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  South Korea to deploy 'StarWars' laser weapons to deal with North Korean drones | What are they?

  World | July 11, 2024 13:49 IST

  Labelled as a 'gamechanger' in South Korea defence, the laser weapons are being developed by Hanwha Aerospace and are reportedly effective and cheap. These weapons are being deployed at a time of rising tensions between North and South Korea.

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  North Korea tests two ballistic missiles after conclusion of new US-South Korea-Japan drill

  World | July 01, 2024 8:10 IST

  The missiles were reportedly launched 10 minutes apart in a northeastern direction from the town of Jangyon in southeastern North Korea. The reports said the first missile landed in the waters off the North's eastern city of Chongjin.

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  North Korea resumes flying trash-filled balloons towards South Korea after Putin's meeting with Kim

  World | June 24, 2024 23:45 IST

  North 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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  'Russia could reduce decision time for use of nuclear weapons if...': Defence committee chairman

  World | June 24, 2024 14:26 IST

  On Sunday, Andrei Kartapolov, the head of the Russian lower house of parliament's defence committee, stated to state news agency RIA that the decision-making timeframe for using such weapons could be altered if threats escalate.

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  North Korea building border 'wall' in violation of long-standing truce with South Korea: Report

  World | June 22, 2024 10:32 IST

  Satellite 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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  Putin seeks Vietnam to partner with Russia in energy and security, a step that will irk West

  World | June 20, 2024 23:19 IST

  Putin signed at least a dozen deals with his Vietnamese counterpart and offered to supply fossil fuels including natural gas to Vietnam for the long term during a state visit that comes as Moscow is seeking to bolster ties in Asia.

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  Putin gifts another luxury 'Russian Rolls Royce' limousine to Kim, takes him on test drive I VIDEO

  World | June 20, 2024 11:11 IST

  President Vladimir Putin presented Kim with a Russian-built Aurus limousine which is often described as a "Russian Rolls Royce" as a gift. Later, Putin took Kim Jong Un on a test drive amid tight security.

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  'You first, no no you first...': Putin and Kim's bromance before boarding car goes viral I VIDEO

  World | June 19, 2024 19:08 IST

  North Korean and Russian flags were seen hanging side-by-side as the facade of the unfinished and vacant 101-story pyramid-shaped Ryugyong Hotel was seen brightly lit with a giant message reading "Welcome Putin".

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  Vietnam rolls out red carpet for Putin in line with North's grand welcome to Russian leader I VIDEO

  World | June 19, 2024 19:18 IST

  Vietnam prepared on Wednesday to roll out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin in a visit seen as a publicity coup for the Russian president, who is accused of war crimes in Ukraine, while bringing benefits and risks for Hanoi's Communist leaders.

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  North Korea vows unconditional support to Russia, Kim says relations even closer than in Soviet-era

  World | June 19, 2024 14:48 IST

  North Korea intends to further improve its strategic cooperation with Russia, the North’s leader Kim Jong Un said during a summit meeting with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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  Putin meets Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang in attempt to bolster Russia-North Korea military ties I VIDEO

  World | June 19, 2024 12:51 IST

  Putin arrived in North Korea on Wednesday for his first visit in 24 years, vowing to deepen trade and security ties with the reclusive nuclear-armed state and to support it against the United States.

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  South Korea military fires warning shots after Kim Jong-Un soldiers cross demarcation line

  World | June 18, 2024 11:40 IST

  South Korean military said as many as 20 to 30 soldiers breached the line by 20 metres inside the demilitarized zone and briefly moved back north after warning shots were fired by the South.

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  Putin to visit North Korea on June 18 for talks with Kim Jong Un as expanded ties worry West

  World | June 17, 2024 18:23 IST

  Military and economic ties between Russia and North Korea have increased significantly after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. North Korea is believed to have supplied Russia with artillery munitions and ballistic missiles in exchange for sophisticated weapon systems and aid.

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  Russian President Putin to visit North Korea next week, another arms deal with Kim Jong Un possible

  World | June 12, 2024 11:20 IST

  During their September meeting at Russia's main space launch site, Kim Jong Un invited the Russian president to visit North Korea at “a convenient time,” and Putin accepted.

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  South Korean troops fired warning shots after 'suspicious activities' by North Korean soldiers

  World | June 11, 2024 8:50 IST

  The North Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said soldiers returned to their territory after South Korea's military fired warning shots and issued warning broadcasts.

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  North vs South Korea: A psychological warfare involving trash-filled balloons, K-Pop on loudspeakers

  World | June 10, 2024 16:10 IST

  The 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 another barrage of ballistic missiles as tensions flare with South Korea

  World | May 30, 2024 7:23 IST

  The missile launch happened after hundreds of balloons carrying trash and excrement across the heavily fortified border to South Korea on Wednesday as a "gift". Tensions have increased between the two Koreas due to weapons tests by North and combined military exercises in the South.

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  Why did North Korea send 'special balloon gifts' carrying excrement to South Korea? EXPLAINED

  World | May 29, 2024 19:49 IST

  North Korea flew hundreds of balloons carrying trash and manure toward South Korea in one of its most bizarre provocations against its rival in years, prompting the South’s military to mobilise chemical and explosive response teams to recover objects and debris in different parts of the country.

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  North Korea's attempt to put second military spy satellite into orbit failed, exploded in mid-air

  World | May 27, 2024 21:44 IST

  South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in that a North Korean rocket was launched in a southern direction off the Korean Peninsula’s west coast. It said four minutes after the launch, many fragments were spotted in the waters.

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  North Korea to launch its 2nd military spy satellite, US, Japan, S Korea urge Kim to cancel his plan

  World | May 27, 2024 12:19 IST

  North Korea notified Japan of its plan to launch a rocket carrying a space satellite towards the Yellow Sea and east of Luzon Island between May 27 and June 4, the Japan Coast Guard said.