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The proposal comes days after Pyongyang says it moved new military units into ‘firing positions’ along the border. South Korea has proposed holding military talks with North Korea in a bid to calm rising tensions over their heavily fortified border. Seoul said on Friday that it had invited Pyongyang to discuss restoring communication channels. The offer was made as military activity on the border increases. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles towards the sealist 2 of 4China and North Korea open New Yalu River Bridge, state media reportslist 3 of 4China-North Korea border bridge may do little to spur trade, experts saylist 4 of 4North Korea to resume propaganda broadcasts, South Korea urges dialogueend of listTalks with North Korea would aim to “mutually confirm” the precise location of the land Military Demarcation Line (MDL), “discuss ways to restore military communication lines and prevent accidental clashes in border areas”, Kim Hong-cheol, deputy minister for national defence policy, told reporters.

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Both Putin and Zelenskyy said Thursday they were open for peace negotiations, even as they continued strikes overnight.