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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Maryam Kara

South Korea suspending military deal with North Korea after trash balloon barrage

South Korea on Tuesday took steps to suspend a military agreement with North Korea following the North’s recent launch of trash-carrying balloons.

South Korea’s Cabinet Council and President Yoon Suk Yeol approved a proposal to suspend the 2018 inter-Korean agreement, initially created to lower frontline military tensions and cease all hostile acts at border areas.

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