Korean Peninsula inching closer to armed conflict: N.K. leader

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C, rear) attends a meeting with a group of major commanding officers of the Korean People's Army at the headquarters of the Workers Party of Korea's Central Committee in Pyongyang on Dec. 31, 2023, in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the next day. During the meeting, Kim called for perfecting the military's readiness posture, saying the Korean Peninsula is "inching closer to the brink of armed conflict" and a clash could happen at any time, according to state media. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

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