South Korean man crosses armed DMZ border in rare defection to North Korea
2 years, 11 months ago

South Korean man crosses armed DMZ border in rare defection to North Korea

ABC  

A South Korean has crossed the heavily fortified border in a rare defection to North Korea, South Korea's military said on Sunday. Key points: A search operation began after a person was detected on Saturday evening in the DMZ The welfare of the man is currently unknown, but a notice was sent to North Korean authorities asking for protection It is uncommon for South Koreans to defect to the North, with the border crossing deemed illegal The Joint Chiefs of Staff said they carried out a search operation after detecting the person around 9:20 pm local time on Saturday on the eastern side of the Demilitarised Zone separating the two Koreas. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un capped off his 10th year in power with a speech Photo shows Kim Jong Un listens with an intense stare North Korean leader Kim Jong Un caps off his 10th year in power with a speech that makes more mention of tractor factories and school uniforms than nuclear weapons or the United States. Two months earlier, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared a national emergency and sealed off a border town after a defector who said he had COVID-19 symptoms crossed into the North from the South.

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North Korea stages GPS jamming attacks against South Korea, affecting several ships and aircraft
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

North Korea stages GPS jamming attacks against South Korea, affecting several ships and aircraft

ABC  

North Korea staged GPS jamming attacks on Friday and Saturday, Seoul's military said, an operation that was affecting several ships and dozens of civilian aircraft in South Korea. "North Korea conducted GPS jamming provocations in Haeju and Kaesong yesterday and today," Seoul's joint chiefs of staff said in a statement Saturday, adding several vessels and dozens of civilian aircraft were …

North Korean soldier defects to South through heavily militarised border
4 months ago

North Korean soldier defects to South through heavily militarised border

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A North Korean soldier reportedly …

North Korean defects to South by crossing Yellow Sea maritime border
4 months, 1 week ago

North Korean defects to South by crossing Yellow Sea maritime border

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A North Korean defected to …

‘This is very serious’: Tensions spike in the buffer zone between North and South Korea
5 months, 2 weeks ago

‘This is very serious’: Tensions spike in the buffer zone between North and South Korea

The Independent  

In Majeong-ri, South Korea, Yoon Seol Hyun proudly claims to run the closest guesthouse to North Korea. “This area is close to the border, it is very serious, we worry about that.” open image in gallery Yoon Seol Hyun claims to run the closest guesthouse to North Korea Tasked with monitoring these developments is Major General Ivo Burgener, head of …

Gunfire on Korean border as Kim Jong-un's troops cross into DMZ for the third time in just two weeks and days after Putin's visit to Pyongyang
6 months ago

Gunfire on Korean border as Kim Jong-un's troops cross into DMZ for the third time in just two weeks and days after Putin's visit to Pyongyang

Daily Mail  

South Korean soldiers were forced to shoot at dozens of North Korean troops who crossed the border yesterday in an unsettling flurry of activity hours after Vladimir Putin left Pyongyang. This undated handout photo provided on June 18, 2024 by the South Korean Defence Ministry shows North Korean soldiers working at an undisclosed location near the heavily fortified border, as …

South Korea fires warning shots as North Korean soldiers cross border again
6 months ago

South Korea fires warning shots as North Korean soldiers cross border again

Al Jazeera  

Incident is the third this month and took place as Russian President Vladimir Putin was visiting Pyongyang. South Korea’s military has said it fired warning shots after several North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border, the third such incident this month. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said the incident occurred on Thursday when the North Korean soldiers crossed the Military …

Seoul fires warning shots as North Korean soldiers cross border again
6 months ago

Seoul fires warning shots as North Korean soldiers cross border again

The Hindu  

Dozens of North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the heavily fortified border on June 18 but retreated after warning shots were fired, Seoul said, the second such incident in two weeks as Pyongyang reinforces its frontiers with the South. North Korean soldiers tasked with reinforcing the border had suffered “multiple casualties from repeated landmine explosion incidents” but they “appear to be …

South Korea fires warning shots after fresh intrusion from North
6 months ago

South Korea fires warning shots after fresh intrusion from North

The Hindu  

Dozens of North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the heavily fortified border on June 18 but retreated after warning shots were fired, Seoul said, the second such incident in two weeks as Pyongyang reinforces its frontiers with the South. North Korean soldiers tasked with reinforcing the border had suffered "multiple casualties from repeated landmine explosion incidents" but they "appear to be …

