N. Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Thursday, Japan's Defense Ministry said, in the third such provocation by Pyongyang this week.The launches, which occurred at 8:47 p.m. and 8:53 p.m., respectively, came as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visited South Korea, including a trip to the Demilitarized Zone on the border of the two Koreas, following her visit to Japan.The missiles, launched from an area around the west coast of North Korea, traveled about 300 kilometers with a maximum altitude of 50 km before falling into waters off the country's east coast, acco…READ FULL ARTICLE