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Every relevant headline on North Korea – South Korea Tensions, one of the 9 conflicts this tracker follows. This is the news its daily report is written from: the same sources, filtered the same way.
- 8 Oct · 19:00 UTC
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(2nd LD) JCS chief describes DMZ mine blast as 'provocation'; vows to review response measures
By Kim Hyun-soo and Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top military commander said Thursday he had not thought of the recent mine blast near the inter-Korean border as anything other than a "provocation" by North Korea, while vowing to…
- 15:00 UTC
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(LEAD) JCS chief describes DMZ mine blast as 'provocation'; vows to review response measures
By Kim Hyun-soo SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top military commander said Thursday he had not thought of the recent mine blast near the inter-Korean border as anything other than a "provocation" by North Korea, while vowing to review response…
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S. Korean military detonates suspected N. Korean land mine washed ashore on west coast
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- The military safely detonated a suspected North Korean land mine washed up on a western border island, with no casualties or property damage reported, the Marine Corps said Thursday. A worker discovered the mine near a beach on…
- 12:00 UTC
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South Korea to recall Ukraine envoy in diplomatic row over POWs
South Korea and Ukraine embroiled in a diplomatic row after President Zelenskyy revealed alleged transfer of two North Korean soldiers. Save Share South Korea says it will recall its ambassador to Kyiv following a recent revelation by Ukraine of a transfer of…
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South Korea recalls envoy to Ukraine amid growing friction
South Korea has decided to recall its ambassador to Ukraine, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday, in an unusually strong diplomatic move as tension continues to mount between Seoul and Kyiv. "The government has decided to recall the South Korean ambassador to…
- 09:00 UTC
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South Korea recalls Ukraine envoy over prisoner-of-war row
South Korea has said it will recall its ambassador to Ukraine, the latest escalation in a diplomatic spat between both countries. It started last month when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that his government had transferred two captured…
- 08:00 UTC
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ROK military chief condemns North Korean mine blasts as a ‘clear provocation’
South Korea’s top military officer criticized North Korean mine laying on the ROK side of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) as a “clear provocation” on Thursday, pledging “appropriate” measures in response to last month’s explosions that injured three soldiers.…
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South Korea test-flies its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon
The test follows North Korea's recent hypersonic missile test. Tensions between the Koreas have increased after land mine explosions injured three South Korean soldiers near the border. North Korea denies responsibility.
- 07:00 UTC
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Seoul’s plan to send medical aid to North Korea is a ‘provocation’: Kim Yo Jong
The North Korean leader’s sister denounced Seoul’s plan to send medical equipment to the North as an “insult” and a “provocation” on Thursday, after reports that the U.N. has granted a sanctions exemption for a shipment. “This is an insult to our state, a…
- 06:00 UTC
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JCS chief describes DMZ mine blast as 'provocation'; vows to review response measures
By Kim Hyun-soo SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top military commander said Thursday he had not thought of the recent mine blast near the inter-Korean border as anything other than a "provocation" by North Korea, while vowing to review response…
- 03:00 UTC
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North Korea likely buried ‘hundreds’ of mines south of border, ROK lawmaker says
South Korean intelligence indicates that North Korea has likely buried hundreds of land mines near the area where explosions injured three ROK soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) last month, according to an opposition lawmaker. In an interview at the…
- 01:00 UTC
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Could ‘Apron Dad’ on North Korean TV pave the way for Kim Jong Un’s daughter to rule?
In a scene from a North Korean TV show, a man wears a floral apron and serves a meal to his family. Analysts told Radio Free Asia that this striking reversal in gender roles could be a propaganda effort to get the people to accept North Korean leader Kim Jong…