"North Korea Continues Artillery Barrage Near Sea Border Amid Rising Tensions with South Korea"

North Korea has fired over 90 artillery shells near the disputed western sea boundary with South Korea, escalating tensions between the two countries. South Korea's military has dismissed comments by Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who mocked the South's detection capabilities and called their military response "vulgar propaganda." The North's actions, which included previous days' firings, violate a 2018 military agreement aimed at reducing frontline tensions. The escalation comes amid a series of North Korean missile tests and expanded military training between South Korea and the United States, with experts predicting further provocations ahead of upcoming elections in both South Korea and the U.S.