North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warns that any threat to the DPRK's sovereignty from South Korea would lead to a nuclear response, escalating regional tensions. This follows South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's warning that North Korean nuclear aggression would end Kim's regime.

Kim hit out after South Korea's president vowed to end the regime if the North were to employ nuclear weapons.

North Korea is likely to stage major provocations, such as a nuclear test explosion and a long-range missile test, before the US election South Korea’s president says. View on euronews

Tensions are rising between both North and South Korea, with North Korea's leader teasing talk of nuclear attacks. Kim Jong Un said that his regime would not hesitate to use all available forces including nuclear weapons if Seoul attempted to encroach on its sovereignty,