North Korean soldiers march during a visit by Australian officials to the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, in this Oct. 12 photo. (Ahn Young-Joon/AP)The Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas saw an unusual amount of action Monday, with an American man unsuccessfully attempting to cross into the North and a North Korean soldier successfully defecting to the South. The man, identified only as “A,” had arrived in South Korea only three days earlier. “The military has raised its alertness against the North Korean military’s possible provocations and is maintaining its full readiness posture,” a military official said, according to Yonhap. President Trump attempted to visit the DMZ last week while visiting South Korea, but his helicopter had to turn back because of bad weather.

Source: Washington Post November 13, 2017 08:42 UTC