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The U.S. and South Korea are staging their biggest military drills in years

While Washington and Seoul describe their exercises as defensive, North Korea portrays them as invasion rehearsals and has used them to justify its nuclear weapons and missiles development.

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US, South Korea launch biggest military drills in years

The exercises involve potentially tens of thousands of troops

Evening Standard

US, S. Korea Open Biggest Drills since 2018

The United States and South Korea began their biggest combined military training in years Monday as they heighten their defense posture against the growing North Korean nuclear threat. The drills could draw an angry response from North Korea. The Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises will continue through Sept.

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US and South Korea begin largest military drills for years as North ramps up tensions

The show of force is expected to prompt an angry response from Pyongyang and follows failure of Trump-era policy of engagement

The Guardian - AU

US, S. Korea open biggest drills in years amid North threats

The United States and South Korea are holding their biggest combined military training in years as they heighten their defense posture against the growing North Korean nuclear threat

The Independent UK

S.Korea, U.S. begin largest military drills in years amid N.Korea backlash

South Korea and the United States began their largest joint military drills in years on Monday with a resumption of field training, officials said, as the allies seek to tighten readiness over North Korea's potential weapons tests.

Reuters

N. Korea Surged Imports of Chinese Masks, Gloves before Declaring COVID Victory

North Korea imported more than 1 million facial masks and 15,000 pairs of rubber gloves from China in July, shortly before declaring victory over COVID-19, Chinese trade showed on Saturday. Pyongyang last week declared victory over the coronavirus, ending a little-detailed fight against "fever" cases that had risen to 4.77…

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North Korean hacker group Lazarus targeting Mac users with fake job ads

The hackers previously spread ransomware and stole millions in cryptocurrency from a ‘play-to-earn’ game’s blockchain

The Independent UK

N Korea Rejects Seoul's Aid-for-Denuclearization Offer

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday rejected Seoul's offer of economic assistance in return for denuclearization steps, calling it the "height of absurdity". The statement follows South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol this week putting forward an "audacious" aid plan that would include food, energy…

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North Korea's Kim Yo Jong rejects South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's 'foolish' offer of aid in exchange for denuclearisation

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says her country has no intention to give away its nuclear weapons in exchange for economic cooperation.

ABC News

N.Korea's Kim praises military medics for frontline COVID fight in capital

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a ceremony to thank and praise military medics for spearheading the country's fight against the coronavirus in the capital Pyongyang, state media said on Friday.

Reuters

S.Korea expresses regret over N.Korea's criticism of President Yoon

A South Korean minister expressed regret on Friday over the slamming by North Korea's Kim Yo Jong of President Yoon Suk-yeol and the rejection of Seoul's proposal to boost the North's economy in exchange for giving up nuclear weapons.

Reuters

Kim Jong Un’s sister tells South Korea to ‘stop dreaming’ of talks

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rejected a disarmament-for-aid deal offered by South Korea’s president, calling it a “stupid” plan and dismissing the idea of engaging with Seoul.

Tribune News Service

North Korea dismisses Seoul's aid-for-disarmament offer

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says her country will never accept South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s “foolish” offer of economic benefits in exchange for denuclearization steps, accusing Seoul of recycling rejected proposals from the past

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Al Jazeera

N Korea tells S Korea’s Yoon to ‘shut his mouth’ after aid offer

Kim Jo Yong, the powerful sister of the North Korean leader, says the country will not ‘barter’ away its ‘honour’.

Reuters

North Korea tells South Korean president to 'shut his mouth' after offer of aid

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said on Friday South Korea's president should "shut his mouth" after he reiterated that his country was willing to provide economic aid in return for nuclear disarmament.

The Guardian - UK

Cyclists, welcome, you have just become the latest target in the culture wars

Why would Grant Shapps have us think that number plates for bikes are a good idea? The only place that has them is North Korea, says Guardian political correspondent Peter Walker

The Guardian - AU

North Korea – a model for Grant Shapps’ bicycle licence plate proposal?

The secretive state demands each cycle display a registration number – although officially women are banned from bikes

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New Aegis system-equipped ships will likely carry long-range cruise missiles

To increase deterrence against North Korea's missiles, the government plans to place domestic long-range cruise missiles on two naval vessels equipped with the Aegis system it plans to build, it was learned Tuesday.

Daily Mirror

Kim Jong-un's hidden agony as mystery marks on tyrant's head reveal 'drugs dependancy'

A leading expert on North Korea believes Kim Jong-un's 'strongman act' may rely on drug injections due to health problems. Images of strength are important for the authoritarian leader

Daily Mirror

North Korea fires two cruise missiles as fears over its nuclear capability grow

South Korean military sources confirmed the rogue state to the north had launched two missiles from the western town of Onchon - and that the test is being analysed by Washington and Seoul

Al Jazeera

N Korea fires cruise missiles, as US and Seoul prepare for drills

South Korea says it is investigating launches after two missiles were fired from the North’s west coast into the sea.

Reuters

N.Korea fires two cruise missiles from west coast town of Onchon

North Korea fired two cruise missiles from the west coast town of Onchon early on Wednesday, a South Korean military source said.

The Independent UK

South Korean leader: Seoul won't seek own nuclear deterrent

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol says his government has no plans to pursue its own nuclear deterrent in the face of growing North Korean nuclear threats as he urged the North to return to dialogue aimed at exchanging denuclearization steps for economic benefits

The Guardian - AU

Donetsk self-proclaimed leader pledges ‘bilateral cooperation’ with North Korea

Russian-backed self-appointed leader writes Kim Jong-un a letter, shortly after Vladimir Putin said Moscow and Pyongyang would expand relations

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