Korean Peninsula
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North Korea resumes flying trash-filled balloons towards South Korea after Putin's meeting with Kim
World | Jun 24, 2024, 11:45 PM ISTNorth Korea started flying balloons filled with manure, cigarette butts, waste batteries and vinyl in response to South Korea's propaganda leaflets flown over the border. South Korea retaliated with blasting loudspeaker broadcasts with K-Pop songs, weather forecasts and news.
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North Korea building border 'wall' in violation of long-standing truce with South Korea: Report
World | Jun 22, 2024, 10:32 AM ISTSatellite images showed multiple sections of the wall where barriers had been created, along with land clearing at the demilitarised zone. Tensions have been rising between the two Koreas, with the pace of Kim Jong Un's weapons tests and South's joint military drills with the US intensifying.
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North vs South Korea: A psychological warfare involving trash-filled balloons, K-Pop on loudspeakers
World | Jun 10, 2024, 04:10 PM ISTThe conflict started when North Korea sent over 1,000 balloons filled with trash and manure in retaliation towards anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets flown in from Seoul. South Korea retaliated by blasting loudspeaker broadcasts including world news, criticism of Kim Jong Un and K-pop music.
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North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles after US, South Korea held fighter jet drill
World | May 17, 2024, 05:49 PM ISTSouth Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff condemned the launch as a provocation and vowed to repel aggressions by Pyongyang as tensions rose. This came after two US F-22 raptors participated in a joint military drill with South Korea, which North Korea sees as a security threat.
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PM Modi salutes bravehearts of Korean War on 70th anniversary
News | Jun 25, 2020, 08:20 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War appreciated the efforts made by President Moon Jae-In to preserve and promote peace in the Korean peninsula.
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North-South Korea begin talks on inter-Korean railways
World | Jun 26, 2018, 10:37 AM ISTDelegations from both sides met at about 10 a.m. at the Peace House in the border village of Panmunjom, Xinhua news agency reported.
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US Defence Secretary James Mattis to visit China to discuss denuclearisation of North Korea
World | Jun 25, 2018, 04:37 PM ISTThe visit marks the first of a US Defence Secretary to China since 2014 and comes just a week after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.
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North-South Korea agree to reunions of war-separated families
World | Jun 22, 2018, 04:51 PM ISTSeoul’s Unification Ministry said Friday the reunions will take place at North Korea’s Diamond Mountain resort from Aug. 20 to 26.
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North-South Korea discuss family reunion, humanitarian issues
World | Jun 22, 2018, 12:25 PM ISTThe meeting started at around 10 a.m. at a hotel on Mount Kumgang on the North's scenic east coast.
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Trump’s halt of ‘war games’ could weaken defences in Korea
World | Jun 15, 2018, 03:20 PM ISTThe United States, South Korea and Japan were making a public display of solidarity Thursday over the outcome of Trump’s summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.
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US offers 'unique' security guarantees to North Korea if it accepts complete denuclearisation
World | Jun 11, 2018, 05:58 PM ISTAddressing a press conference on the eve of Trump-Kim historic summit at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that preparatory talks were advancing more quickly than expected.
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China's military build-up in South China Sea designed to intimidate neighbours: US Defence Secy Mattis
World | Jun 02, 2018, 11:43 AM ISTUS Defence Secretary James Mattis has accused China of intimidation and coercion because of its military build-up and deployment of high-end weapons in the disputed waters of South China Sea.
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Xi Jinping urges Donald Trump to peacefully resolve North Korea tensions
World | Apr 12, 2017, 04:56 PM ISTIn his telephonic conversation with Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping advised his US counterpart to peacefully resolve tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
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‘Ready for war’: N Korea denounces US deployment of naval strike group near Korean Peninsula
World | Apr 11, 2017, 07:41 AM ISTDenouncing US for deploying naval strike group to the Korean Peninsula, North Korea on Monday said that it was ready to react to any mode of war desired by Washington.
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Seoul: N. Korea to release detained South Korean student
World | Oct 05, 2015, 11:35 AM ISTSEOUL, South Korea : South Korea said Monday North Korea will release a detained South Korean student from New York University.Won Moon Joo, 21, who has permanent resident status in the United States, was arrested
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South Korea president urges North Korea for dialogue
World | Jan 06, 2015, 12:22 PM ISTSeoul: South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday urged North Korea to come forward at the earliest to hold talks for peace on the Korean Peninsula."I hope North Korea rapidly come to the table for
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China urges to restart Six Party Talks
World | Sep 28, 2014, 06:21 AM ISTUnited Nations: China said on Saturday the pressing task regarding the Korean Peninsula is to restart the Six Party talks at the earliest.The appeal was made by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi msaid while speaking
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Pyongyang seeks closure of "UN Command" on Korean Peninsula
World | Oct 02, 2013, 09:55 AM ISTUnited Nations : North Korea Tuesday called for closing down the "UN Command" on the Korean Peninsula, saying it serves the "US military strategy" by "abusing the name of the United Nations".The statement came as
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South Korea scraps talks with North
World | Jun 12, 2013, 08:16 PM ISTSeoul, 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
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US moves warship, sea-based radar closer to North Korean coast
World | Apr 02, 2013, 12:28 PM ISTWashington, Apr 2: Amid raging tension in the Korean peninsula, the US is moving some of its key military assets, including a warship and a sea-based radar platform, closer to the North Korean coast to