North Korea

- South Korea urges North Korea to take responsible measures over a mine explosion near the inter-Korean border, while its military detonates a suspected North Korean land mine on Ganghwa Island with no casualties reported; South Korea's top military commander describes the DMZ mine blast as a provocation and vows to review response measures. - North Korea appears flustered by South Korea’s investigation into the mine blast near their border and subsequent mine-clearing operations. - North Korea fires ballistic missile towards the East Sea amid tensions over the mine blast in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).