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5%
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for rapidly expanding the country's drone technology and observed tests of various weapons, state media reported Friday (October 30, 2026), as his nation remains embroiled in a standoff with rival South Korea along their heavily fortified border.
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nation → call → border
Acquiring advanced drones is a top priority for Mr. Kim, who now wants to beef up both conventional and nuclear capabilities.
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who → acquire → capabilities
Experts say his troops dispatched to Russia to support its war against Ukraine have likely gained valuable expertise in drone warfare from Russian forces and related battlefield experiences.
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troops → say → forces
The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said that Mr. Kim on Thursday (October 29) visited an exhibition of a variety of attack and other drones that show recent achievements in the field of unmanned aeronautical technology.
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that → say → technology
In a speech at the exhibition, Mr. Kim stressed the need to seize “the absolute superiority in the drone technology” and announced unspecified steps needed to “rapidly expand and strengthen the unmanned aeronautical technology,” KCNA said.
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KCNA → stress → technology
To mark the event, KCNA said that North Korea later conducted test launches of various drones, missiles and weapons from the 600 mm-calibre ultra-precision multiple rocket launchers.
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Korea → mark → launchers
KCNA photos showed Mr. Kim watching soaring weapons or him clenching his fist while his teenage daughter was clapping her hands beside him.
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daughter → show → him
South Korea's spy agency assesses that the girl, reportedly about 13, is likely Mr. Kim's heir.
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girl → assess → ?
South Korea's military earlier said it detected the launches of about 10 short-range ballistic missiles from North Korea's eastern coastal town of Wonsan on Thursday (October 29).
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it → say → Thursday
Tensions between the two Koreas have been running high since last month's land mine blasts at their border that wounded three South Korean soldiers.
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that → run → soldiers
Seoul accused North Korea of burying the mines south of the military demarcation line and demanded an apology.
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Seoul → accuse → apology
But Pyongyang has denied responsibility for the explosions and warned of retaliation if provoked.
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Pyongyang → deny → retaliation
Last week, North Korea threatened to resume propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts and place new weapons systems along the border.
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Korea → threaten → border
North Korea has pulled out of talks with the U.S. and South Korea after Mr. Kim's high-stakes diplomacy with U.S. President Donald Trump collapsed in 2019.
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diplomacy → pull → 2019
In recent weeks, North Korea has dialled up weapons testing activities in a likely attempt to boost its leverage in potential diplomacy with the U.S. after Trump expressed his eagerness to restore talks with Mr. Kim.
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Trump → dial → Kim
On Saturday (October 24), Mr. Kim made a surprise visit to a Chinese border town via a newly opened bridge and vowed to develop bilateral ties.
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Kim → make → ties
Mr. Kim has recently taken steps to cement ties with China, North Korea's economic pipeline, after years of prioritising ties with Russia, including by supplying thousands of troops and ammunition, likely in return for economic and military assistance.
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Kim → take → assistance
Meanwhile, Switzerland's Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis arrived in North Korea on Thursday (October 29) to see the reopening of Switzerland's diplomatic office in Pyongyang and meet North Korean officials.
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Cassis → arrive → officials
He is travelling on to South Korea on Friday (October 20).
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He → travel → Friday
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