North Korea fired a suspected hypersonic missile into the East Sea on Monday, the South Korean military said, marking its first provocation this year ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Monday, South Korea's military said. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launch but did not provide further details,

The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff on Monday didn’t immediately confirm how many missiles were fired or how far they flew.

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff currently analyzing details such as missile’s type, trajectory and flight distance, say local media reports - Anadolu Ajansı

Antony Blinken stressed Washington’s ‘unwavering commitment’ to South Korea in one of his last official acts as US secretary of state.