UAE, Bahrain and Israel: Peace or Discord? In all language versions of the sputniknews.com websites any comments posted can be edited. Stay informed daily on the latest news and advice on COVID-19 from the editors at U.S. News & World Report. It said other discussions included bolstering the country’s “war deterrent.”. KCNA said the plans had been brought up by the North's military leaders and were suspended at a preliminary meeting of the ruling party's Central Military Commission on Tuesday. Quiz: Can you pass a U.S. state capitals test? SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Wednesday its leader, Kim Jong-un, suspended planned military retaliation against South Korea in an apparent slowing of a pressure campaign it has waged against its rival amid stalled nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration. Kim suspended his military's plans to take unspecified retaliatory action against South Korea, state media said Wednesday, possibly slowing a pressure campaign against its rival amid stalled nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration. Please review our Privacy Policy. America, this time you've gone too far.” No confirmation from US/South Korea yet. OK, more rumors on KJU's death citing a Hong Kong source. South Korea's Government has pursued legal action to stop such activities, citing safety concerns for residents in border towns, but controversy remains over whether it violates the country's protections for freedom of expression. The North has a history of dialling up pressure against the South when it fails to get what it wants from the United States. President Donald Trump is expected to host an event at the White House on Saturday and hold his first rally since his COVID-19 diagnosis in Florida on Monday. She is a niece of a Chinese foreign minister and has 15 million followers on Weibo. Friends mourn loss of 23-year-old Ohio State student killed in shooting, 4 injured when stage collapses in Pike County, Mild night ahead; Keep the umbrella handy for Monday, Mercy Chefs serves hot meals to those in need after Delta, Lakers sail over Heat for 17th NBA championship, LeBron James wins fourth NBA championship, first with Lakers, South Korea says no suspicious activities by North Korea yet, North Korea to resume military exercises, post guards near South Korea border, North Korea destroys inter-Korean liaison office as tensions rise, Kim Jong Un's sister threatens South Korea with military action. Such steps would nullify a set of deals the Koreas reached during a flurry of diplomacy in 2018 that prohibited them from taking hostile actions against each other. It said other discussions included bolstering the country’s “war deterrent.”. The woman who could succeed North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, North Korea's Kim Yo-jong makes her debut on the world stage with a bang, North Korea says relations with US unlikely to improve due to 'hypocritical empty promises', North Korea blows up liaison office amid tensions with South Korea, NSW Premier reveals 'close personal relationship' with ex-MP at centre of corruption investigation, The man who NSW Premier had a five-year relationship with resigned from politics in disgrace, Live: Andrews says Melbourne COVID-19 numbers 'higher than we'd like', Daniel Andrews' top public servant quits over hotel quarantine evidence, Brooke was raped by a man she met on Tinder. “What’s clear is that the North said (the military action) was postponed, not canceled,” said Kim, a former South Korean military official who participated in inter-Korean military negotiations.