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South Korea Declares Emergency, Cites Anti-State Element, Communist Threats
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared emergency martial law, saying the step was necessary to protect the country from "communist forces" amid parliamentary wrangling over a budget bill.
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Screams, Eerie Laughter: North Korea's New Weapons Against South Korea
Gunshots, screams, eerie laughter: South Korea's border island Ganghwa is being bombarded nightly with blood-curdling sounds, part of a new campaign by the nuclear-armed North that is driving residents to despair.
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North Korea Is Launching More Trash-Filled Balloons Southward: South Korea
North Korea is launching more balloons believed to be carrying trash southward, South Korea's military said Saturday, the latest in a series of border barrages that have ignited a tit-for-tat propaganda war.
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North Korean Trash Balloons Fly Into South Korea President's Office
Trash-carrying balloons sent by North Korea hit the South Korean presidential compound Wednesday, security officials told AFP, prompting Seoul to mobilise chemical response teams in the escalating tit-for-tat propaganda war.
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N Korea Tests Multiple-Warhead Missile Amid Growing Tensions With S Korea
North Korea successfully tested its multiple-warhead missile capability, state media said Thursday, as dozens more trash-laden balloons from Pyongyang landed in the South.
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Dozens Of N Korea Soldiers Cross Border, Get Injured After Landmines Explode
Dozens of North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the heavily fortified border with the South on Tuesday and retreated after warning shots were fired, Seoul's military said, adding landmine explosions had injured Pyongyang's troops in the area.
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North Korea vs South Korea: Trash-Filled Balloons, K-Pop On Loudspeakers
In a move signalling heightened tensions with its neighbour, South Korea has announced its decision to resume loudspeaker broadcasts directed at North Korea for the first time in six years.
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North Korean Spy Satellite Has "No Military Use", Says South Korea
South Korea's military said on Wednesday it had retrieved the wreckage of a North Korean spy satellite that plunged into the sea in May after a botched launch and found it had no meaningful military use as a reconnaissance satellite.
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US Causing International Arms Control Collapse: North Korea
North Korea on Saturday blamed the United States for what it said was the collapse of international arms control systems and said Pyongyang's nuclear weapons were a just response to ensure the balance of power in the region.
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North Korea Test Fires 4 Strategic Cruise Missiles: Report
North Korea has test-fired four strategic cruise missiles during a drill designed to demonstrate its ability to conduct a nuclear counterattack against hostile forces, its state media said on Friday.
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South Korea Labels North Its "Enemy", Again
South Korea called the nuclear-armed North its "enemy" in a defence document Thursday, the first time in six years it has used the term, signalling a further hardening of Seoul's position toward Pyongyang.
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North Korea Vows "Resolute" Response To US-South Korea Military Drills
North Korea's military said on Monday that recent South Korea-US military exercises were an "open provocation and dangerous war drill," and it had responded with measures simulating striking their air bases and warplanes, state media KCNA said.
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North Korea Fires More Ballistic Missiles, Seventh In Two Weeks: Seoul
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea early Sunday, Seoul's military said, the seventh such launch in two weeks, just hours after a nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier wrapped up joint drills off the Korean peninsula.
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North Korea Nuclear Tests Would Prompt Wide-Ranging Response: US Officials
A nuclear test by North Korea would be a "game changer" in the region and provoke a US response spanning "multiple instruments of national power," officials said.
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"Height Of Absurdity": North Korea Rejects South's Denuclearisation Offer
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday slammed Seoul's offer of economic assistance in return for denuclearisation as the "height of absurdity" and dismissed the possibility of face-to-face talks.
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South Korea Declares Emergency, Cites Anti-State Element, Communist Threats
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared emergency martial law, saying the step was necessary to protect the country from "communist forces" amid parliamentary wrangling over a budget bill.
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Screams, Eerie Laughter: North Korea's New Weapons Against South Korea
Gunshots, screams, eerie laughter: South Korea's border island Ganghwa is being bombarded nightly with blood-curdling sounds, part of a new campaign by the nuclear-armed North that is driving residents to despair.
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North Korea Is Launching More Trash-Filled Balloons Southward: South Korea
North Korea is launching more balloons believed to be carrying trash southward, South Korea's military said Saturday, the latest in a series of border barrages that have ignited a tit-for-tat propaganda war.
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North Korean Trash Balloons Fly Into South Korea President's Office
Trash-carrying balloons sent by North Korea hit the South Korean presidential compound Wednesday, security officials told AFP, prompting Seoul to mobilise chemical response teams in the escalating tit-for-tat propaganda war.
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N Korea Tests Multiple-Warhead Missile Amid Growing Tensions With S Korea
North Korea successfully tested its multiple-warhead missile capability, state media said Thursday, as dozens more trash-laden balloons from Pyongyang landed in the South.
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Dozens Of N Korea Soldiers Cross Border, Get Injured After Landmines Explode
Dozens of North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the heavily fortified border with the South on Tuesday and retreated after warning shots were fired, Seoul's military said, adding landmine explosions had injured Pyongyang's troops in the area.
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North Korea vs South Korea: Trash-Filled Balloons, K-Pop On Loudspeakers
In a move signalling heightened tensions with its neighbour, South Korea has announced its decision to resume loudspeaker broadcasts directed at North Korea for the first time in six years.
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North Korean Spy Satellite Has "No Military Use", Says South Korea
South Korea's military said on Wednesday it had retrieved the wreckage of a North Korean spy satellite that plunged into the sea in May after a botched launch and found it had no meaningful military use as a reconnaissance satellite.
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US Causing International Arms Control Collapse: North Korea
North Korea on Saturday blamed the United States for what it said was the collapse of international arms control systems and said Pyongyang's nuclear weapons were a just response to ensure the balance of power in the region.
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North Korea Test Fires 4 Strategic Cruise Missiles: Report
North Korea has test-fired four strategic cruise missiles during a drill designed to demonstrate its ability to conduct a nuclear counterattack against hostile forces, its state media said on Friday.
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South Korea Labels North Its "Enemy", Again
South Korea called the nuclear-armed North its "enemy" in a defence document Thursday, the first time in six years it has used the term, signalling a further hardening of Seoul's position toward Pyongyang.
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North Korea Vows "Resolute" Response To US-South Korea Military Drills
North Korea's military said on Monday that recent South Korea-US military exercises were an "open provocation and dangerous war drill," and it had responded with measures simulating striking their air bases and warplanes, state media KCNA said.
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North Korea Fires More Ballistic Missiles, Seventh In Two Weeks: Seoul
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea early Sunday, Seoul's military said, the seventh such launch in two weeks, just hours after a nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier wrapped up joint drills off the Korean peninsula.
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North Korea Nuclear Tests Would Prompt Wide-Ranging Response: US Officials
A nuclear test by North Korea would be a "game changer" in the region and provoke a US response spanning "multiple instruments of national power," officials said.
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"Height Of Absurdity": North Korea Rejects South's Denuclearisation Offer
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday slammed Seoul's offer of economic assistance in return for denuclearisation as the "height of absurdity" and dismissed the possibility of face-to-face talks.
