{
  "id": 8125418,
  "title": "N. Korean leader’s sister blasts US drills, threatens ‘more offensive’ response",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/n-korean-leaders-sister-blasts-us-drills-threatens-more-offensive-8125418",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T22:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/18/n-korea-leader-s-sister-blasts-us-drills-threatens-more-offensive-response"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has accused the United States of escalating tensions in the region through frequent military drills. According to a statement published by state media, Kim warned of a more offensive response from Pyongyang. The KCNA news agency quoted Kim Yo Jong as saying that the present situation, with new records being set in hostile actions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), necessitates a proportional or more offensive response. Referring to joint military drills held in recent months by US forces and allies as a US-led war rehearsal, Kim vowed that the will to defend the nation's sovereignty will be expressed in clearer action, with no change in the course of intensifying nuclear war deterrence. Kim reminded the enemy that if North Korea's military sovereignty and security environment in the region are seriously violated by military maneuvers, the North Korean military will mobilize all available means to respond.",
  "summary": "Kim Yo Jong refers to joint military drills held in recent months by US forces and allies in the Asia-Pacific region as a 'US-led war rehearsal'.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "N. Korean leader’s sister blasts US drills, threatens ‘more offensive’ response",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/n-korean-leaders-sister-blasts-us-drills-threatens-more-offensive",
        "published": "2026-09-17T22:32:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "North Korea Blasts US Drills, Threatens \"More Offensive\" Response",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/north-korea-blasts-us-drills-threatens-more-offensive-response",
        "published": "2026-09-17T22:56:37.000Z"
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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."
}