North and South Korea talks

North and South Korea hold talks amid tension

North and South Korea are holding top-level talks amid growing tension, the South's Unification Ministry told Yonhap news agency.

Senior aides to the two countries' leaders met at the Panmunjom truce village on the border, reports said.

North Korea had threatened "strong military action" if the South did not stop border loudspeaker broadcasts.

Following an exchange of fire on Thursday, North Korea declared a "semi-state of war", state media reported.

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