North Korea's army said on Wednesday it was moving to "permanently shut off and block the southern border" with the South and had informed the US military to prevent an accidental clash.It said it had sent a telephone message to US forces to "prevent any misjudgement and accidental conflict".

North Korea says it will permanently block its border with South Korea and boost its front-line defense posture to cope with “confrontational hysteria” by South Korean and U.S. forces, while not annou

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has warned again that he could use nuclear weapons in potential conflicts with South Korea and the United States, as he accused them of raising animosities on the K

North Korea’s army said it will take a “substantial military step” to completely cut off its territory from South Korea on Wednesday, after months of fortifying its heavily armed border.

In a report carried by Pyongyang’s state-controlled Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the general staff of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) said it plans to launch a project on Oct. 9 “to completely cut off roads and railways” to the South.

North Korea escalates tensions with the South, announcing plans to sever all physical links and fortify its border. On Oct. 9, in a statement released through its state media, North Korea declared that permanently cutting off and sealing its southern border with South Korea,