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Kim Jong Un calls for rapid ‘upgrade’ to nuclear arsenal amid claims the US is trying to ‘provoke war’

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North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un called for the rapid buildup of his nation’s nuclear arsenal on Tuesday, reacting to joint military operations by the U.S. and South Korea.
Kim called the military exercises an «obvious expression of their will to provoke war,» according to North Korean state media. The U.S. and South Korea began their annual military drills, dubbed Ulchi Freedom Shield, this week and operations will continue sporadically through September.
The North Korean leader argued the drills show the intent by the U.S. and South Korea to «remain most hostile and confrontational,» and that North Korea must therefore «rapidly expand» its nuclear arsenal.
«Through this move, North Korea is demonstrating its refusal to accept denuclearization and the will to irreversibly upgrade nuclear weapons,» Hong Min, a North Korea analyst at the Korea Institute for National Unification, told Reuters.
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North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un called on his country to «rapidly expand» its nuclear arsenal. (STR/AFP via Getty Images)
The rise in tensions comes just days after South Korean President Lee Jae Myung announced plans to end some military activities along its border with North Korea, as well as restore a 2018 military agreement with its neighbor.
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The agreement ended some military activities at the border between the two countries, including creating buffer zones on land and sea and no-fly zones above the border to prevent fighting. It also ended military drills near the border and removed some guard posts along the Demilitarized Zone.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says his government is taking «gradual steps» to reduce tensions with North Korea. (AP)
The deal was signed at an inter-Korean summit in 2018, but it eventually fell apart as cross-border tensions ensued.
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South Korea also dismantled its speakers along the border that had broadcast anti-North Korea messaging for years, a move Pyongyang reciprocated.

Col. Lee Sung-jun, left, public affairs director of South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Col. Ryan Donald, public affairs director of the United Nations Command, attend the press briefing for the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise at the Defense Ministry on Aug. 7, 2025, in Seoul, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
Lee said his government would continue to make «gradual steps to restore the September 19 Military Agreement.»
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«I hope that North Korea will reciprocate our efforts to restore trust and revive dialogue,» he added.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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Virginia voters sue to boot Democrat off ballot in district that could decide state House majority

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A new court filing claims a Democratic candidate for a hotly contested, GOP-held Virginia House of Delegates seat doesn’t live in the district she seeks to represent, a dispute that could shape control of the chamber in 2026.
Three voters in Stafford County went to court to allege candidate Stacey Carroll does not live in District 64 and instead in the neighboring, Democratic-majority 23rd and want her booted from the ballot.
Plaintiffs Stephen Schwartz, Judith Anne Parker and Juliet Schweiter alleged Carroll continues to live near US-1 in Aquia, Virginia, at the southern edge of the 23rd district but filed to run for office from an address about 7 miles southwestward near Stafford Court House, Virginia, in the 64th.
Local residents are asking the court to throw out Carroll’s voter registration at the Stafford address, which they argue would disqualify her from the ballot.
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The Virginia State Capitol as revelers celebrate Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s inauguration. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
That address is reportedly registered to another family, and a 1966 Virginia court ruling puts the burden of proof-of-residency on the voter registrant or ballot applicant, according to The Virginia Mercury.
While a seemingly local matter, the result of the case could have wide-ranging implications for the final tally on Election Day as all 100 House of Delegates seats are up for grabs. And Democrats achieved the rare accomplishment of running candidates in all of them, including reliably Republican seats in far-flung rural regions like St. Charles, Big Stone Gap and Tazewell.
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If her candidacy stands, Carroll will face Republican Del. Paul Milde of Stafford in a district that narrowly went for President Donald Trump in 2024 by just under two points.
If she is found to truly live in Aquia, her home district seat would be that of Democratic Del. Candi King of Prince William, a much safer and more suburban seat that went for former Vice President Kamala Harris by about 66-31.
A tie loses in the House of Delegates, meaning Republicans need only three seats to win back the majority but cannot afford to lose tight races like Milde’s.
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Democrats won back the House of Delegates in the last election in 2023, scoring a 52-48 majority. Republicans currently have one vacancy after House Minority Leader Todd Gilbert, R-Luray, resigned to briefly become U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia.
Carroll’s chances of flipping Milde’s seat give Republicans an additional roadblock in their quest to take back the chamber.
They are also fielding other tightly contested races, including in Hampton Roads.
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Del. A.C. Cordoza, R-Poquoson, is the only Black Republican in the chamber and represents a district Harris narrowly won.
Republicans are laser focused on the seat, and Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and lieutenant gubernatorial candidate John Reid have all stumped for Cordoza.
Like exurban Stafford, Hampton Roads is perennially competitive. Democrats tend to have the edge in state races, while Republicans, such as incumbent Rep. Jennifer Kiggans, often prevail in federal contests.
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Earle-Sears shocked the area in 2001 by winning a routinely Democratic-held seat in Virginia Beach, launching her into the commonwealth’s political conscience.
Several other seats in the region, which also includes Norfolk, Portsmouth, Hampton, Chesapeake and Isle of Wight, are seen as potential pickups for the opposing party.
Reid’s race is also expected to weigh heavily on Republicans’ chances of controlling Richmond beyond the governor’s seat.
While Democrats control the upper chamber, Earle-Sears is statutorily the tie-breaking vote.
Divided similarly to the House, the Senate’s partisan future may hang in the balance depending on whether Reid can defeat state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, D-Chesterfield.
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Reid would break ties in favor of Republicans, meaning they only need to win back two more Senate seats. Hashmi would do the opposite, meaning the GOP would need three.
Fox News Digital reached out to Carroll’s campaign for comment.
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El aeropuerto de Múnich suspendió sus operaciones tras el sobrevuelo de drones no autorizados: 3.000 pasajeros afectados

