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North Korea Calls Off Further Talks With South, Launches More Projectiles

Following a speech by South Korean President Moon Jae-in vowing to reunify the Koreas, Pyongyang said it would no longer pursue peace with Seoul.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in during the Inter-Korean Summit in April of last year in Panmunjom, South Korea.

North Korea rejected further peace talks with Seoul Friday on the same day it launched at least two projectiles — the sixth such test in a month, according to South Korea's military.

The statement from North Korea followed a speech on Thursday by South Korean

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