North Korea fires missiles hours after Trump signals Kim meeting

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Key context: <img width="1200" height="720" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/missiles.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/missiles.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/missiles-300x180.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/missiles-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/missiles-1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/missiles-590x354.jpg 590w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/missiles-400x240.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><p>North Korea launched more than 10 short-range ballistic missiles towards the East Sea on&#160;Thursday, hours after United States President Donald Trump said he is to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year. The launches came as South Korea and the US conduct a shortened version of their annual Ulchi Freedom Shield military [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/20/north-korea-fires-missiles-hours-after-trump-signals-kim-meeting/">North Korea fires missiles hours after Trump signals Kim meeting</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.