North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong warns South, saying border loudspeakers to be ready within days

What happened: Kim Yo Jong said North Korea will place anti-South Korea loudspeakers on standby along the entire border within days and has put unspecified new countermeasures on alert, warning Seoul of "the most horrible and distressing situation." Why it matters: The statement signals heightened tension with Seoul over what Pyongyang calls interference in the North's internal affairs.

Kim Yo Jong said North Korea will place anti-South Korea loudspeakers on standby along the entire border within days and has put unspecified new countermeasures on alert, warning Seoul of "the most horrible and distressing situation."

The statement signals heightened tension with Seoul over what Pyongyang calls interference in the North's internal affairs.