South Korea's military fires on border islands for the first time in 7 years as a North Korean missile fails and the balloon war rages on

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South Korean Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) fire rockets during a joint live firing drill between South Korea and the US at the Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, 65 kms northeast of Seoul, on April 26, 2017
A 2017 drill showing South Korean MLRS in action. Similar weapons were used in the drills conducted Wednesday, per South Korean media.

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North Korea's Kim Jong Un could get his hands on some worrying military tech in exchange for throwing Russia a war lifeline

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This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 16, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspecting a launching drill of the medium-and-long range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 at an undisclosed location.
This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 16, 2017, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspecting a launching dr

North Korean troops will become 'cannon fodder' if they aid Russia in Ukraine, Pentagon says

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Putin shakes hands with Kim Jong Un
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un.

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Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un are getting closer — and China has reason to be worried

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Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un smiling and holding up glasses of red wine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday.

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A US Navy aircraft carrier has arrived in South Korea just days after Russia and North Korea signed a defense pact

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The Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is anchored in Busan, South Korea, Saturday, June 22, 2024.
The Theodore Roosevelt, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, anchored in Busan, South Korea.

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Vladimir Putin gifted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a 2nd luxury armored limo — check it out

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un drive a Russian Aurus limousine during their meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024.

South Korea said it might send weapons to Ukraine after Putin signed a security pact with its biggest enemy

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (C-L) and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un attend a welcoming ceremony on June 19, 2024 in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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Kim Jong Un gave Putin some fan art of the Russian leader, and that's just the tip of their dog-petting, joyriding day of ultimate bromance

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Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un walk to their seats to watch a performance in North Korea.
Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un walk to their seats to watch a performance in North Korea.

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Putin and Kim Jong Un's wartime pact sees the two autocrats one step closer to creating a world 'safe for authoritarians,' expert says

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Putin shakes hands with Kim Jong Un
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un after a signing ceremony following their bilateral talks at Kumsusan state residence in Pyongyang, on June 19, 2024.

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Kim Jong Un and Putin have upgraded their bromance, saying Russia and North Korea have reached a 'new high of alliance'

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un pose for a photo during a signing ceremony of the new partnership in Pyongyang, North Korea.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's Kim Jong Un pose for a photo during a signing ceremony of the new partnership in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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