North Korea fires missiles hours after rejecting US accusations over Binance hack

File photo: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un North Korea fired multiple missiles towards the sea off its eastern coast on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, hours after Pyongyang ruled out resuming talks with Washington over accusations that North Korean hackers were behind a major cryptocurrency theft from Binance.The launches came amid renewed tensions between the two countries, with North Korea accusing the US of pursuing a hostile policy and saying it had no reason to engage in dialogue with Washington.South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said it had detected several missiles being fired towards North Korea's eastern waters.South Korean and US authorities were analysing details of the launches, it said, adding that Seoul remained prepared to respond to any potential provocations under its alliance with Washington.North Korea rejects US accusations over Binance hackThe missile launches followed North Korea's denial of involvement in the hacking of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange. The exchange said on Friday that hackers had stolen more than $6 billion, in what appeared to be the largest cryptocurrency heist on record.The FBI subsequently attributed the at...