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US and South Korea sharpen deterrence plans over North Korean nuclear threat

The United States and South Korea have updated a bilateral security agreement to more effectively counter North Korea’s evolving nuclear and missile threats

The Independent UK

Kim Jong-un closes slate of North Korea’s embassies as sanctions bite

Regime can no longer afford all its diplomatic missions, including some to longtime allies such as Angola where it has maintained ties since 1975

The Guardian - AU

Blinken arrives in Seoul for talks focused on North Korea and its military cooperation with Russia

Heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula, suspected North Korean cooperation with Russia in its war on Ukraine and concerns about China’s growing aggressiveness are topping U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s agenda as he visits South Korea

The Independent UK

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North Korea threatens to respond to anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets with a 'shower of shells'

North Korea has criticized rival South Korea for removing a law that banned private activists from sending anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets to the North, insisting that such activities amount to psychological warfare and threatening to respond with a “shower of shells.”

The Independent UK

South Korea plans to launch its 1st military spy satellite on Nov. 30

South Korea says it plans to launch its first domestically built spy satellite at the end of this month as part of its efforts to better monitor rival North Korea

The Independent UK

North Korea confirms it is closing some diplomatic missions

North Korea has confirmed that it’s closing some of its diplomatic missions abroad

The Independent UK

North Korea likely sent more than million artillery shells to Russia, says South Korea’s spy agency

Artillery shells reportedly sent to Russia through ships and other means since early August

The Independent UK

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North Korea has likely sent missiles as well as ammunition and shells to Russia, Seoul says

South Korea says North Korea has likely supplied several types of missiles to Russia to support its war in Ukraine, along with its widely reported shipments of ammunition and shells

The Independent UK

‘More to this place than barbed wire’: South Korea reimagines its DMZ as a path towards peace

At times an easy Sunday walk, at others a tense hike amid military practice targets, this peace trail gives firsthand experience of a place still divided by war

The Guardian - AU

South Korea's spy agency says North Korea shipped more than a million artillery shells to Russia

North Korea has likely sent more than a million artillery shells to Russia since August to help fuel Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine

The Independent UK

A Japan court says North Korea is responsible for the abuses of people lured there by false promises

A Japanese high court on Monday said the North Korean government was responsible for the human rights abuses of plaintiffs who said they were lured to the North by Pyongyang’s false promise of living in the “paradise on Earth."

The Independent UK

South Korean and US forces stage drills for reaction to possible 'Hamas-style' attack by North Korea

South Korean and U.S. troops have been conducting live-fire exercises to hone their ability to respond to potential “Hamas-style surprise artillery attacks” by North Korea

The Independent UK

South Korea, US and Japan condemn North Korea's alleged supply of munitions to Russia

South Korea, the U.S. and Japan have strongly condemned what they call North Korea’s supply of munitions and military equipment to Russia

The Independent UK

South Korea intercepts boat carrying North Korean defectors

Rare defection by sea comes after nine North Koreans crossed the maritime border in May.

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The Independent UK

South Korea, US and Japan hold first-ever trilateral aerial exercise in face of North Korean threats

The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese militaries have held their first-ever trilateral aerial exercise in response to evolving North Korean nuclear threats

The Independent UK

US military detain and charge Travis King with desertion and possessing sexual images of child – report

King, who fled to North Korea before being returned home earlier this month, detained by US military

The Guardian - AU

Russia’s foreign minister hails ‘new level’ of ties during North Korea trip

Sergei Lavrov praises Kim Jong-un for ‘unambiguous support’ for Ukraine war on visit that could pave way for summit with Vladimir Putin

The Independent UK

Russian, North Korean foreign ministers meet amid Western suspicions about weapons transfers

The foreign ministers of Russia and North Korea are meeting in Pyongyang for talks expected to focus on how to boost their military ties

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The Independent UK

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov arrives in North Korea, Russian state media say

Russian state media say Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in North Korea, the latest in a flurry of diplomatic activity between the two countries

The Independent UK

North Korea raises specter of nuclear strike over US aircraft carrier's arrival in South Korea

North Korea is lashing out at the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier battle group in South Korea, calling it a provocation and again raising the specter of using nuclear weapons to defend itself

The Independent UK

US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as North's leader Kim exchanges messages with Putin

A U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier has arrived in South Korea in a demonstration of strength against North Korea

WEKU

The Asian Games revealed a new divide between South Korea and the North

At the recently concluded Games, South Korean athletes and journalists said North Koreans refused to engage with them. Some even avoided customary handshakes or photo sessions atop the podium.

Al Jazeera

South Korea mulls pause on North Korea military pact after Hamas attack

South Korea’s defence minister says violence in Israel and Gaza shows a need to strengthen monitoring of the North.

The Independent UK

Hamas' attack on Israel prompts South Korea to consider pausing military agreement with North Korea

South Korea’s new defense minister says he would push to suspend a 2018 military agreement with North Korea on reducing tensions between the rivals, insisting that it hampers the South’s surveillance activities along their heavily armed border when the North’s nuclear threats are increasing

The Independent UK

Satellite images show spike in border activity as North Korea ‘supplies weapons to Russia’ for Ukraine war

Approximately 73 railcars seen entering Russia last week, compared to just 20 in the past five years

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