The Latest Breaking News from North

‘We would end up with a worse train service than we’ve currently got’, says Andy Burnham

South Korea said Monday it would take "decisive military action" if anyone is killed by the wave of trash-carrying balloons being launched across the border by North Korea.

Heavy rain has caused rivers to overflow, flooding and landslides in the upper North, with six people confirmed killed and four injured.

Researchers warn of ‘perfect storm’ leaving northern women worse off than counrterparts in rest of country ‘across almost every metric’

Flooding continued in three northern provinces and a northeastern province in Thailand on Sunday.

People living near waterways in 11 provinces of the Chao Phraya river basin, including Bangkok, are being warned of rising water levels due to runoff arriving from the North.

The government said that floods in the North will not have an impact on Bangkok and other downstream provinces, with Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai saying the situation is under control.

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Every year, on August 15, there is a public holiday in South Korea to commemorate the day the Korean peninsula was liberated from Japanese colonial rule. On this day, there is a longstanding tradition whereby South Korean presidents outline their vision for Korean unification – Korea has been divided between…