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Pyongyang has strongly condemned Washington's push for "strategic flexibility" of US forces in South Korea, warning it could spark regional conflict and accusing the U.S. of pursuing hegemony in the Asia-Pacific.
North Korea on Tuesday denounced the United States for seeking "strategic flexibility" in the deployment of its troops stationed in South Korea, calling it an “attempt of aggression” and warning it could trigger instability across Northeast Asia.
In a strongly worded commentary published by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Pyongyang accused the U.S. of preparing to broaden the role of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) to counter China’s “growing assertiveness” in the region.
“The strategic intention of the U.S. is clear—to maintain its hegemonic grip on the Asia-Pacific under the pretext of regional threats,” KCNA said. The commentary slammed the move as “extremely provocative” and warned that such flexibility would “ignite various elements of conflict” and “bring about a huge chain explosion.”
Speculation has grown in recent weeks that Washington may seek to expand the USFK’s operational scope beyond the Korean Peninsula to include broader regional engagements, particularly as part of efforts to counterbalance China.
KCNA also issued a pointed warning to Seoul, stating that South Korea would serve as the primary forward base and its military could be drawn into war under what it called a “subordinated structure” of the U.S.-South Korea alliance.
“The evermore reckless provocative acts of the enemies with the appearance of the present U.S. administration are giving us the justness and urgency for updating and building the most overwhelming and offensive deterrent,” the North added, signaling that it may ramp up its own military posture in response.
Australian researchers have pioneered a low-cost and scalable plasma-based method to produce ammonia gas directly from air, offering a green alternative to the traditional fossil fuel-dependent Haber-Bosch process.
A series of earthquakes have struck Guatemala on Tuesday afternoon, leading authorities to advise residents to evacuate from buildings as a precaution against possible aftershocks.
Archaeologists have uncovered a 3,500-year-old city in northern Peru that likely served as a key trade hub connecting ancient coastal, Andean, and Amazonian cultures.
A deadly mass shooting early on Monday (7 July) in Philadelphia's Grays Ferry neighbourhood left three men dead and nine others wounded, including teenagers, as more than 100 shots were fired.
On July 4, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Khankendi, reaffirming the deep-rooted alliance between the two nations.
China’s exports are expected to have grown 5% in June as manufacturers hurried goods abroad ahead of a 12 August deadline that could see the U.S. restore punitive tariffs, a Reuters survey of economists indicates.
Belarus will play an active part in next month’s United Nations conference for landlocked developing countries in Turkmenistan, Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhenkov told his Turkmen counterpart Rashid Meredov during a telephone call on Thursday.
Russia’s health watchdog said on Friday it is monitoring an anthrax outbreak in Kazakhstan’s Akmola region, where two villages were quarantined after infections in cattle and local residents.
Turkmenistan has gathered 1.407 million tonnes of wheat, matching its 2025 goal after a round-the-clock harvest on 690,000 hectares that officials say was bolstered by new combines and higher state purchase prices.
Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have completed the 'Tarlan-2025' flight-tactical exercise, a series of unmanned-aircraft drills held in Azerbaijan and aimed at deepening defence ties between the two Caspian neighbours.
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