Rising tension on the Korean border fuels concern

Tension on the Korean Peninsula is once again ratcheting up, with calls for immediate talks between North and South Korea to avert an accidental military confrontation.

It follows hostile back-to-back statements from Kim Yo Jung – the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un – who said loudspeakers broadcasting anti-South Korea propaganda would be activated within days along the entire 160-mile border .

She also warned Seoul of "the most horrible and distressing situation" if South Korea continues what Pyongyang called interference in North Korean internal affairs.