N Korea warns ‘terrible’ drone responseREGRETTABLE: Seoul denied official involvement in last month’s drone incursion, with a minister saying it would run counter to South Korea’s efforts to mend tiesAFP, SEOULNorth Korea yesterday threatened “terrible response” if it detects any more drones buzzing across the border from the South. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un claps as he gives a speech during a visit to the North Korean Ministry of National Defense in Pyongyang on Sunday. Any government involvement in the drone incursion would run counter to Lee’s efforts to lower the temperature with North Korea. A UN Security Council committee recently approved exemptions allowing fresh flows of food and medicine into North Korea. North Korea is preparing to hold a landmark party congress at the end of this month.

Source: Taipei Times February 13, 2026 16:00 UTC