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Seoul Fires Warning Shots As N. Korean Soldiers Cross Border Again

Dozens of North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the heavily fortified border Tuesday but retreated after warning shots were fired, Seoul said, the second such incident in two weeks as Pyongyang reinforces its frontiers with the South.

International Business Times

Explained: Why Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting North Korea

Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, is visiting North Korea this week for the first time in 24 years, marking a significant deepening of relations between Moscow and Pyongyang. This visit underscores the burgeoning partnership between the two nuclear-armed states, particularly in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. North…

The Times of India

Putin Hails N. Korea's Support For Ukraine War Ahead Of Pyongyang Visit

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday hailed North Korea for "firmly supporting" Moscow's war in Ukraine ahead of a visit to Pyongyang set to boost defence ties between the two nuclear-armed countries.

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How North Korea’s lucrative trade in human hair is helping it skirt the impact of sanctions

Pyongyang’s trade in wigs and false eyelashes is booming, offering a vital revenue stream to help it pursue its nuclear ambitions

The Guardian - AU

Putin Says N.Korea 'Firmly Supporting' Russia Operations In Ukraine: KCNA

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday praised North Korea for "firmly supporting" Moscow's war in Ukraine ahead of his visit to Pyongyang aimed at boosting ties between the nuclear-armed allies.

International Business Times

Russia’s Putin to visit North Korea for the first time in 24 years

Russian president to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a state visit on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Al Jazeera

Putin to visit North Korea for first time in 24 years

Facing increasing isolation on the world stage over his invasion of Ukraine, the Russian leader has turned to Kim Jong-un

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Putin To Visit N. Korea As Kremlin Floats Possible 'Strategic' Treaty

Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to North Korea on Tuesday, in a rare visit that may see Moscow sign a "strategic partnership treaty" with Pyongyang, the Kremlin said.

International Business Times

Putin To Visit North Korea Amid Military Cooperation Concerns

Russian President Putin's visit to North Korea raises concerns about military cooperation and potential arms deals, amid escalating tensions with Washingto...

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Putin to visit North Korea for talks with Kim Jong Un, both countries say

North Korean state media says Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in the country on Tuesday for a two-day visit, his first trip to the country in 24 years

The Independent UK

S Korea, US ‘closely monitoring’ potential Putin-Kim meeting in Pyongyang

Russia has promised Putin will visit North Korea after hosting its leader Kim Jong Un last September.

Al Jazeera

US and South Korea sound warning amid reports Putin is headed to North Korea

Civilian aircraft have been cleared from Pyongyang’s airport and there are signs of preparations for a possible parade in Kim Il-sung Square

The Guardian - AU

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

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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".

Al Jazeera

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

S Korea to restart anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker relays after rubbish balloons

The move comes in retaliation to continuing North Korean campaigns to drop rubbish on the South with balloons.

France 24

Seoul to resume loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts into North Korea

South Korea announced Sunday that it would resume loudspeaker propaganda campaigns against the North after Pyongyang sent a fresh barrage of trash-filled balloons across the border.

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Seoul Says Will Resume Loudspeaker Propaganda Against North

South Korea announced Sunday that it would resume loudspeaker propaganda campaigns against the North, after Pyongyang sent a fresh barrage of trash-filled balloons across the border.

International Business Times

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.

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

Seoul To Fully Suspend Inter-Korean Military Deal Over Garbage Balloons

South Korea said Monday it will fully suspend a 2018 tension-reducing military deal with nuclear-armed North Korea after Pyongyang sent hundreds of trash-filled balloons across the border.

France 24

North Korea launches new wave of 'trash balloons' into South Korea

North Korea launched hundreds more trash-carrying balloons toward the South after a similar campaign a few days earlier, according to South Korea’s military, in what Pyongyang calls retaliation for activists flying anti-North Korean leaflets across the border.

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

S. Korea Military Warns Of More Trash-filled Balloons From North

North Korea sent around 260 balloons carrying bags of trash -- including waste batteries, cigarette butts and what appeared to be manure -- from Tuesday night to Wednesday, according to Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff, which condemned the move as "low-class" and inhumane.

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