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Explosions came a day after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called a meeting with his top military and security officials

Says it will “completely cut off roads and railways ” linked to South Korea

Analysts say N Korea will likely leverage enlarged nuclear arsenal for US concessions like sanctions relief after a new US administration is inaugurated

North Korea has been pushing to introduce variety of sophisticated weapons systems designed to attack South Korea, mainland US to deal with intensifying security threats

A similar number of cadres in flood-stricken area were executed at the same time late last month

Orders officials to bring thousands of displaced residents to the capital to provide them better care

Says new launchers will give frontline units 'overwhelming' firepower over South, calls for his country to brace for prolonged confrontation with US

Country prone to flooding from heavy summer rains because of poor drainage, deforestation, dilapidated infrastructure

This comes two days after the South restarted blaring anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts across the border

Warning comes after Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, claims "dirty leaflets and things" discovered in border region

The three-day summit to be held from July 9 to 11 will be the first to include Sweden as a member of the alliance

Article 4 of the agreement states that if one of the countries gets invaded and is pushed into a state of war, the other must deploy “all means at its disposal without delay” to provide “military assistance”

Putin announces deal to boost ties with Pyongyang as both “fight against the imperialist hegemonistic policies of the US”

Putin's visit to North Korea marks a rare overseas trip since launching the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and a significant moment for Kim, who hasn't hosted another world leader in his politically isolated country since the COVID-19 pandemic began

Putin, who will be making his first visit to North Korea in 24 years, said he highly appreciates its firm support of his invasion of Ukraine

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said around 20 to 30 North Korean soldiers crossed the military demarcation line that bisects countries

Says the idea of discussing the Ukraine issue without including Russia, a key party in the conflict, is absurd

Rivals embroiled in Cold War-style campaigns such as balloon launches and propaganda broadcasts

Comes after Kim Jong Un's influential sister, Kim Yo Jong warned Seoul to halt propaganda broadcasts across their tense border

Statement by Kim Yo-jong came after the South resumed propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts toward the North for the first time in six years