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Inspector General of Royal Malaysian Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar announced that the chemical which allegedly caused the death of Kim Jong Nam, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half-brother, was "VX nerve agent" at a press briefing in Kuala Lumpur, Friday. Kim Jong-nam is alleged to have been poisoned at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2, as he was standing in line to board a Macau-bound flight on February 13.
North Korea's leader says he is open to a top-level summit with the South in a New Year's address shown on state tv. Paul Chapman reports.
The South Korea-US combined forces hold joint military drills as part of the ongoing Freedom Shield exercise. IMAGES
Images of South Korea's eastern island of Ulleungdo -- where residents were warned to seek shelter after one of Pyongyang's short-range ballistic missiles crossed the de facto maritime border. IMAGES
Images of the Panmunjom, Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), and North Korea seen from South Korea. North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) over Japan on Tuesday, prompting Tokyo to activate the country's missile alert system and order people to take shelter. The last time North Korea fired a missile over Japan was in 2017, at the height of a period of "fire and fury" when Pyongyang's leader Kim Jong Un traded insults with then-US president Donald Trump. South Korea's military said it had detected the launch of an IRBM, which flew around 4,500 km (2800 miles) at an altitude of about 970 km and speeds of around Mach 17. IMAGES
Seoul, Oct 18 (EFE/EPA).- South Korea on Monday finalized the preparations ahead of the International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition 2021. The biennial defense exhibition will open in Seongnam from 19 to 23 October. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).SHOT LIST: A MEDIA DAY FOR THE SEOUL INTERNATIONAL AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE EXHIBITION (ADEX) 2021 AT THE SEOUL MILITARY AIRPORT IN SEONGNAM, SOUTH OF SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.