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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.

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  North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles after US, South Korea held fighter jet drill

  World | May 17, 2024 17:49 IST

  South 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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  North Korea's Kim Jong Un expresses 'firm support and solidarity' with Putin on Victory Day

  World | May 09, 2024 10:11 IST

  Kim's message of solidarity for Putin came as Russia celebrates Victory Day, which marks the 79th anniversary of the Soviet Union's win against Nazi Germany in WWII. The US and its allies have accused North Korea of providing weapons to Russia to be used in Ukraine.

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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 tests new hypersonic missile, the latest in its war preparations as tensions rise

  World | April 03, 2024 18:31 IST

  Tensions are high in the Korean peninsula as North Korea has intensified weapons tests in response to expanded military drills between South Korea and the US. Earlier this year, North Korea launched a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time that can target the US mainland.

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  North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles into sea as US-South Korea military drills conclude

  World | March 18, 2024 8:33 IST

  Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff condemned North Korea's ballistic missile testing in the wake of US-South Korean military drills. Tensions between the two Koreas are at their highest as Kim Jong Un rejected reunification with the South.

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  Dressed in leather jacket, North Korea's Kim Jong Un 'drives' new tank during mock battle | WATCH

  World | March 14, 2024 11:41 IST

  Kim drove the new tank during a mock drill to inspect the combat capabilities of tank crews and make them familiar with combat action in different missions. The mock battle comes as joint annual drills involving South Korea and the US were due to wrap up on Thursday.

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  North Korea's Kim Jong Un calls for heightened war preparations against US, South Korea

  World | March 07, 2024 7:42 IST

  North Korea has reacted sharply to joint military drills held by the US and South Korea, viewing them as an invasion for rehearsal. Pyongyang has already six rounds of missile tests in 2024, while Washington and Seoul responded by ramping up military drills and increasing the number of exercises.

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  North Korea's Kim Jong Un receives car gift from Putin, raises sanctions concerns

  World | February 20, 2024 9:50 IST

  North Korea's Kim Jong Un received a car gift from Russian President Vladimir Putin, potentially breaching U.N. sanctions. The exchange highlighted deepening ties between the nations amid international isolation over conflicts and nuclear ambitions.

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  Large-scale protests by North Koreans reported in China due to horrendous working conditions

  World | February 08, 2024 20:50 IST

  There are tens and thousands of North Korean workers overseas who generate foreign currency for the sanction-hit regime and are unable to return home. These protests in China over unpaid wages is rarely heard of, given the near-complete control of the state over citizens.

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  North Korea tests cruise missiles with "super-large" warheads, sparks fears of nuclear conflict

  World | February 03, 2024 17:49 IST

  North Korea has launched cruise missiles four times into the waters this year after the January 14 launch of an intermediate-range missile, heightening concerns of a nuclear conflict. These launches are aimed towards creating a nuclear-armed navy to deter what Pyongyang calls US-led confrontations.

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  North Korea conducts first flight test of new strategic cruise missile to boost its military prowess

  World | January 25, 2024 8:29 IST

  Since 2021, North Korea has conducted at least 10 rounds of tests of what it described as long-range cruise missiles fired from both land and sea.

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  South Korea accuses North of firing cruise missiles into waters near western coast

  World | January 24, 2024 14:51 IST

  South Korea's defence minister Shin Won-sik condemned the launches and warned that Kim Jong Un's regime would meet its demise in case of a war. North Korea has accelerated its weapons development and nuclear threats toward growing cooperation between the US and its Asian allies.

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  Putin to visit North Korea soon despite concerns raised by West over alleged arms deal

  World | January 21, 2024 12:17 IST

  The North Korea’s Foreign Ministry said Putin reaffirmed his willingness to visit Pyongyang and said that he could come at an “early date.”

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  North Korea tests underwater nuclear drone in response to US-led joint military drills

  World | January 19, 2024 11:54 IST

  The drones are among a broad range of weapon systems demonstrated recently as tensions between North Korea and the US grow. The ministry's unnamed spokesman accused the United States, South Korea and Japan of "getting frantic" with military exercises and warned of "catastrophic consequences".

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  North Korea’s Foreign Minister holds meeting with Lavrov in Moscow amid concerns over arms deal

  World | January 16, 2024 16:58 IST

  North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said during a visit to Moscow that ties with Russia were developing in line with the plans of the two countries leaders, a deepening of a relationship that the United States and its allies view with concern.