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Rest of World News: North Korea appears to have torn down a symbolic arch in its capital that represented reconciliation with South Korea. The North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, has rejected the idea of peaceful reunification and ordered the removal of the arch. Satellite photos show the destruction of the monument. Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have increased as Kim accelerates weapons development and threatens nuclear conflict with the United States and its allies.

North Korea has demolished a major monument in its capital that symbolized the goal of reconciliation with South Korea on the orders of leader Kim Jong Un, who last week called the rival a "primary foe" and said unification was no longer possible.

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has demolished a major monument in its capital that symbolized the goal of reconciliation with South Korea on the orders of leader Kim Jong Un, who last week called the rival a "primary foe" and said unification was no longer possible.

North Korea has demolished a major monument in its capital that symbolized the goal of reconciliation with South Korea on the orders of leader Kim Jong Un, who last week called the rival a "primary foe" and said unification was no longer possible. Satellite imagery of Pyongyang on Tuesday showed that the monument, an arch symbolizing hopes for Korean reunification which was completed after a landmark inter-Korea summit in 2000, was no longer there, according to a report by NK News, an online outlet that monitors North Korea. Kim called the monument an "eyesore" in a speec...