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| North Korea and South Korea 'agree deal to defuse tensions' | North Korea and South Korea 'agree deal to defuse tensions' |
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| North Korea and South Korea have reportedly reached an agreement to defuse mounting tensions between the countries. | North Korea and South Korea have reportedly reached an agreement to defuse mounting tensions between the countries. |
| Yonhap News Agency reported that a deal between the neighbouring states would be announced at 2am (6pm UK time). | Yonhap News Agency reported that a deal between the neighbouring states would be announced at 2am (6pm UK time). |
| It said South Korea had agreed to halt anti-North Korea broadcasts on the countries shared border, on the condition of "no abnormal situations". | It said South Korea had agreed to halt anti-North Korea broadcasts on the countries shared border, on the condition of "no abnormal situations". |
| Both administrations will also push for families separated by the Korean War to be reunited in September, with the Red Cross to supervise talks. | |
| It comes after Kim Jong-un's North Korea deployed amphibious landing craft in a illustration of the worsening dispute. | It comes after Kim Jong-un's North Korea deployed amphibious landing craft in a illustration of the worsening dispute. |
| The leader had declared a "quasi-state of war" - which will be lifted under the terms of the deal. | |
| Pyongyang has also reportedly said it regrets the injuries caused to two South Korean soldiers after landmines exploded in the demilitarised zone on the border. | |
| It had earlier emerged that North Korea had scrambled its two other core tools of "infiltration" - special artillery troops and a flotilla of around 50 submarines. | |
| The talks were the second round of negotiations which started on Saturday after events at their heavily guarded border pushed them to the brink of a possible military confrontation. | |
| This article will be updated shortly... | This article will be updated shortly... |