Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have been intensifying in recent weeks. Pyongyang said that it had prepared various methods including the use of 3,000 balloons to deliver the leaflets "deep inside South Korea." Seoul said it would respond depending on the delivery equipment used.

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South Korea has officially confirmed the second wave of coronavirus cases. Watch WION's report from Seoul.

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The South Korean government will restrict issuing visas to people from Pakistan and Bangladesh except for diplomatic and urgent business purposes, with effect from Tuesday, Yonhap news agency reported.

South Korea restricts flights to and from Pakistan, Bangladesh amid surge in COVID-19 cases

North Korea said on Wednesday it had rejected South Korea's offer to send special envoys to ease escalating bilateral tensions, and vowed to redeploy troops to demilitarised border units in the latest step towards nullifying inter-Korean peace accords.

North Korea rejects South's offer of envoys, vows to redeploy troops to border

North Korea has warned that it is “fully ready” to send troops into the demilitarised zone [DMZ] separating it from South Korea if defector groups push ahead with their campaign to send anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets into North Korea, state media said on Tuesday.

North Korea ' fully ready' to send troops into demilitarised zone as propaganda leaflets row escalates

North Korea has demolished the inter-Korean liaison office located in the Gaesong industrial complex in the North

North Korea demolishes Inter-Korean Liaison office

After North Korea destroyed a joint liaison office symbolic of peace in the peninsula, South Korean authorities were quick to issue a statement. On Tuesday, the South Korean representatives said that that they will respond “sternly” if the neighbouring country, under the leadership of Kim Jong-un continues to issue threats and pursue excesses.

'North completely responsible for consequences', echoes South Korea after liaison office bombing

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in urged North Korea on Monday to refrain from raising tension and return to dialogue, after threats trumpeted by state media in Pyongyang to cut ties and take military action.

South Korea's Moon urges North to keep peace deals, return to talks

The sister of North Korea's leader has warned of retaliatory measures against the South that could involve the military, in the latest escalation of tensions over defectors from the North who have been sending back propaganda.

North Korea again warns of retaliatory actions over defectors in South

The US embassy in Seoul tweeted a picture of its mission building draped with a huge Black Lives Matter banner to show support to the anti-racism campaigns across the world.

US embassy in Seoul displays 'Black Lives Matter' banner in support of anti-racism protests

South Korea was a success story until the second wave of coronavirus infections hit it. But a series of new clusters in the area around Seoul, the capital, with 56 new cases on Thursday took the national tally to 12,003 and 277 deaths.

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South Korea once stood out as a shining example of how to contain the coronavirus spread. But with the country easing restrictions, that image seems to be fading away.

Amid pandemic, tensions escalate between North Korea and South Korea

With South Korea easing restrictions the country has once again come under the virus threat. Health experts in South Korea and its center of disease and prevention have warned of a possible coronavirus outbreak.

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South Korea has said it would take legal action against two organisations that conduct sending propaganda and contraband into the North. This has come in the aftermath of North Korea suspending communication hotlines with the South over such defectors.

South Korea to take legal action against defectors sending messages to the North

North Korea says it will sever hotlines with South Korea as the first step toward shutting down all means of contact with Seoul, state news agency KCNA has reported.

North Korea to cut communications with 'enemy' South in row over leafleting

Kim Jong Un gathered the Politburo of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party to talk about the economy and living conditions, state media said on Monday. Neither Kim nor any of the other officials were wearing masks, and the coronavirus pandemic was not mentioned in the state media's report about the meeting.

Inter-Korean relations further deteriorate

The British Empire is said to have ignited the flame of racism. 400 years later, its flames have engulfed the UK itself. Thousands are rallying in support of the 'Black Lives Matter' movement across Britain. Statues are being torn down, even defaced.

Gravitas: Black Lives Matter' protests engulf the UK

Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea has called on his country folk to become “self-sufficient” amid rising economic concerns due to the coronavirus pandemic. During a meeting of the politburo, the leader talked about domestic economic issues.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un calls for developing a 'self-sufficient economy'

Thousands of protesters gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in London on Sunday to condemn police brutality after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis

Thousands turn up for black lives matter protests in London

Councilors in the US city of Minneapolis vowed to demolish and rebuild the police department, after the death in custody of George Floyd sparked nationwide protests about racism in law enforcement.

A call for reforms in police department | Minneapolis department to be dismantled | George Floyd

Mr Floyd, an unarmed black man, died in police custody in Minneapolis on 25 May. Video showed a white police officer kneeling on his neck for almost nine minutes while he is pinned to the floor.

George Floyd death: Violent clashes across major states in US

13th consecutive day of protests across America over George Floyd's killing by a cop in Minneapolis. Watch this video to know more.

Protests across the globe after George Floyd's death

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