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North Korea suspends military retaliation against South

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presided over a video conference meeting of the ruling party's Central Military Commission, where members decided to suspend the military plans. Kim's sister warned last week of military action against the south.

South Korea's unification minister quits as tensions rise with North

Kim Yeon-chul, South Korea's point man for relations with the North, resigned over heightened tensions on the peninsula days after Pyongyang blew up its liaison office with the South.

North Korea blows up inter-Korean liaison office building

Seoul’s Unification Ministry says the destruction of the building happened in the North Korean border town of Kaesong.

North Korea threatens South with military action

South Korea made the statement after the sister of North Korea's leader warned of retaliatory measures against the country over anger toward defectors sending back propaganda leaflets.

North Korea to sever hotlines with South Korea - KCNA

For several days, North Korea has lashed out at South Korea, threatening to close an inter-Korean liaison office and other projects if the South does not stop defectors from sending leaflets and other material into the North.

North Korea's Kim vows to further bolster nuclear war deterrence

A meeting chaired by Kim Jong-un also discussed increasing the capabilities for deterring “the threatening foreign forces," according to state media KCNA.

North Korea's Kim appears in public amid health rumours

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made his first public appearance in 20 days as he celebrated the completion of a fertilizer factory near Pyongyang, state media said, ending an absence that triggered global rumors that he was seriously ill.

Pompeo says no sign of North Korea's Kim, real risk of famine in country

North Korean media has not reported on Kim Jong-un's whereabouts since he presided over a meeting on April 11, provoking intense speculation about his health.

Where is North Korean leader Kim Jong Un?

It is believed that Kim Jong Un has been found in the eastern city of Wonsan amid speculation that his health is failing.

South Korean intelligence says Kim Jong-un is alive and well

Conjecture over Kim has grown since his conspicuous no-show at April 15 celebrations for the birthday of his grandfather Kim Il Sung, the North's founder – the most important day in the country's political calendar.

'No suspicious activity' in North Korea amid Kim Jong-un health rumours

Rumours have been circulating about the health status of North Korea's leader, who was last seen in public on April 11 and was not in attendance for the country's most important holiday.

North Korea fires two short-range 'ballistic missiles' into sea

The string of weapons drills come as a prolonged hiatus in disarmament talks with the United States drags on, and despite recent overtures from Washington offering help to contain the pandemic.