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S. Korea concludes North Korean mine injured troops south of border SEOUL, October 05 (AJP) - South Korea's military said Monday it has concluded that landmines planted by North Korea south of the Military Demarcation Line injured three South Korean troops in the Demilitarized Zone last month, and said it would begin removing the North Korean minefield later in the day. The Sept. 21 explosions occurred during an operation in the western section of the DMZ to prepare a search route for an investigation into suspected North Korean mine-laying ac October 5, 2026

Trump touts Kim ties, cites '112 nuclear missiles' SEOUL, October 04 (AJP) - U.S. President Donald Trump again touted his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Saturday, saying it was beneficial to get along with leaders who command large nuclear arsenals and making an unexplained reference to “112 nuclear missiles.” Speaking at a Republican campaign rally in Vandalia, Ohio, Trump defended his relationships with leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping. “Isn’t it nice to get along wi October 4, 2026
N. Korea calls UN human rights report fabrication SEOUL, October 03 (AJP) - North Korea rejected the United Nations' latest report on its human rights record on Saturday. It also warned that it would not tolerate the same treatment under the next secretary-general. The report was submitted by Secretary-General António Guterres to the 81st session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly and released Friday. It found that human rights conditions in North Korea had continued to worsen, and that authorities had expande October 3, 2026
N. Korea fires missile after Seoul demands DMZ mine apology SEOUL, October 03 (AJP) - North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the East Sea on Saturday. The launch came three days after South Korea demanded an apology for a land mine blast that injured three of its soldiers inside the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the missile at around 6:30 a.m. after it was launched from the Wonsan area on the North's east coast. Military authorities were still analyzing its range and specifi October 3, 2026
"Our wish is unification" falls out of fashion among South Koreans SEOUL, September 30 (AJP) - “Our wish is unification, and even in our dreams, we wish for unification.” The familiar song South Koreans know by heart is losing its resonance as a new survey shows seven out of 10 have little interest in their hostile neighbor and fewer than half see unification as necessary. The 2026 survey by the Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU) found that 48.2 percent considered unification necessary, down from 49 percent last year, when September 30, 2026
Crisis Group warns DMZ blast raises escalation risks SEOUL, September 30 (AJP) - A recent land mine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone has underscored the risk of unintended escalation between the two Koreas at a time when Seoul and Washington are exploring renewed diplomacy with Pyongyang, experts at the International Crisis Group said Wednesday. Christopher Green, senior adviser for the Korean Peninsula at Crisis Group, said there was only so much South Korea could do in response to the incident, which occurred on Sept. 21 south September 30, 2026
Kim Yo Jong denies North's role in DMZ blast, warns of retaliation SEOUL, September 30 (AJP) -Kim Yo Jong, head of the Workers’ Party’s general affairs department and sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, warned Wednesday of retaliation should Seoul take military action over a DMZ mine explosion she dismissed as a “staged act.” In a swift response to the South Korean military’s preliminary findings on Tuesday pointing to a North Korean mine as the likely cause of the blast, Kim accused Seoul of fabricating evi September 30, 2026
N. Korea declares nuclear status irreversible: UN address SEOUL, September 29 (AJP) - North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son Gyong used the United Nations podium on Monday to stress that his country’s status as a “nuclear-weapons State” is irreversible while condemning South Korea’s pursuit of nuclear-powered submarines. Kim accused Washington of turning its military alliance with Seoul and Tokyo into a more offensive and aggressive bloc “unmistakably aimed at the DPRK,” the acronym for North Korea& September 29, 2026
Seoul, Kyiv clash over secrecy of North Korean prisoner transfer SEOUL, September 26 (AJP) - South Korea on Saturday reaffirmed that it handled the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war from Ukraine according to legal and humanitarian principles, as Seoul and Kyiv offered conflicting accounts over whether the move was supposed to remain secret. A presidential office official, speaking to reporters in Mexico City during President Lee Jae Myung’s state visit, declined to directly respond to Ukraine’s denial that it had agreed to September 26, 2026
Kim Jong-un invited to Russia: Russian deputy foreign min SEOUL, September 25 (AJP) - Russia has invited North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to visit the country, with the timing to be arranged through diplomatic channels, as Moscow and Pyongyang deepen a relationship that has evolved from political alignment into a military alliance. “Kim Jong-un has been invited to visit our country. Russia will always be glad to welcome the leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rude September 25, 2026