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  "id": 15963520,
  "title": "NK leader's sister warns of 'new counter means' at border with S. Korea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/nk-leaders-sister-warns-of-new-counter-means-at-border-with-s-korea",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T22:47:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20261022/nk-leaders-sister-warns-of-new-counter-means-at-border-with-s-korea"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, cautioned on Thursday about new defensive measures at the border with South Korea. In a statement released by the North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), she said these measures would soon be deployed along the entire southern border and that loudspeakers opposing South Korea, or the ROK, would be ready within days. Her remarks followed a prior warning that Pyongyang would restart propaganda broadcasts via loudspeakers directed at South Korea later this month. Kim also expressed support for North Korea's efforts to strengthen its border defenses. She affirmed that the permanent border fortification project would proceed as planned and believed it would significantly reduce the risk of military confrontation between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (ROK). She added that such a project would address many intricate issues.",
  "summary": "Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, warned Thursday of \"new counter means\" at her country's border with South Korea. \"Our new counter means will get into the alert for duty at all the southern border line and the loudspeakers against the ROK will be on standby in a matter of days,\" the leader's sister said in a statement carried by the North's Korean Central News…",
  "key_points": [
    "Kim Yo-jong warns of new defensive measures at the border with South Korea.",
    "Loudspeakers opposing South Korea to be ready within days.",
    "Supports border fortification project to reduce military confrontation risk."
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        "title": "N.K. leader's sister warns of 'new counter means' at border with S. Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/n-k-leaders-sister-warns-of-new-counter-means-at-border-with-s-korea",
        "published": "2026-10-21T21:46:57.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "North Korea threatens to reinstall propaganda loudspeakers along border with Seoul",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/north-korea-threatens-to-reinstall-propaganda-loudspeakers-along",
        "published": "2026-10-21T22:48:15.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "NK leader's sister warns of 'new counter means' at border with S. Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/nk-leaders-sister-warns-of-new-counter-means-at-border-with-s-korea-15967417",
        "published": "2026-10-21T23:17:03.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "North Korea puts countermeasures on alert, readies border loudspeakers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/north-korea-puts-countermeasures-on-alert-readies-border-loudspeakers",
        "published": "2026-10-22T01:42:17.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong warns South Korea, says border loudspeakers to be ready within days",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/north-koreas-kim-yo-jong-warns-south-korea-says-border-loudspeakers",
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        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong warns South Korea, says border loudspeakers to be ready",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/north-koreas-kim-yo-jong-warns-south-korea-says-border-loudspeakers-15989359",
        "published": "2026-10-22T03:02:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "North Korea's Kim Yo Jong warns South Korea, says border loudspeakers to be ready within days",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/north-koreas-kim-yo-jong-warns-south-korea-says-border-loudspeakers-15992939",
        "published": "2026-10-22T03:24:55.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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