El aeropuerto de Múnich, uno de los principales centros de conexiones aéreas de Alemania, suspendió sus operaciones la noche de este jueves tras una serie de avistamientos de drones en las inmediaciones, causando la cancelación de 17 vuelos y el desvío de otros 15 a distintas ciudades alemanas y a la vecina Austria ante la imposibilidad de garantizar la seguridad de las operaciones.
Según precisó la propia terminal aérea en un comunicado difundido a primera hora de este viernes, cerca de 3.000 pasajeros resultaron afectados por la interrupción.
Las rutas afectadas trasladaron su destino a los aeropuertos de Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Frankfurt y Viena mientras la terminal principal de Baviera, considerada uno de los mayores centros de tránsito aéreo de Alemania, permanecía sin operar. La medida generó amplias consultas y demoras para los pasajeros, aunque personal del aeropuerto indicó que “todo está bajo control y el aeropuerto reabrirá a las cinco”.
Durante el primer semestre de 2025, el aeropuerto de Múnich gestionó el viaje de casi 20 millones de pasajeros, en parte por su papel como base de la aerolínea nacional Lufthansa y su relevancia para el sur del país. El incidente reciente tuvo un impacto inmediato en la conectividad internacional y el tráfico nacional de Alemania, justo cuando otros países europeos están en alerta ante situaciones similares.

En días previos, terminales aéreas en Dinamarca y Noruega interrumpieron actividades tras recibir reportes sobre drones no autorizados en zonas seguras, complicando la agenda de miles de usuarios. Ante estos hechos, el gobierno danés resolvió prohibir temporalmente cualquier vuelo civil de drones por sobre su espacio aéreo e incrementar la vigilancia.
Las autoridades europeas han expresado preocupación por la reiteración de estos casos. Recientemente, altos mandos y gobiernos han detectado incursiones de drones rusos en los cielos de Polonia y Rumania, así como episodios de violaciones aéreas sobre Estonia por parte de aviones de combate. Esta serie de incidentes se produce en el contexto de la guerra en Ucrania y el refuerzo de controles en la frontera europea.
La primera ministra de Dinamarca, Mette Frederiksen, indicó en días recientes que no se podía confirmar el origen de los drones, aunque advirtió que “principalmente hay un país que supone una amenaza para la seguridad europea y ese país es Rusia”. En respuesta a los reclamos internacionales, el gobierno ruso negó su implicación en estos hechos y rechazó cualquier relación con las supuestas operaciones en espacio aéreo de otros Estados.
El caso de Múnich se suma a las precauciones extremas derivadas de una oleada de incidentes recientes en la ciudad. A inicios de semana, el reconocido festival Oktoberfest fue clausurado durante varias horas debido a una amenaza de bomba, mientras que la policía local investigó el hallazgo de explosivos en una zona residencial al norte de la capital bávara.
Estos acontecimientos intensificaron el despliegue de patrullas y de protocolos de monitoreo aéreo en el aeropuerto y otros puntos sensibles de la región. Las autoridades alemanas supervisan la evolución de la situación en coordinación con instancias de la Unión Europea, que días atrás aprobó nuevas estrategias comunes de defensa para enfrentar la amenaza de drones en aeropuertos y fronteras continentales.
Se espera que la terminal aérea de Múnich reabra al público a las 5:00, hora local, aunque las autoridades mantendrán las restricciones de seguridad.
Pidieron a los pasajeros informar en todo momento a las autoridades sobre cualquier actividad sospechosa. Delegados aeroportuarios reiteraron en la reapertura: “Algunos vuelos están esperando autorización, otros han sido cancelados; todo está bajo control”.
(Con información de Reuters)
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