Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a mutual defense agreement in Pyongyang. Putin described the pact as a 'truly breakthrough agreement' as NBC News' Claudio Lavanga explained on Early Today.
It’s not the cross-border barrage South Koreans have been fearing, but a trash filled balloon floated over from North Korea and hit the presidential compound, security officials said Wednesday. Seoul’s Presidential Security Service said in a statement that it had tracked the balloon in real-time as it was carried by the winds across its nuclear-armed neighbor's border, until it eventually landed in the the presidential compound in the South Korean capital.
Although the balloon landed away from the main presidential office, it was the first one to have landed in the presidential compound, raising security concerns about key buildings. Officials did not say whether the balloon was manually guided, but the presidential service said it was carried by westerly winds. South Korea has warned people to refrain from touching the objects contained in the trash bags.
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