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News from Oct 22, 2026 (UTC)

South Korea isUneasy

A little worse than usualBelow usual for 4 days

Last 14 days

Oct 9Oct 22

Why

  1. North Korea says it will resume propaganda broadcasts across the border into South Korea.

    31 eventsdailyadvance.com, dominicanrepublicpost.comSource

  2. Kim Yo-jong escalated North Korea's border threats, and Seoul is considering a 'proportionate measure' over the loudspeaker threat.

    25 eventskoreaherald.com, koreatimes.co.krSource

  3. A US envoy highlighted shipbuilding cooperation with South Korea.

    6 eventskoreatimes.co.krSource

What happened

  • Statements23%
  • Cooperation55%
  • Criticism12%
  • Protests1%
  • Pressure6%
  • Fighting4%

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