# North Korea denounces South Korea-US air defence drills, KCNA reports

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- Reuters, 2026-10-30 03:50 UTC
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- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-denounces-south-korea-us-air-defence-drills-kcna-reports-2026-10-30/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ae413f327f3420001c8e629

> In a Friday statement carried by KCNA, North Korea’s Defence Ministry accused the joint South Korea-US Freedom Flag air-defence exercises of raising tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

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