SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accused South Korea's 'rubbish' media of tarnishing Pyongyang's image by allegedly exaggerating the death tolls from recent floods that hit the country's northwest region, and hinted that he would refuse Seoul's offer of aid.
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accused South Korea's 'rubbish' media of tarnishing Pyongyang's image by allegedly exaggerating the death tolls from recent floods that hit the country's northwest region, and hinted that he would refuse Seoul's offer of aid.
It was widely expected that North Korea would reject the offer. Animosity between the war-divided rivals is at its highest in years over Pyongyang's growing nuclear ambitions and Seoul's expansion of combined military exercises with the United States and Japan to counter the North's threats.The North had also rejected South Korea's offers for help while battling a coronavirus outbreak in 2022.
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