North Korea Fires Projectile Off East Coast, South Korea Says

South Korea's military reported that North Korea fired an unidentified projectile off its east coast on Thursday, according to the Yonhap News Agency. The launch, which was not immediately detailed, marks the latest in a series of weapons tests by Pyongyang.

The reported launch came just a day after Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, dismissed a recent decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to scale back military exercises with South Korea. Trump's move was seen as an attempt to revive stalled diplomacy with the North.

Kim Yo Jong said the provocative nature of the drills has not changed, indicating that Pyongyang remains unimpressed by the adjustment. Her statement suggested that North Korea continues to view joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises as a threat, regardless of their scale.

The latest launch underscores the fragile state of inter-Korean relations and the ongoing tensions on the Korean Peninsula. No further details about the projectile's trajectory or type were immediately available.