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Seoul declares North Korea's DMZ fortification work an armistice violation after mine blast injures soldiers
South Korea's military publicly declared North Korea's fortification campaign near the Military Demarcation Line a "clear violation" of the 1953 armistice -- the first time Seoul's government has done so -- after a suspected mine blast on September 27 injured three South Korean officers patrolling inside the DMZ, one losing an ankle. UN Command, which investigated the blast site alongside South Korean officers, stopped short of the same conclusion, saying context matters. North Korea has been clearing land, building fences and laying mines along the border since 2024, after leader Kim Jong-un declared inter-Korean relations to be those of "two hostile states," with land-clearing work in places reaching within five to ten metres of the MDL.
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Seoul declares North Korea's DMZ fortification work an armistice violation after mine blast injures soldiers
South Korea's military publicly declared North Korea's fortification campaign near the Military Demarcation Line a "clear violation" of the 1953 armistice -- the first time Seoul's government has done so -- after a suspected mine blast on September 27 injured three South Korean officers patrolling inside the DMZ, one losing an ankle. UN Command, which investigated the blast site alongside South Korean officers, stopped short of the same conclusion, saying context matters. North Korea has been clearing land, building fences and laying mines along the border since 2024, after leader Kim Jong-un declared inter-Korean relations to be those of "two hostile states," with land-clearing work in places reaching within five to ten metres of the MDL.
Trump unveils new details of South Korea's $350 billion US investment package, including Alaska LNG and nuclear reactors
President Trump announced further details of South Korea's $350 billion pledge to invest in the United States, confirming Seoul's participation in the roughly $44 billion Alaska LNG pipeline project and the construction of eight nuclear reactors on US soil, with South Korea also weighing a stake in American nuclear firm Westinghouse. The package -- agreed in exchange for Washington cutting tariffs on Korean goods from 25% to 15% -- channels $200 billion into strategic industries including energy, and $150 billion into revitalising US shipbuilding, among them a nuclear-powered submarine that Trump said Korea would build in Philadelphia.
Read more →Trump unveils new details of South Korea's $350 billion US investment package, including Alaska LNG and nuclear reactors
President Trump announced further details of South Korea's $350 billion pledge to invest in the United States, confirming Seoul's participation in the roughly $44 billion Alaska LNG pipeline project and the construction of eight nuclear reactors on US soil, with South Korea also weighing a stake in American nuclear firm Westinghouse. The package -- agreed in exchange for Washington cutting tariffs on Korean goods from 25% to 15% -- channels $200 billion into strategic industries including energy, and $150 billion into revitalising US shipbuilding, among them a nuclear-powered submarine that Trump said Korea would build in Philadelphia.
Israeli strikes kill at least eight in Gaza as year-old ceasefire keeps fraying
At least eight Palestinians were killed and 24 injured in fresh Israeli strikes across Gaza, including drone strikes near Khan Younis, a day after Israel killed senior Hamas commander Izz al-Din al-Beik and six other Palestinians died in separate strikes on a vehicle and an apartment in Gaza City. At least 1,400 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the US-brokered ceasefire took hold roughly a year ago, with Israel accusing Hamas of rearming and launching attacks in violation of the deal, and Hamas accusing Israel of using the pretext to undermine it.
Read more →Israeli strikes kill at least eight in Gaza as year-old ceasefire keeps fraying
At least eight Palestinians were killed and 24 injured in fresh Israeli strikes across Gaza, including drone strikes near Khan Younis, a day after Israel killed senior Hamas commander Izz al-Din al-Beik and six other Palestinians died in separate strikes on a vehicle and an apartment in Gaza City. At least 1,400 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the US-brokered ceasefire took hold roughly a year ago, with Israel accusing Hamas of rearming and launching attacks in violation of the deal, and Hamas accusing Israel of using the pretext to undermine it.
Nepal's deadliest floods in decades leave hundreds dead, thousands still missing a month on
Nepal's disaster authority says flash floods and landslides near the border with China have killed at least 939 people, with 3,925 people still unaccounted for more than a month after the disaster struck the Himalayan nation; Chinese state media reported a further 16 dead and 546 missing across the border in Tibet, taking the combined toll past 950. The list of missing in Nepal includes 592 foreign nationals along with dozens of Nepali soldiers, police and customs officers, with Nuwakot and Rasuwa districts hit hardest; authorities in India's neighbouring Uttar Pradesh state say they have also recovered bodies believed to be flood victims from rivers flowing out of Nepal.
Read more →Nepal's deadliest floods in decades leave hundreds dead, thousands still missing a month on
Nepal's disaster authority says flash floods and landslides near the border with China have killed at least 939 people, with 3,925 people still unaccounted for more than a month after the disaster struck the Himalayan nation; Chinese state media reported a further 16 dead and 546 missing across the border in Tibet, taking the combined toll past 950. The list of missing in Nepal includes 592 foreign nationals along with dozens of Nepali soldiers, police and customs officers, with Nuwakot and Rasuwa districts hit hardest; authorities in India's neighbouring Uttar Pradesh state say they have also recovered bodies believed to be flood victims from rivers flowing out of Nepal.
Sudanese military launches heavy airstrikes on RSF-held Darfur city of Nyala, breaking months of calm
Sudan's military carried out a barrage of air and drone strikes on Nyala, the Rapid Support Forces-held capital of South Darfur, hitting ammunition depots, training sites and the homes of paramilitary commanders after drones hovered over the city for hours; local monitors said the assault killed at least 39 people, ending months of relative calm in a city that had largely been spared the heaviest fighting. The RSF responded by detaining civilians at Nyala's central market and at Starlink satellite-internet centres, accusing them of spying for the army and sharing target coordinates, as Sudan's more than two-year civil war between the military and the RSF continues to kill and displace millions.
Read more →Sudanese military launches heavy airstrikes on RSF-held Darfur city of Nyala, breaking months of calm
Sudan's military carried out a barrage of air and drone strikes on Nyala, the Rapid Support Forces-held capital of South Darfur, hitting ammunition depots, training sites and the homes of paramilitary commanders after drones hovered over the city for hours; local monitors said the assault killed at least 39 people, ending months of relative calm in a city that had largely been spared the heaviest fighting. The RSF responded by detaining civilians at Nyala's central market and at Starlink satellite-internet centres, accusing them of spying for the army and sharing target coordinates, as Sudan's more than two-year civil war between the military and the RSF continues to kill and displace millions.