weapons testing weeks before Donald Trump returns as U.S. president. The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile was fired from an area near the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. It denounced the launch as a provocation that poses a serious threat to peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula. The launch came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Seoul for talks with South Korean allies over the North Korean nuclear threat and other issues.
