North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Sunday. This action occurred shortly after the UN's nuclear watchdog warned of Pyongyang's serious progress in nuclear weapons development.

North Korea launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea on Sunday, its neighbours said, days after the UN’s nuclear watchdog warned that North Korea was making “very serious” advances in efforts to build nuclear weapons. The missiles fired from the North’s Sinpo area flew about 140 kilometres (87 miles) each towards the country’s eastern waters, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. It said South Korea maintains a readiness to repel any provocations by North Korea and is...