North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile days before South’s presidential election

North Korea fired at least one suspected ballistic missile toward the sea to the east of the Korean peninsula on Saturday, militaries in the region said, an apparent test just days before the South’s presidential election.South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the launch of one suspected ballistic missile, while the office of Japan’s Prime Minister also said it was a suspected ballistic missile.The launch would be the ninth this year. The last was on February 27 when North Korea…