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24 October

Ukraine Says N. Korean Troops Arrived in Russian ‘Combat Zone’

Ukraine said North Korean troops have arrived in the "combat zone" in Russia's Kursk border region, where Moscow has struggled to push back Ukrainian forces for months.

16 October

War

Joe Saballa

Russia Forming Battalion of North Korean Soldiers to Fight in Ukraine: Report

The Russian military is forming a battalion of North Korean soldiers to reinforce its frontline units in Ukraine, sources from Kyiv’s military intelligence unit have claimed.

16 October

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea Claims More Than a Million People Joined Army This Week

North Korea claimed that more than a million young people had signed up for or rejoined the army this week.

15 October

Asia Pacific

South Korean soldiers check a fence near the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea Blows up Roads Connecting It to the South

North Korea blew up sections of the deeply symbolic roads connecting it to the South on Tuesday, Seoul's military said, adding it had conducted a "counter-fire" operation in response.

14 October

Asia Pacific

South Korea special forces during a drill.

Staff Writer With AFP

South Korea Military Says ‘Fully Ready’ as Drone Tensions Soar

South Korea's military said it was "fully ready" to respond after North Korea ordered troops on the border to prepare to fire in an escalating dispute over drone flights to Pyongyang.

10 October

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Pyongyang to ‘Permanently’ Shut Border With South Korea

North Korea said it was moving to "permanently shut off and block the southern border" with the South.

9 October

War

Staff Writer With AFP

N. Korean Soldiers ‘Highly Likely’ Killed in Ukraine: Seoul

North Korean soldiers are likely fighting in Ukraine alongside Russian troops, with some believed already killed and more expected to be sent.

3 October

Asia Pacific

A screen monitor shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

Staff Writer With AFP

N. Korea Leader Threatens Use of Nuclear Weapons if Attacked

North Korea's Kim Jong Un said his forces would use nuclear weapons "without hesitation" if Pyongyang's territory was attacked by the South and its ally the United States.

2 October

Asia Pacific

Christine Casimiro

South Korea Flexes ‘Monster Missile’ in Military Parade, Warns North Korea

South Korea presented its Hyunmoo-5 surface-to-surface ballistic missile to the public for the first time at its 76th Annual Armed Forces Day parade held in Seoul.

Sep- 2024 -

18 September

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