North Korean soldiers cross border, South Korea fires warning shots
6 months ago

North Korean soldiers cross border, South Korea fires warning shots

Al Jazeera  

North Korea has been reinforcing the border since abandoning a military agreement with South Korea last November. South Korea’s military has said that between 20 and 30 North Korean soldiers crossed the border between the two countries early on Tuesday, but returned after South Korean forces fired warning shots. The incident took place at about 8:30am when a group of …

South Korean troops fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed land border
6 months, 1 week ago

South Korean troops fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed land border

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after North Korean troops briefly violated the tense border earlier this week, South Korea’s military said Tuesday, as the rivals are embroiled in Cold War-style campaigns like balloon launches and propaganda broadcasts. At 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, some North Korean soldiers who were engaged in unspecified work on the northern …

S Korea says it fired warning shots after N Korean soldiers crossed border
6 months, 1 week ago

S Korea says it fired warning shots after N Korean soldiers crossed border

Al Jazeera  

Incident took place on Sunday at the Demilitarized Zone between the two countries. South Korea’s military has said it fired warning shots after soldiers from North Korea briefly crossed the border at the Demilitarized Zone that separates the countries. The incident took place at about 12.30pm on Sunday when a group of North Korean soldiers crossed over the Military Demarcation …

South Korean troops fired warning shots after 'suspicious activities' by North Korean soldiers
6 months, 1 week ago

South Korean troops fired warning shots after 'suspicious activities' by North Korean soldiers

India TV News  

Seoul: South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after North Korean troops violated the land border earlier this week, South Korea's military said Tuesday. Some North Korean soldiers who were engaged in unspecified work on the northern side of the border briefly crossed the military demarcation line on Sunday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Those North Korean soldiers returned …

North Korean leader Kim visits tank unit and touts war preparations in face of tensions with Seoul
8 months, 4 weeks ago

North Korean leader Kim visits tank unit and touts war preparations in face of tensions with Seoul

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a tank exercise and encouraged his armored forces to sharpen war preparations in the face of growing tensions with South Korea, the North’s state media said Monday. Photos published by North Korean state media showed Kim talking with military officers at an observation post and tanks with North Korean …

North Korea scraps all economic cooperation with South Korea
10 months, 2 weeks ago

North Korea scraps all economic cooperation with South Korea

The Hindu  

North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly has voted to scrap all agreements signed with South Korea on promoting economic cooperation, the North's official KCNA news agency reported on Thursday, February 8, 2024, as the two Koreas' relations continue to deteriorate sharply. The tours to the scenic mountain just north of the eastern border were a symbol of an economic cooperation that …

North Korea: 2 teenagers sentenced to 12 years of hard labour for watching K-Pop
11 months ago

North Korea: 2 teenagers sentenced to 12 years of hard labour for watching K-Pop

Firstpost  

Two teens were publicly sentenced to 12 years of hard labor by North Korean officials for watching K-pop, according to video footage made public by an organization that assists North Korean defectors. The South and North Development Institute released the video, which features the two 16-year-old Pyongyang youths found guilty of watching South Korean films and music videos. In the …

Analysis: North Korea’s rejection of the South is both a shock, and inevitable
11 months, 1 week ago

Analysis: North Korea’s rejection of the South is both a shock, and inevitable

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Even for a nation that has perfected the provocative, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s declaration that he would abandon the existential goal of reconciling with rival South Korea was a shock. The bombshell came at this week’s rubber-stamp parliament, where Kim called for rewriting North Korea’s constitution to eliminate the idea of a peaceful unification …

North Korea’s Kim shuts agencies working for reunification with South Korea
11 months, 1 week ago

North Korea’s Kim shuts agencies working for reunification with South Korea

Al Jazeera  

Kim Jong Un says his country does not want war but does not seek to avoid it. North Korea has scrapped several government bodies tasked with promoting reconciliation and reunification with South Korea as authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un warned that his secretive country does not seek to avoid war. In a speech to North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament, the Supreme …

North Korea abolishes agencies managing relations with South Korea, warns of war
11 months, 1 week ago

North Korea abolishes agencies managing relations with South Korea, warns of war

India TV News  

In a major escalation, North Korea has moved to abolish key government organisations managing relations with South Korea, as leader Kim Jong Un has made it clear that diplomacy and reunification with its rival is no longer possible in the wake of an expanded partnership between Seoul and Washington. North Korea should also plan for "completely occupying, subjugating and reclaiming" …

North Korea to welcome Russian tourists as it opens borders for first time since COVID-19
11 months, 1 week ago

North Korea to welcome Russian tourists as it opens borders for first time since COVID-19

