North Korea's Jang Shuts Down Warming Ties with South

0:00It's April 7th. From every corner of the globe, this is Global News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. A top North Korean official just shut down any hopes of warming ties with South Korea after that drone border flap. Jungkook Cho, a key foreign ministry figure, said in state media that Seoul's core hostility toward Pyongyang ain't changing, no matter what words. They use. This comes right after North Korea accepted South President Lee Jae-mi-yung's regret over the incursions back on April 8th. Earlier this week, Kim Jong-un's sister, Kim Yo-jong, called Lee's apology, fortunate and wise, but Jong clarified, that's no olive branch. It's ah. Straight up warning. He stressed South Korea needs to own its mistakes, stop repeats, and quit poking the bear with provocations. In Seoul, folks were buzzing with optimism, seeing it as real progress to dial back military heat, even if Pyongyang told them to back off contact. Attempts. But Jang's words pour cold water, insisting no high-level thought is happening.

1:04Jang's no lightweight. He used to run inter-Korean relations and pop back up at last month's Big Party Congress as a foreign policy heavyweight. Tensions stay locked in place, with North Korea drawing that hard line and South Korea left rethinking its read on the signals.