A North Korean flag flies in the North's Kijong Village on the western border with South Korea, in this photo taken from an observatory in the South Korean border city of Paju on Aug. 12, 2026. North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the East Sea the same day, marking the second such launch in less than a week in an apparent protest against the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield combined military exercise between the South and the United States. (Yonhap)
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