India TV News  

Pyongyang: North Korea has opened its border for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic for international tourists and is set to welcome Russian tourists going on a ski trip, underscoring deepening cooperation between the two long-time US foes, according to a report. “For North Korea, tourism is the easiest way to earn foreign currency under the international sanctions regime,” …

North Korea's Kim Jong Un calls for 'thorough annihilation' of US, South Korea if provoked
11 months, 3 weeks ago

North Korea's Kim Jong Un calls for 'thorough annihilation' of US, South Korea if provoked

India TV News  

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday said that his military should "thoroughly annihilate" the United States and South Korea if provoked, after he promised to boost national defence, including by launching three more spy satellites and building nuclear weapons in 2024, as part of "overwhelming" war readiness to cope with US-led confrontational moves. Growing ties with China and …

North Korea's Kim orders military to 'thoroughly annihilate' U.S., South Korea if provoked
11 months, 3 weeks ago

North Korea's Kim orders military to 'thoroughly annihilate' U.S., South Korea if provoked

The Hindu  

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his military to “thoroughly annihilate” the United States and South Korea if provoked, State media reported on January 1, after he vowed to boost national defence to cope with what he called an unprecedented U.S.-led confrontation. Mr. Kim stressed that “our army should deal a deadly blow to thoroughly annihilate them by mobilising …

Kim Jong Un tells army to ‘annihilate’ South Korea, US if provoked
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Kim Jong Un tells army to ‘annihilate’ South Korea, US if provoked

Al Jazeera  

North Korean leader echoes earlier bellicose rhetoric after promising to launch new satellites and further expand arsenal. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his military to “thoroughly annihilate” South Korea and the United States if they initiate a military confrontation in another round of bellicose rhetoric targeting Seoul and Washington. At a meeting with North Korea’s top commanding …

North Korea move troops and heavy weapons to South Korea border after breakdown of military pact
1 year ago

North Korea move troops and heavy weapons to South Korea border after breakdown of military pact

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. North Korea has deployed heavy weapons and erected guard …

If Kim Jong uses nuclear weapons, ’his regime will end’: South Korean President
1 year, 2 months ago

If Kim Jong uses nuclear weapons, ’his regime will end’: South Korean President

Live Mint  

Warned North Korea, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said its regime would be ended by Seoul and Washington if it used nuclear weapons, reported Bloomberg, as the South Korean chief was speaking at the 75th anniversary of the founding of his country’s military. The South Korean president celebrated the long-standing alliance with the US to mark Armed Forces Day …

South Korean leader warns Russia against weapons collaboration with the North
1 year, 3 months ago

South Korean leader warns Russia against weapons collaboration with the North

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — South Korea’s president sounded a warning to fellow world leaders Wednesday about the recent communication and possible cooperation between North Korea and Russia, saying any action by a permanent U.N. Security Council member to circumvent international norms would be dangerous and “paradoxical.” Speaking before the U.N. General Assembly, Yoon Suk Yeol invoked North Korean leader Kim Jong …

UN Command engages in talks with North Korea regarding detained US soldier
1 year, 5 months ago

UN Command engages in talks with North Korea regarding detained US soldier

Live Mint  

The deputy commander of the UN Command announced on Monday that they have initiated discussions with North Korea concerning an American soldier who defected to North Korea last week by crossing the heavily fortified border between the two Koreas. North Korea has not made any public statements regarding the individual named King, who crossed the border last Tuesday while he …

North Korea Stays Silent On Apparent Detention Of U.S. Soldier Who Bolted Across Border
1 year, 5 months ago

North Korea Stays Silent On Apparent Detention Of U.S. Soldier Who Bolted Across Border

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Wednesday was silent about the highly unusual entry of an American soldier across the Koreas’ heavily fortified border as some observers say North Korea is unlikely to repatriate him anytime soon amid heightened animosities between the former wartime foes. “It’s likely that North Korea will use the soldier for propaganda …

North Korea detains US soldier who crossed into the country during a tour
1 year, 5 months ago

North Korea detains US soldier who crossed into the country during a tour

ABC  

An American soldier facing disciplinary action has fled across the inter-Korean border into North Korea and is believed to be in North Korean custody, US officials say. Key points: The detained US national was on a tour at the border village in the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas He crossed the Military Demarcation Line into North Korea without permission …

South Korea fires warning shots after North's boat crosses sea border
1 year, 8 months ago

South Korea fires warning shots after North's boat crosses sea border

India Today  

South Korea fired warning shots toward a North Korean vessel that crossed the maritime border on Saturday, South Korea's military said a day after the incident which came amid recent tension over the North's missile tests. The South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said it fired warning shots and broadcast warnings to expel a North Korean patrol boat that breached the …

