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  'It's time to be ready for war': North Korea's Kim Jong Un as tensions with rivals escalate

  World | April 11, 2024 12:23 IST

  North Korea has ramped up nuclear weapons development under Kim Jong Un in recent years, prompting the US and South Korea to hold military drills in a show of force. Last week, Pyongyang tested a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile powered with solid propellants.

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  North Korea abolishes agencies managing relations with South Korea, warns of war

  World | January 16, 2024 9:27 IST

  Kim Jong Un asserted that Pyongyang hould also plan for "completely occupying, subjugating and reclaiming" South Korea in the event of a war as tensions reach an all-time high. Kim had already denied seeking reconciliation with the South after the latter's military drills with the US.

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  Nifty drops 60.75 points as Karnataka, Korea tensions grip investors

  Business | May 16, 2018 20:14 IST

  The 50-share NSE Nifty closed at 10,741.10, down 60.75 points or 0.56 per cent, its lowest closing level since 10 May 2018, as 37 of its constituents dropped.

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  South Korea scraps talks with North

  World | June 12, 2013 20:16 IST

  Seoul, June 12: The Koreas' first high-level talks in years were scrapped a day before they were to begin on Wednesday because the sides didn't agree on the delegation leaders, South Korea said. The cancellation