"North Korea Fires Artillery Near Sea Border, South Reports"
North Korea conducted another round of artillery drills near the disputed sea boundary with South Korea, following similar exercises that prompted South Korean military responses. The drills violate a 2018 inter-Korean agreement aimed at reducing military tensions. South Korea's response was more subdued this time, as the direction of the North's artillery was deemed less provocative. Tensions have escalated following North Korea's military satellite launch in November, with both sides breaching the military agreement. North Korea has warned of unprecedented counteractions to South Korean provocations, while continuing to conduct missile tests and rejecting South Korea as a partner for reconciliation.
