In this photo taken between Dec 27 and Dec 31 2021, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea on Monday fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea in its fourth weapons launch this month, South Korea's military said, with the apparent goal of demonstrating its military might amid paused diplomacy with the United States and pandemic border closures. Japan's Prime Minister's Office also said it detected a possible ballistic missile launch from North Korea, but didn't immediately provide more details. The Coast Guard later said that the North Korean projectile is believed to have already landed but didn't specify where. North Korea has been ramping up tests in recent months of new missiles designed to overwhelm missile defenses in the region.

Source: Libya Today January 17, 2022 04:04 UTC