North Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles in First Test of 2026: Timing, Reactions and Geopolitical Context
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles from near Pyongyang toward the East Sea (Sea of Japan) on Sunday morning (around 7:50 a.m. local time, January 4, 2026), marking its first missile test of the new year and the first in two months since November 7, 2025. The launches occurred just hours before South Korean President…



