hello. i'm paula newton here at cnn center. north korea has fired what appears to be a single ballistic missile into the waters east of the korean peninsula. now, that's according to south korean officials. seoul held an emergency meeting of its national security council in response to pyongyang's ninth test of the year. analysts say the increased testing shows north korean leader kim jong-un is trying to show his nation remains a key player in the struggle for power. ukraine has won its first gold medal of the 2022 beijing winter paralympics. now, it was in the parabiathlon men's sprint standing event. the games kicked off with a message of peace. during the ceremony on friday, the president for the international paralympic committee made an impassioned plea for dialogue and diplomacy, not war and hate. earlier in the week, the committee banned russian and belarusian athletes from competing in the games.