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North Korea blows up roads linking it with South, prompting warning shots at border

Roads have long been unused but destroying them sends clear message Pyongyang does not want to negotiate with Seoul, experts say

The Guardian - UK

North Korea blows up roads near South Korean border as tensions soar

Latest move comes after Pyongyang accused South Korea of sending drones carrying propaganda leaflets over its capital.

Al Jazeera

North Korea's Kim Holds Security Meeting Over Drone Flights

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened a top national security meeting to direct a plan of "immediate military action" in a dispute with the South over drone flights, state media reported Tuesday.

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Seoul on alert as North Korea ‘to blow up border roads’ amid drone row

Seoul says it is ‘fully ready’ for any provocation as Pyongyang deploys eight artillery brigades to the border.

Al Jazeera

South Korea Military Says 'Fully Ready' As Drone Flights Anger North

South Korea's military said on Monday it was "fully ready" to respond after North Korea ordered troops on the border to prepare to fire in a dispute over drone flights to Pyongyang.

International Business Times

North Korea has accused Seoul of flying drones over its capital – what is going on?

Pyongyang has reacted to an apparent flyover with furious rhetoric, ordering artillery units at its border with South Korea to ‘get fully ready to open fire’. What happened and how worrying is it?

The Guardian - AU

South Korea Military Says 'Fully Ready' As Drone Tensions Soar

South Korea's military said Monday it was "fully ready" to respond after North Korea ordered troops on the border to prepare to fire in an escalating dispute over drone flights to Pyongyang.

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North Korea says front-line units ready to strike South Korea if more drones appear

North Korea says its front-line army units are ready to launch strikes on South Korea after accusing its rival of flying drones over the capital Pyongyang

The Independent UK

North Korea accuses South Korea of sending propaganda drones to Pyongyang

North Korea says flights are an ‘irresponsible and dangerous provocation’ as Seoul denies sending drones.

Al Jazeera

North Koreans deployed alongside Russian troops in Ukraine, sources say

Engineers said to be supporting missile launches and reports of North Koreans killed near Donetsk

The Guardian - UK

North Korea says will ‘completely’ cut road and rail links with South Korea

The move marks an escalation and Pyongyang calls it a response to war exercises that have been held in South Korea.

Al Jazeera

Pyongyang To 'Permanently' Shut Border With South Korea

North Korea's army said Wednesday it was moving to "permanently shut off and block the southern border" with Seoul and had informed the US military to prevent an accidental clash.

International Business Times

N. Korean Soldiers 'Highly Likely' Killed In Ukraine: Seoul

North Korean soldiers are likely fighting in Ukraine alongside Russian troops, with some believed already killed and more expected to be deployed, Seoul's defence minister said Tuesday.

International Business Times

North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles for second time in a week

The missiles flew for about 400km (249 miles) before falling into the sea, with no reports of damage.

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International Business Times

North Korea Fires Multiple Short-range Ballistic Missiles

North Korea fired a salvo of short-range ballistic missiles early Wednesday, Seoul's military said, Pyongyang's second such weapons test in a week.

International Business Times

N. Korea Pledges Deeper Ties With Russia As Security Chief Visits

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to deepen ties with Russia as he held talks with visiting security chief Sergei Shoigu, state media reported Saturday.

The Independent UK

South Koreans are starkly divided over North Korea's nuclear threat

There are two Koreas, North and South

International Business Times

North Korean Spies Are Infiltrating Influential US Companies By The Thousands: Report

Pyongyang's operatives use stolen identities and fake photos to land remote jobs where they steal intellectual property, launch cyberattacks and help fund Kim Jong Un's weapons program.

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North Korea Test-fires Rocket Launcher With New 'Guiding System'

North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of a 240mm multiple rocket launcher equipped with a new "guiding system", state media said Wednesday, as Pyongyang continues to upgrade its arsenal.

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Kim Jong Un Orders Displaced North Koreans To Pyongyang

Kim Jong Un rejects external aid for flood recovery, opts for self-reliance in Pyongyang. Tensions with South Korea persist over exaggerated damages.

International Business Times

North Korea Deploys 250 Missile Launchers To Southern Border: KCNA

North Korea has deployed 250 ballistic missile launchers to its southern border, with leader Kim Jong Un describing the weapons as a "powerful treasured sword" to defend its sovereignty, state media said Monday.

The Conversation

A new Cold War? Not really — here’s how the West could capitalize on the rise of the Global South

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently held a historic meeting in Pyongyang that resulted in a mutual defence agreement that has alarmed many western analysts.

France 24

North Korean trash balloon lands in South Korean presidential compound

Trash from at least one North Korean balloon hit the South Korean presidential compound in Seoul on Wednesday in what is the first time the fortified no-fly zone has been directly struck by a Pyongyang trash balloon, of which thousands have been launched since May. The balloons are part of…

The Guardian - UK

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

International Business Times

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.

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