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North Korea Denounces US-South Korea Drills

North Korea criticized ongoing joint air defence exercises by South Korea and the United States. The defence ministry warned that the drills escalate regional tensions and vowed to maintain a strong military deterrent posture.

North Korean soldiers talk next to a self-propelled 122-mm howitzer, with the words that read as "Destroy the US imperialist aggressors, the sworn enemies of the Korean people!", deployed along the border separating the two Koreas, as seen from an observation deck in Gimpo, South Korea, October 27, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a conference of company commanders for North Korea's Army, in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 24, 2026. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA