N. Korea launches some 250 trash-carrying balloons overnight: JCS North Korea has launched more than 250 trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea overnight, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Wednesday, marking the sixth launch of such balloons since late last month.Jun 26, 2024
Pentagon spokesperson raises possibility of N. Korean troops becoming 'cannon fodder' if sent to Ukraine A Pentagon spokesperson on Tuesday floated the possibility of North Korean troops becoming "cannon fodder" should they be sent to fight alongside Russian forces in Ukraine.Jun 26, 2024
NK missile launch ends in mid-air explosion amid possibility of hypersonic missile test North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Wednesday, but the missile exploded in the air, South Korea's military said, amid a possibility that the North could have test-fired a hypersonic missile.Jun 26, 2024
Trash balloons, propaganda leaflets escalate tensions on Korean Peninsula Trash balloons and propaganda leaflets are escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula, prompting local governments and civic groups to call for the cessation of hostilities and military activities that provoke war.Jun 25, 2024By Kwak Yeon-soo
N. Korea launches some 350 trash-carrying balloons overnight: Seoul military North Korea has launched around 350 trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea overnight, Seoul's military said Tuesday, in what marked the fifth launch of its kind since late last month.Jun 25, 2024
Campbell stresses Washington Declaration as deterrence tool amid security concerns over Putin-Kim summit U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell on Monday highlighted deterrence steps of last year's summit declaration between South Korea and the United States as tools to harness amid resurgent calls for the allies to craft stronger defense measures following last week's summit between Russia and North Korea.Jun 25, 2024
Putin says ties with North Korea raised to 'unprecedentedly high level' in thank-you message to Kim Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for showing heartfelt hospitality during his visit to Pyongyang last week, saying bilateral ties have been boosted to an "unprecedentedly high level," the North's state media reported Tuesday.Jun 25, 2024
N. Korea sends trash-carrying balloons again to S. Korea: Seoul military North Korea on Monday sent balloons presumed to be carrying trash toward South Korea again, Seoul's military said.Jun 24, 2024
NK vows 'overwhelming, fresh' deterrence measures against arrival of US aircraft carrier North Korea on Monday condemned the U.S. sending of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the Korean Peninsula, saying that the North is open to taking "overwhelming and fresh" deterrence measures against such a provocative act.Jun 24, 2024
S. Korea says parasites detected in trash-filled balloons from N. Korea Parasites have been detected in some of the trash-filled balloons sent by North Korea to South Korea, but no harmful substances were found, Seoul's unification ministry said Monday.Jun 24, 2024
