Row between Ukraine, South Korea mounts over North Korean POWs
South Korea’s President accused Ukraine of undermining him by disclosing POW transfer deal
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N Korea’s Ri breaks three weightlifting records, India’s Chanu bags silver
Chanu finally clinches an elusive Asian Games medal in Japan and Ri Song-gum wins North Korea’s first gold.
Three South Korean military officers wounded in explosion near border
South Korean officers injured in DMZ explosion, possibly caused by a landmine, according to local media reports.
North Korea dismisses UN nuclear watchdog resolution
The country rebukes the UN atomic agency’s ‘double standards’ and says nuclear status is ‘irreversible’.
South Korea says US-North Korea talks possible, rules out Hormuz deployment
South Korean president will facilitate US-North Korea talks but will not deploy troops in US war on Iran.
Seoul court orders North Korea to pay $32.5m for blowing up office
Pyongyang blew up the Inter-Korean Liaison Office building in June 2020 after days of rising tensions.
![A view of an explosion of a joint liaison office with South Korea in the North Korean border town of Kaesong in this picture supplied by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on June 16, 2020 [File: KCNA/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-16T031659Z_778856035_RC23KNA4WVWZ_RTRMADP_3_NORTHKOREA-SOUTHKOREA-1789531681.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
North Korea thrash Bangladesh 10-0 in Asian Games women’s football
North Korea, enjoying support in the stands, were up 7-0 by half-time and are favourites for the gold.
North Korea fires ballistic missiles off eastern coast, Seoul says
South Korea said it was closely exchanging information on the launches with the US and Japan.
Russia and North Korea deepen relations with symbolic road bridge
Ties between Moscow and Pyongyang have grown extensively amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Philippines warns China may reassert itself amid US-South Korea drill cuts
Manila defence chief says Washington gave ‘definite assurances’ that its commitments to the Philippines remain.
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North Korea deploys warship ‘capable of annihilating retaliatory strikes’
Leader Kim Jong Un says vessel will form part of Pyongyang’s nuclear response system, strengthen naval forces.
![North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju Ae, attends the commissioning ceremony of the destroyer "Kang Kon", at Wonsan Port, North Korea, September 6, 2026 in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency [KCNA/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-06T220958Z_1520531840_RC2XDNABDUIX_RTRMADP_3_NORTHKOREA-WARSHIP-1788736478.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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