North Korea fires first ballistic missile in two months: Seoul

North Korea has fired what appears to be an intermediate-range ballistic missile towards the sea to its east, South Korea's military said, in what is Pyongyang's first missile launch in two months.

The missile flew 1,100km before falling into the sea, the military said, adding that it "strongly condemns" this "clear act of provocation".

The launch comes as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Seoul for talks with some of South Korea's key leaders.

•  The ballistic missile launched by Pyongyang was probably the intermediate-range one, Yonhap news agency reports, citing the Republic of Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The launch was from the Pyongyang area towards the Sea of Japan, according to South Korea.

North Korea previously launched the ballistic missile on November 5 of the last year.