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N Korea lets citizens abroad return in easing of Covid isolation
North Korea has allowed citizens stranded abroad by its strict Covid curbs to return home, state media reported Sunday, as the country moves towards a full reopening after three years of pandemic isolation.
The country had sealed its borders since early 2020 to protect itself from Covid-19, which prevented even its own nationals from returning.
N Korea's Kim dismisses military chief, calls for war preparations
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed his top general and called for stepping up war preparations "in an offensive way", including boosting weapons production and conducting more drills, state media reported Thursday.
North Korea law makes nuclear programme ’irreversible’
North Korea has passed a law declaring its readiness to launch preventive nuclear strikes, including in the face of conventional attacks, state media said on Sept. 9.
The move effectively eliminates the possibility of denuclearisation talks, with leader Kim Jong Un saying the country's status as a nuclear state was now "irreversible".