South Korea, US and Japan urge countries to return North Koreans illegally working abroad
1 year, 8 months ago

South Korea, US and Japan urge countries to return North Koreans illegally working abroad

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The US, Japan and South Korea urged countries to repatriate North Korean workers illegally sent abroad to earn cash for Kim Jong Un’s regime that continues to evade sanctions and pushes its unlawful weapons programme. But on Friday, Seoul, Tokyo, and Washington’s special envoys for North Korea said the country’s overseas workers were continuing to help fund Pyongyang’s …

North Korea fires three ballistic missiles amid tensions over drone flights with South Korea
1 year, 11 months ago

North Korea fires three ballistic missiles amid tensions over drone flights with South Korea

India TV News  

North Korea fires missile: North Korea fired around three short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Saturday, the latest in a barrage of weapons tests this year that came days after it increased tensions by allegedly flying drones into South Korean airspace. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement it detected the three launches from an …

‘Excessive’: North Korea’s COVID curbs blamed for food crisis
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Excessive’: North Korea’s COVID curbs blamed for food crisis

Al Jazeera  

Pyongyang has substantially ramped up border security since January 2020, according to satellite images. North Korean authorities have imposed “excessive and unnecessary” border measures since January 2020, including upgraded fences, guard posts and patrol roads, an analysis of satellite images by Human Rights Watch shows. HRW said it had spoken to five North Korean defectors involved in smuggling goods in …

Photos: North Korea marks Korean War armistice anniversary
2 years, 4 months ago

Photos: North Korea marks Korean War armistice anniversary

Al Jazeera  

North Korea celebrated the anniversary of the armistice in 1953, which brought an end to the fighting in the Korean War. The event marked 69 years since the ceasefire, which left the peninsula divided and millions of families split by the so-called Demilitarized Zone between North Korea and South Korea. Millions of people were killed during the conflict, which began …

North Korea: Kim Jong Un convenes military meeting amid tensions
2 years, 6 months ago

North Korea: Kim Jong Un convenes military meeting amid tensions

Al Jazeera  

Kim meets top military officials to review defence work and confirm ‘crucial and urgent tasks’ to expand military capabilities, state media says. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has opened a meeting of senior military officials to discuss national defence policies and a continuing arms buildup following a series of ballistic missile tests this year that have stirred tensions with …

North Korea reports more fevers as Kim claims virus progress
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea reports more fevers as Kim claims virus progress

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Saturday it found nearly 220,000 more people with feverish symptoms, even as leader Kim Jong Un claimed progress in slowing a largely undiagnosed spread of COVID-19 across his unvaccinated populace and hinted at easing virus restrictions to nurse a decaying economy. The North’s Rodong Sinmun newspaper said farm workers in South Hwanghae province …

News Analysis: New approach, same problem with North Korea: How to deal with Kim Jong Un
2 years, 7 months ago

News Analysis: New approach, same problem with North Korea: How to deal with Kim Jong Un

LA Times  

Then-President Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the demilitarized zone in 2019. Former President Trump’s relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un featured the former reality-star president at his most theatrical: threats of “fire and fury,” followed by splashy meetings, a trip to the demilitarized border with South Korea and exchanges of “love letters” …

North Korea fights Covid with traditional medicines
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea fights Covid with traditional medicines

India TV News  

Highlights North Korean lieutenants have quarantined hundreds of thousands of suspected Covid patients Officilas urged people with mild symptoms to take willow leaf or honeysuckle tea Earlier, North Korea claimed its total Covid19 caseload stood at 168 despite rising fever cases On a recent nighttime visit to a drugstore, a double-masked Kim Jong Un lamented the slow delivery of medicine. …

N. Korea’s Kim faces ‘huge dilemma’ on aid as virus surges
2 years, 7 months ago

N. Korea’s Kim faces ‘huge dilemma’ on aid as virus surges

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — During more than a decade as North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un has made “self-reliance” his governing lynchpin, shunning international help and striving instead for domestic strategies to fix his battered economy. The North’s apparent underreporting of deaths is meant to defend Kim’s authority as he faces “the first and biggest crisis” of his decade of …

Kim Jong Un orders North Korea into lockdown after Pyongyang confirms first COVID-19 outbreak
2 years, 7 months ago

Kim Jong Un orders North Korea into lockdown after Pyongyang confirms first COVID-19 outbreak

