North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast

North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile and a second projectile toward the sea east of the peninsula on Sunday, South Korea and Japan reported.

• North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile that flew 450 km toward its eastern waters on Sunday, followed by a second unidentifiable projectile hours later.
• South Korea's presidential office demanded an immediate halt to ballistic missile launches, which it said United Nations Security Council resolutions prohibit.
• Kim Yo Jong said Friday that US-led military exercises are responsible for escalating tensions and pledged to continue strengthening the country's nuclear arsenal.
• A North Korean foreign ministry spokesman said the IAEA's decision does not affect the country's status as a nuclear-armed state.