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North Korea Issues Warning Over 'Provocative' US Drills With Seoul
The drills, which will kick off next week, are a "direct military provocation" against North Korea, Pyongyang said.
North Korea Warns of Reprisal Against South Korea-US Drills Despite Signs of Tensions Easing
North Korea's Defence Minister No Kwang Chol said its military has an "absolute mission" to defend national security against the large-scale 11-day drills by South Korea and the United States, which he said posed a real and dangerous threat.
North Korea warns of ‘negative consequences’ for U.S.-S. Korea military drills
North Korea's defense chief on Monday condemned an upcoming large-scale joint military exercise between the United States and South Korea and warned of "negative consequences."
North Korea Warns US Over Strategic Bombers Near Airspace
A pair of American B-52H bombers was escorted by two Japanese F-2 fighter aircraft and two South Korean KF-16 fighter jets during a trilateral flight on Friday.
North Korea Warns Of 'Resolute Counteraction' Over US-S. Korea Drills
North Korea will react with "resolute counteraction" in the event of provocations from upcoming joint military drills between South Korea and the United States, its defence chief said in a state media dispatch on Monday.
What’s behind North Korea’s ‘unusual’ reaction to US-South Korea drills?
Observers say they’re surprised by Pyongyang’s shift in tone towards the Ulchi Freedom Shield drills, which begin on August 18.
South Korea's population crisis shrinks military amid threat from North
South Korea's military is 20 percent smaller than it was six years ago as the world's lowest birth rate shrinks the pool of men available for enlistment, according to a new report from the country's defense ministry.
US and South Korea combined exercise rankles the North
The U.S. and South Korea are holding combined military exercises. The annual drills focus on countering threats from North Korea.
North holds firing drills ahead of planned South-U.S. joint military exercises
North Korea has conducted artillery firing drills to bolster its combat readiness posture, the North's state media reported Tuesday, as South Korea and the United States prepare to kick off their joint military exercise next week.
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Russia's Lavrov warns US against 'exploiting' alliances as he meets with Kim Jong Un in North Korea
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Brother of Japanese abductee to North Korea appeals to junior high students
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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung likely to visit Japan later this month
Lee's visit to Japan is being arranged to come just before or just after a reported trip to the United States on Aug. 25.
Japan calls axis of China, Russia, North Korea the 'gravest threat' to global order since WWII
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Cash goes digital in North Korea as country embraces online payments, ATMs
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