{"ok":true,"article":{"slug":"north-korea-fires-a-suspected-missile-toward-the-sea-japan-says-41402ea0","title":"North Korea fires a suspected missile toward the sea, Japan says","url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/08/20/g-s1-139381/north-korea-suspected-missile","canonical":"https://www.aimode.news/article/north-korea-fires-a-suspected-missile-toward-the-sea-japan-says-41402ea0","sourceName":"NPR","summary":"The suspected launch on Thursday comes a day after North Korea shrugged off a U.S. decision to scale back military drills with South Korea in an apparent bid to resume diplomacy.","category":"World","image":null,"lang":"en","publishedAt":"2026-08-20T09:24:45+00:00","createdAt":"2026-08-20T10:00:13.560129+00:00"}}