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Trash Balloons From North Korea Hit South's Presidential Compound

Trash-carrying balloons sent by North Korea hit the South Korean presidential compound Wednesday, security officials told AFP, prompting Seoul to mobilise chemical response teams in the escalating tit-for-tat propaganda war.

International Business Times

Rubbish balloons from North Korea land on presidential office compound in Seoul

Resumption of flights comes after South boosted frontline broadcasts of K-pop songs and propaganda messages across the border

The Guardian - AU

The Guardian view on defecting from North Korea: escape is harder than ever

Editorial: A senior diplomat is now in the South. But ordinary people are finding it far more difficult to leave

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South Korea Bolsters Anti-North Korea Propaganda Broadcasts

South Korea increases anti-Pyongyang broadcasts in response to North Korea's balloon launch, escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

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South Korea Steps Up Propaganda Broadcasts After New Trash Balloons From North

South Korea will ramp up propaganda broadcasts to the North in response to Pyongyang sending more trash-carrying balloons across the border, Seoul's military said Sunday.

International Business Times

North Korea flies more balloons likely carrying trash after the South resumes propaganda broadcasts

South Korea says North Korea has again launched balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea

The Independent UK

South Korea Resumes Propaganda Broadcasts In Response To North

South Korea resumes propaganda broadcasts along the border with North Korea in response to escalating tensions and provocations.

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South Korea Resumes Propaganda Broadcasts In Retaliation Against North

Tensions rise as South Korea responds to North Korea's balloon launches with propaganda broadcasts. Kim Jong Un strengthens ties with Russia.

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South Korea restarts blaring propaganda broadcasts to retaliate against North's trash balloon flying

South Korea says it has restarted anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts across the border in response to North Korea’s resumption of trash-carrying balloon launches

The Independent UK

On North Korea’s tense border, Swiss and Swedes keep a fragile peace

Peacekeepers at the Demilitarized Zone dividing the Koreas say their job is getting more complex amid evolving threats.

Al Jazeera

North Korea launches balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea

South Korea says North Korea has launched balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea

The Independent UK

Ex-North Korean diplomat appointed a vice minister in South Korea, the highest post for any defector

South Korea’s president has appointed a prominent North Korean defector as a vice minister, the highest-level government job for any of the thousands of North Koreans who have resettled in South Korea

The Independent UK

North Korean landmines could float into South Korea, South warns

North Korean landmines could be swept into South Korea by swelling rivers, South Korea’s military warned Wednesday, as the North places tens of thousands of the deadly explosives along its heavily fortified border

The Independent UK

North Korean Diplomat In Cuba Defects To South Korea

North Korean diplomat in Cuba defects to South Korea, adding to elite defectors seeking asylum. Recent high-profile defections highlight disillusionment wi...

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International Business Times

High-ranking North Korean Diplomat In Cuba Defected To South: Report

A high-ranking North Korean diplomat stationed in Cuba defected to South Korea last November -- just months before Seoul and Havana established diplomatic ties, a report said Tuesday.

The Independent UK

North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, Seoul says

South Korea’s spy agency says a North Korea diplomat based in Cuba has defected to South Korea

The Guardian - AU

North Korea diplomat flees to South in highest ranking envoy defection since 2016

Ri Il-kyu was responsible for political affairs at Pyongyang’s embassy in Cuba, the Chosun Ilbo daily has reported

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North Korea Threatens Response To South Korean Leafleting Campaign

Tensions escalate as North Korea threatens South Korea over leafleting campaigns and waste balloon launches.

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Kim Jong Un's sister says North Korea will send more rubbish balloons to South Korea

Kim Yo Jong hits out at ‘scum’ south of the border sending over infiltrating material

The Independent UK

North Korea threatens to boost nuke capability in reaction to US-South Korea deterrence guidelines

North Korea has threatened to boost its nuclear fighting capability and make the U.S. and South Korea pay “an unimaginably harsh price” as it slams its rivals’ new defense guidelines that it says reveal an intention to invade the North

International Business Times

North Korea Denounces NATO Summit Declaration

North Korea has denounced a declaration at a recent NATO summit that condemned Pyongyang's weapons exports to Russia, calling the document "illegal", state media said Saturday.

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US And South Korea Sign Nuclear Deterrence Guidelines

U.S. and South Korea sign joint nuclear deterrence guidelines to counter North Korean threats, amid concerns over a defense pact between North Korea and Ru...

The Independent UK

South Korea to deploy laser weapons to intercept North Korean drones

South Korea will deploy laser weapons systems designed to intercept will begin deploying laser weapons systems designed to intercept North Korean drones, as their launches in recent years have caused security concerns in the South

The Independent UK

Sister of North Korean leader Kim calls South Korea's live-fire drills 'suicidal hysteria'

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called South Korea’s recent front-line live-fire drills “suicidal hysteria” as she threatened unspecified military steps if further provoked

France 24

What caused the deadly stampede in India?

Authorities in India have arrested six people following a deadly stampede in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. 121 women and children were killed at a religious event where nearly 250,000 had gathered to listen to a guru. To understand what caused this human tragedy, we talk to Sanjay Srivastava,…

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