North Korea fires ballistic missile; Japan reports fall outside its economic zone

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile from Wonsan on Saturday, with Japan reporting the projectile fell outside its exclusive economic zone.

• South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired the missile toward the sea off the east coast on Saturday morning.
• Japanese authorities reported the missile fell outside Japan's exclusive economic zone and issued an emergency alert.
• Kim Yo Jong dismissed South Korean demands for an apology over landmine blasts, saying the North intends to permanently cut ties with the South.
• South Korea said mines planted south of the border injured three of its soldiers last month.
• Kim Yo Jong said through the state-run Korean Central News Agency that Pyongyang had not deliberately planted the mines.
• South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile was fired from the Wonsan area around 6:30 a.m. local time and flew over 700 kilometers.
• South Korea's National Security Council held an emergency meeting, and the military stepped up surveillance while continuing intelligence-sharing with the US and Japan.
• Kim Yo Jong described South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's dialogue overture as 'despicable' a day before the launch.
• North Korea announced it tested a medium-range ballistic missile with artificial-intelligence guidance that can alter its flight path at low altitude.