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

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. Bloodshed and violent confrontations have … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – June 7, 2024

Greetings from Tyler, History is being made, believe it or not. The pretender says he won’t pardon his son being prosecuted for gun charges. Then, he said he’s going to debate Trump. Probably something will come up that will make … Read More

Tension between North and South Korea flares as South plans resumption of front-line military activities

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Seoul, South Korea — South Korea on Tuesday took steps to suspend a contentious military agreement with North Korea and resume front-line military activities, as tension between the rivals rises over the North’s recent launch of trash-carrying balloons. North Korea didn’t … Read More

North Korea sends balloons carrying excrement to the south as a ‘gift’

SEOUL, May 29 (Reuters) – North Korea sent hundreds of balloons carrying trash and excrement across the heavily fortified border to South Korea on Wednesday, calling them “gifts of sincerity”, prompting an angry response from Seoul, which said the act … Read More

Russia protects North Korea in the UN with veto of resolution to investigate sanction violations

United Nations CNN — Russia on Thursday vetoed a United Nations resolution that would renew an independent panel of experts investigating North Korea’s violations of Security Council sanctions, at a time when Pyongyang has become a key supplier of munitions for Moscow’s war against Ukraine. In … Read More

Report: North Korea Is Developing AI Tech for COVID, Nuclear Energy, Surveillance, War Games

North Korea, despite international sanctions, aggressively invests in AI. A recent report sheds light on North Korea’s bold push into artificial intelligence (AI) technology, which includes critical areas like COVID-19 response, nuclear energy, surveillance, and even war games (via Reuters). The report, … Read More

North and South Korea fire hundreds of artillery shells along tense sea border

North Korea launched over 200 rounds of artillery shells off its west coast toward South Korea’s Yeonpyeong island between 09:00 to 11:00 local time, said Seoul’s military, the BBC reports. South Korea responded by ordering civilians on the island to … Read More

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