SEOUL (Politico)– In a Veterans Day speech delivered just miles from the demilitarized zone, President Obama sharply criticized North Korea for its pursuit of nuclear weapons and said Pyongyang still has the opportunity to fulfill its international obligations.

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From BBCNews.com: North Korea says it will use its “nuclear deterrent” in response to joint US-South Korean military exercises this weekend. Pyongyang was ready to launch a “retaliatory sacred war” at any time, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said. Washington and Seoul say the war games are to deter North Korean aggression. Tensions […]

From VOANews.com: North Korea says an American man being held for illegally crossing its border has tried to kill himself.