# North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles after dismissing Trump overture

https://mins.news/en/video/27268

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-20 12:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ewlrMo9Ih8

> North Korea fired a barrage of ballistic missiles toward the sea on Thursday, South Korea’s military said. The launch came a day after Pyongyang dismissed a U.S. decision to scale back military drills with South Korea, an apparent effort to revive diplomacy.

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