ABC  

North Korea is being put into a national lockdown, with state media saying the country is facing its "biggest emergency incident" after officially confirming its first COVID-19 outbreak. Key points: Omicron has been detected in the country's capital city Pyongyang Kim Jong Un has ordered that the infection source be "eliminated" North Korea previously claimed a perfect record in keeping …

DMZ: What it’s like to visit the North Korean border
2 years, 11 months ago

DMZ: What it’s like to visit the North Korean border

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Recommended Presidential candidate pledges to reopen part of Korean Demilitarized Zone for tourists In stark contrast to the violent restrictions …

Seoul: North Korea defector likely made rare border crossing
2 years, 11 months ago

Seoul: North Korea defector likely made rare border crossing

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. South Korean surveillance equipment earlier detected an unidentified person …

South Korea: Unidentified individual crosses border into North Korea
2 years, 11 months ago

South Korea: Unidentified individual crosses border into North Korea

Hindustan Times  

South Korea’s military said Sunday that an unidentified person crossed the heavily fortified border into North Korea. South Korean border with North Korea South Korea had earlier spotted the person with surveillance equipment at the eastern portion of the border and sent troops to capture him or her on Saturday night. South Korea sent a message to North Korea on …

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un vows to boost military, maintain virus curbs
2 years, 11 months ago

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un vows to boost military, maintain virus curbs

India Today  

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to further bolster his military capability, maintain draconian anti-virus measures and push hard to improve the economy during a speech at a key political conference this week, state media reported Saturday. KCNA said the plenary meeting set forth “tactical directions” for North Korea’s external relations including with South Korea, but didn’t elaborate. There …

North Korea fires unidentified projectile into sea: South Korea's military
3 years, 2 months ago

North Korea fires unidentified projectile into sea: South Korea's military

India Today  

South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile into its eastern waters as it continued a recent streak of weapons tests apparently aimed at pressuring Washington and Seoul over a stalled nuclear diplomacy. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff on Tuesday did not immediately say what the North fired or how far the weapon flew. Nuclear negotiations …

These countries, including North Korea, reported ‘zero’ Covid-19 cases. How true are their claims?
3 years, 2 months ago

These countries, including North Korea, reported ‘zero’ Covid-19 cases. How true are their claims?

Hindustan Times  

At a time when the coronavirus pandemic has the entire world in a chokehold, there are certain countries where reports say not a single case of infection has been reported in nearly two years. According to a review of data collected by the Johns Hopkins University in Maryland and the World Health Organization, there are five countries – three of …

Bandage on back of Kim Jong Un's head fuels rumours about North Korean dictator's health
3 years, 4 months ago

Bandage on back of Kim Jong Un's head fuels rumours about North Korean dictator's health

India Today  

An oblong bandage on the back of his head has fuelled fresh rumours about the health of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. READ: Kim Jong Un admits policy failures at rare meet: What’s behind North Korea’s biggest political event Pictures of the North Korean dictator taken between July 27 and July 29 show a dark greenish spot where there …

North Korean man swims undetected for six hours across beefed up border to defect to South
3 years, 10 months ago

North Korean man swims undetected for six hours across beefed up border to defect to South

Firstpost  

South Korean troops failed to notice the defector who crossed the fortified border even though he showed up on CCTV cameras eight times Seoul: A North Korean defector wore a wet suit during a daring six-hour swim around one of the world’s most fortified borders, a Seoul official said, and was caught only after apparently falling asleep. South Korean forces …

North Korea Executed Coronavirus Rule-Breaker, Says South Korean Intelligence
4 years ago

North Korea Executed Coronavirus Rule-Breaker, Says South Korean Intelligence

NPR  

North Korea Executed Coronavirus Rule-Breaker, Says South Korean Intelligence Enlarge this image toggle caption Jon Chol Jin/AP Jon Chol Jin/AP North Korea is taking increasingly harsh measures to stop the coronavirus from entering the country, including executing an official in August who violated anti-virus rules, South Korean intelligence officials told lawmakers on Friday. In a closed-door briefing to a parliamentary …

Kim Jong Un Says He's Sorry That North Korean Troops Killed A South Korean Man
4 years, 2 months ago

Kim Jong Un Says He's Sorry That North Korean Troops Killed A South Korean Man

NPR  

Kim Jong Un Says He's Sorry That North Korean Troops Killed A South Korean Man Enlarge this image toggle caption Ahn Young-joon/AP Ahn Young-joon/AP North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he was sorry for the shooting death of a South Korean fisheries official Tuesday in waters near the two countries' maritime border — remarks that suggested a temporary halt …

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