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With the politically charged Winter Olympics set to kick off within days, the North Korean Olympic charm offensive is underway, spearheaded by its "army of beauties" all-female cheering squad as it arrives in South Korea to root for athletes from both sides of the peninsula. IMAGES of cheerleaders
A ship from North Korea carrying around 120 performers bound for the Olympics docks at the port of Donghae City. The orchestra will hold two performances at the Gangneung Art Centre on the eve of the opening ceremony of the February 9-25 Pyeongchang Olympics and at the National Theatre of Korea in Seoul on February 11. IMAGES
A senior United Nations official arrives in North Korea for a rare visit aimed at defusing soaring tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme.
US President Donald Trump says that military action against a defiant North Korea after its recent powerful nuclear test is "not inevitable." SOUNDBITE
K-pop megastar Jin from BTS was discharged from his South Korean military service on Wednesday. Jin is the first member of the band to complete the mandatory duty, freeing him up to fully resume musical activities. The seven members of the world's most popular boy band have been performing their service -- which South Korea requires of all men under 30, due to tensions with the nuclear-armed North -- with the K-pop juggernaut on a self-described "hiatus" since 2022. IMAGES
View of North Korea and South Korea's border area from the South's Paju city. Seoul's military said Tuesday it had fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border this week, with tensions high over Pyongyang's trash-carrying balloons and Seoul's loudspeaker propaganda campaigns. IMAGES
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