SEOUL: North Korea test-fired two medium-range ballistic missiles on Friday, just days after leader Kim Jong-un promised a series of nuclear warhead tests and missile launches amid surging military tensions.

Friction on the divided Korean peninsula has deepened since the North carried out its fourth nuclear test on Jan. 6, followed a month later by a long-range rocket launch that was widely seen as a disguised ballistic missile test.

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