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North, South Korea Trade Warning Shots on Maritime Border

South Korea's military said Monday it had fired warning shots at a North Korean ship that crossed the countries' de facto maritime border, prompting the North to fire a warning in return. Pyongyang has conducted a blitz of weapons tests, including what it claimed were tactical nuclear drills, in recent…

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North and South Korea exchange warning shots along sea border amid tensions

The incident comes amid growing concern over North Korea’s recent flurry of missile tests

Wales Online

North and South Korea tension reaches boiling point as both armies fire warning shots

Tensions are rising between North and South Korea after both nations fired warning shots into the sea on Monday, with Kim Jong-un's nation claiming a navy ship had violated maritime borders

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South Korea arrests former top officials over 2020 killing

South Korea’s former defense minister and coast guard chief have been arrested over their alleged involvement in covering up facts and distorting the circumstances surrounding North Korea’s killing of a South Korean fisheries official in 2020 near the rivals’ tense sea border

The Independent UK

U.S., S.Korean troops stage river-crossing drills as North Korea protests

South Korean and American troops practiced building floating bridges to ferry tanks and other armoured vehicles across rivers on Wednesday, part of a larger joint military exercise that has angered North Korea.

Reuters

North fires more shells toward inter-Korean sea buffer zone

North Korea has fired about 100 more artillery shells toward the sea in response to South Korean live-firing drills at border areas as the rivals accuse each other of dialing up tensions with weapons tests

The Independent UK

N. Korea fires shots as 'serious warning' to S. Korea

North Korea announced Wednesday it had fired artillery shells off its east and west coasts the previous night to "send a serious warning" to South Korea, which conducted artillery fire Tuesday, according to the country's official media.

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N.Korea says its military orders more artillery firing in response to S.Korea action

North Korea's military said it has ordered its troops to fire more artillery shells off its east and west coasts on Wednesday in response to South Korea's firing of rounds from multiple rocket launchers, the North's official KCNA reported.

Reuters

N Korea fires artillery shells in ‘grave warning’ to Seoul

North Korea fires 350 rounds off its east and west coasts near border with S Korea after Seoul kicks off defence drills.

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S. Korea seeks to arrest former officials in N. Korea case

South Korean prosecutors have requested arrest warrants for the former defense minister and coast guard chief in the country’s previous government as they reinvestigate its handling of North Korea’s killing of a fisheries official in 2020 near the rivals’ tense sea border

The Independent UK

South Korea kicks off military drills amid talk of North Korean nuclear test

South Korea's troops kicked off their annual Hoguk defence drills on Monday, designed to boost their ability to respond to North Korea's nuclear and missile threats amid simmering tension over both sides' military activities.

Reuters

N.Korea says it will not overlook any kind of military provocations -KCNA

North Korea said it will not overlook any kind of military provocations by enemies, referring to artillery fire by South Korea near the border with the North, North Korea's state media Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Saturday,

Reuters

North Korea Fires Missile, Flies Fighter Jets near Border

North Korea on Friday fired a short-range ballistic missile, conducted an artillery barrage, and flew fighter jets close to the South's border in another show of force that the US has warned could culminate in a nuclear test. Pyongyang has dramatically ramped up missile launches and military exercises in recent…

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea says it took 'strong military countermeasures' after S.Korea artillery fire - KCNA

North Korea said on Friday it took "strong military countermeasures" after South Korea staged artillery fire, state news agency KCNA said, citing an army spokesperson.

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It's time to take Kim Jong Un and his nuclear threats seriously

As the West frets over the possibility of Vladimir Putin turning to nuclear weapons in Ukraine, there is a risk that similar threats posed by another pariah leader are not being treated as seriously – those of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.

The Independent UK

North Korea takes inspiration from Putin's nuke threats

For decades North Korea has threatened to turn enemy cities into a “sea of fire,” even as it doggedly worked on building a nuclear weapons program that could back up its belligerent words

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Says It Has Tested and Deployed 'Tactical Nuke' Cruise Missiles

Kim Jong Un supervised the launch of two long-range cruise missiles, state media said Thursday, adding that the weapons had already been deployed to "tactical nuke" units of the North Korean army. Kim has overseen a blitz of ballistic missile launches in recent weeks, which Pyongyang has described as tactical…

Daily Mirror

North Korea leader Kim Jong-un shakes up wardrobe to watch new missile launches

Kim Jong-un was sporting a white tunic and a safari-style hat alongside his uniformed military leaders in new images released of him watching North Korea's ballistic missile testing

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The Independent UK

North Korea says Kim supervised cruise missile tests

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has supervised tests of long-range cruise missiles, which he described as a successful demonstration of his military’s expanding nuclear strike capabilities and readiness for “actual war."

The Independent UK

S. Korea says it has ability to intercept North's missiles

South Korea says it has an ability to detect and intercept the variety of missiles that North Korea has launched in a barrage of recent simulated nuclear attacks on its rivals

Reuters

S.Korea's Yoon says N.Korea has nothing to gain from nuclear weapons

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Tuesday that North Korea has nothing to gain from nuclear weapons, as the isolated country threatened to beef up its capability to attack its southern neighbour.

Reuters

N.Korea's Kim touts new large greenhouse farm built on ex-missile test site

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has attended the opening ceremony of a new massive greenhouse farm built on a former air base where the country had test-fired missiles until last year, state media said on Tuesday.

Daily Mirror

North Korea's recent tests were 'tactical nuclear drills' overseen by Kim Jong-un

North Korea leader Kim Jong-un has been overseeing recent missile launches, as experts warn the despot could also use the opportunity to detonate smaller tactical devices for the first time

Evening Standard

North Korea says missile launches were nuclear attack simulation on South

It comes days after North Korea warned the redeployment of a US aircraft carrier near the Korean peninsula was inflaming regional tensions

WEKU

North Korea confirms a simulated use of nukes to 'wipe out' its enemies

North Korea's recent barrage of missile launches were the simulated use of its tactical battlefield nuclear weapons to "wipe out" potential South Korean and U.S. targets, state media reported Monday

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