North Korea fires suspected short-range missiles into ocean in its latest weapons launch, Seoul says

South Korea says North Korea has fired multiple suspected short-range missiles off the North’s east coast. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that it detected the launches from North Korea’s capital region on Monday but gave no further details such as how far the weapons flew. It said South Korea has strengthened its surveillance posture and maintains a firm readiness in close coordination with the United States and Japan. The launches are the latest in a series of missile tests by North Korea in recent months. North Korea announced Saturday that it tested a “super-large” cruise missile warhead and a new anti-aircraft missile in a western coastal area on Friday.