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MILITARYBREAKINGOct 12North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles towards the seaAl Jazeera [en]
MILITARYOct 12North Korea fires missiles after Seoul's hypersonic testNorth Korea has conducted its fourth missile launch in October. South Korea's military called this launch a "show of force" in response to South Korea's successful test launch of a hypersonic missile.DW News [en]
MILITARYOct 12North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles in continued weapons testsCBS News
MILITARYOct 12North Korea launches multiple ballistic missiles towards seaNoord-Korea heeft meerdere ballistische raketten afgevuurd richting de wateren ten oosten van het land. Dat meldt het Zuid-Koreaanse leger. De Zuid-Koreaanse legerleiding zegt dat de raketten werden gelanceerd vanuit een gebied rond de Noord-Koreaanse hoofdstad Pyongyang. Noord-Korea heeft de luchthaven daar de afgelopen jaren regelmatig gebruikt als lanceerlocatie. Het leger heeft niet gezegd hoeveel raketten precies werden waargenomen of welke afstand ze aflegden. Het Japanse ministerie van Defensie liet weten ten minste twee raketten te hebben gedetecteerd en schatte in dat deze terechtkwamNOS Buitenland
MILITARYOct 12North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles, adding to streak of weapons testsNorth Korea on Monday fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, South Korea’s military said, adding to a recent streak of weapons demonstrations that has heightened tensions…Japan Today
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 12North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles off east coast, Seoul saysFrance 24 [en]
MILITARYOct 12Days after AI missile test, North Korea fires another projectileNorth Korea on Monday fired multiple ballistic missiles off its east coast, Seoul’s military said, after weeks of mounting friction over a landmine explosion along the countries’ heavily fortified border. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed in a statement that it had detected several ballistic missiles launched from the Pyongyang area, adding that its military “has stepped up surveillance and vigilance against possible additional launches”. Japan’s Defence Ministry separately confirmed...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 11Denuclearising North Korea would ‘defy history’ as US, allies missed the boatThe denuclearisation of North Korea has become an “increasingly improbable” goal and the United States and its allies should move beyond it to devote their diplomatic efforts to talks on arms limitations and crisis communication, the director of the US-based North Korean analysis website 38 North said. Recalling the 20 years since North Korea carried out its first nuclear test on October 9, 2006, Jenny Town said in a written interview that “a pivotal moment” in Pyongyang’s weapons development...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 9Kyiv open to 'constructive dialogue' after Seoul recalls its ambassador amid North Korean POW disclosure rowKyiv says it is open to “constructive dialogue” with Seoul despite its decision to recall its ambassador. South Korea’s decision comes just days after its president threatened to take punitive action against Zelenskyy’s violation of the non-disclosure agreement.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 8South Korea Recalls Envoy From Ukraine in Dispute Over North Korean POWsPresident Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine revealed last month that two POWs defected to South Korea. South Korea accused him of breaking a confidentiality agreement.NYT World
POLITICSOct 8Why North Korea is at the heart of South Korea’s strange rift with UkraineThe unusual public confrontation between Ukraine and South Korea has raised questions about how relations between two nations facing the consequences of growing Russian-North Korean military cooperation deteriorated so sharply. Shweta Sharma reportsThe Independent World
POLITICSOct 8South Korea recalls ambassador from Ukraine, demands apology over Zelensky’s disclosure of North Korean POW transferMeduza [en]
POLITICSOct 8South Korea to recall its ambassador to Ukraine over North Korean POW disputeThe South Korean announcement on Thursday came days after its President Lee Jae Myung threatened unspecified punitive steps if Ukraine refuses to apologize over the revelation.NPR News
POLITICSOct 8South Korea recalls ambassador to Ukraine in North Korean prisoner of war rowSeoul said Kyiv's public disclosure of the repatriation of two North Korean prisoners endangered their families in North Korea, where relatives of those who fall into enemy hands face punishment. Ukraine has rejected South Korea's accusations.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 8South Korea to recall its ambassador to Ukraine over North Korean POW dispute - AP NewsSouth Korea to recall its ambassador to Ukraine over North Korean POW dispute AP NewsAP News
POLITICSOct 8North Korea decries medical aid, says ‘nothing to give or receive’ from SeoulNorth Korea’s Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of ‌leader Kim Jong-un, denounced on Thursday South Korea’s plans to provide medical equipment aid to Pyongyang, calling it a “political provocation” and violation of its sovereignty. In a statement carried by state media KCNA, Kim criticised Seoul for publicising its efforts to obtain United Nations sanctions exemptions for a medical aid package, saying Seoul had “insulted” North Korea by referring to shortages of medicines and medical equipment...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 7North Korea’s Kim hails ‘good friendship’ with Putin in birthday letter"I am pleased to have good friendship with you and open up a new chapter for the development of the relations between our two countries," Kim said in the letter, according to the official Korean Central News Agency. The post North Korea’s Kim hails ‘good friendship’ with Putin in birthday letter appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
WORLDOct 6Ukraine apologizes for revealing North Korean POWs’ transfer to South Korea. Seoul says apology isn’t enough, vows ‘firm measures.’South Korea has received an apology from Ukraine over its disclosure of the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul but considers the apology insufficient, South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTOct 6South Korea considers steps to force North Korea apology for DMZ mine blastAl Jazeera [en]
CONFLICTOct 6North Korea’s DMZ landmines sabotage the South’s peace pushSouth China Morning Post
WORLDOct 5North Korean refugee describes life caught between capitalist hustle and socialist repressionStricter border controls have made it harder for North Koreans to escape to the south. Tired of constant surveillance and obsessed with K-pop, Kang Gyu-ri, 25, managed to flee by boat on an autumn day in 2023.Le Monde [en]
MILITARYOct 5Pyongyang’s Ukraine Gamble: What Kim Jong Un Bought With North Korean BloodFor a military that has not fought a large-scale war since 1953, experience on the Ukrainian front is tremendously valuable to North Korea.The Diplomat
CONFLICTOct 5Seoul probe reveals border mine blast caused by North KoreaSouth Korea ⁠said on Monday that a ⁠recent border blast that seriously wounded two ⁠of its soldiers was caused by mines planted by North Korea. North Korea, which has been fortifying its border with South Korea since April 2024, deployed up to 7,000 workers to install mines and fences this year, with some 50 incidents of ‌crossing the border, according to a briefing on Monday by the South’s military. The two Koreas are still technically at war after their 1950-53 war ended in an armistice rather...South China Morning Post
MILITARYOct 5South Korea Army units found guarding North Korea border with unloaded weaponskoreajoongangdaily_joins · south korea