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Sister of North Korean leader Kim hints at resuming flying trash balloons toward South Korea

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to respond to what she called a fresh South Korean civilian leafleting campaign

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North Korea Threatens Military Action Over South Korean Drills

Kim Yo Jong warns South Korea against provocative actions, threatens military response. Tensions escalate between North and South Korea over military drill...

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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

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N. Korean Test Of Likely Hypersonic Missile Fails: Seoul Military Official

North Korea test-fired what appeared to be a hypersonic missile on Wednesday, but the launch ended in a mid-air explosion, an official from Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

International Business Times

South Korea slams North Korea's fresh trash balloon launches and threatens loudspeaker broadcasts

South Korea has lashed out at North Korea’s resumption of trash-carrying balloon launches and threatened to restart anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts

The Independent UK

Change in wind direction prompts worry about more North Korean trash balloon launches toward South

South Korea is monitoring an expected change in the wind direction on Monday that could allow North Korea to send more trash-carrying balloons across their heavily armed border, in their latest bout of tit-for-tat psychological warfare

The Independent UK

South Korea Fires Warning Shots After New Border Incursion

Seoul's military said Friday it had fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the heavily fortified border in the third such incursion this month.

International Business Times

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Kim Jong Un gives support to Russia's invasion of Ukraine as Vladimir Putin visits North Korea

Russian leader’s first visit to Pyongyang in 24 years comes amid growing concerns about arms deal between the two nations

Evening Standard

Russia and North Korea sign partnership deal as Kim pledges ‘full support’ for Putin’s Ukraine war

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday signed a new partnership that includes a vow of mutual aid if either country faces “aggression,” in a pact that came as both face escalating standoffs with the West.

France 24

S. Korea Fires Warning Shots After N. Korea Soldiers Briefly Cross Border

South Korean troops fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border this week, Seoul's military said Tuesday, with tensions high over Pyongyang's trash-carrying balloons and the South's retaliatory loudspeaker campaign.

International Business Times

South Korea says North Korea is installing its own loudspeakers along the border

South Korea’s military says it’s detecting signs that North Korea is installing its own loudspeakers along their border, a day after the South blared anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts over its speakers for the first time in years

The Independent UK

N. Korea Sends More Balloons As Kim's Sister Warns Of 'New Counteraction'

North Korea sent hundreds more trash-carrying balloons over the border, Seoul's military said Monday, after Kim Jong Un's powerful sister warned of further responses if the South keeps up its "psychological warfare".

International Business Times

North Korea sends more rubbish balloons to South after Kim sister’s threat

Kim Yo Jong had warned of a ‘crisis of confrontation’ if South Korea did not halt propaganda broadcasts.

Al Jazeera

N.Korea Again Sends Trash Balloons To South: Seoul Military

North Korea on Saturday sent a new round of trash-laden balloons towards the South, Seoul's military said, after anti-Pyongyang activists in the South said they had lofted balloons with leaflets against leader Kim Jong Un across the border.

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The Independent UK

South Korean group flies propaganda leaflets across border following North's trash-balloon launches

A South Korean activists’ group has flown large balloons carrying propaganda leaflets toward North Korea, which has threatened to send more balloons with manure and trash across the border in response

Al Jazeera

Why did North Korea launch rubbish-laden balloons into South Korea?

S Korea suspends inter-Korean military agreement as tensions rise over N Korea’s launch of rubbish-carrying balloons.

International Business Times

North Korea Sends 600 More Trash-filled Balloons Over Border

North Korea has floated another 600 trash-filled balloons across the border, the South's military said Sunday, with personnel in hazmat suits seen collecting piles of rubbish containing everything from cigarette butts to bits of cardboard and plastic.

International Business Times

N Korea Fires Multiple Short-range Ballistic Missiles

North Korea fired a salvo of short-range ballistic missiles early Thursday, Seoul's military said, hours after Pyongyang sent hundreds of trash-filled balloons across the border to punish South Korea.

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Evening Standard

North Korea test-fires suspected missiles a day after US and South Korea conduct fighter jet drill

Suspected short-range ballistic missiles were fired off North Korea’s east coast

Al Jazeera

South Korean military says North Korea test-fired ‘ballistic missiles’

The launches took place a day after the United States and South Korea conducted joint fighter jet drills.

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North Korea Denies Weapons Export To Russia Amid Speculation

Kim Yo Jong denies North Korea's weapon exports to Russia amidst accusations and arms buildup. South Korea and the U.S. express concerns over potential ill...

The Independent UK

Kim's sister denies North Korea has supplied weapons to Russia

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has again denied that her country has exported weapons to Russia

International Business Times

Kim's Sister Denies N. Korea Exporting Weapons To Russia

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday denied widespread allegations that Pyongyang is shipping weapons to Russia, calling the claim "absurd".

International Business Times

Kim Jong Un Mourns Death Of North Korea's Former Propaganda Chief

North Korea's former propaganda chief, credited with masterminding the personality cult surrounding the ruling Kim dynasty, has died, state media said Wednesday, with leader Kim Jong Un photographed bowing at his funeral bier.

International Business Times

North Korea Says Japan PM Requested Summit With Kim Jong Un

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister said Monday that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has requested a summit with her brother, adding a meeting was unlikely without a policy shift by Tokyo.

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