South Korea suspends part of pact after North Korea launches spy satellite

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South Korea has suspended part of a military agreement after North Korea defied warnings to launch a spy satellite into space. The move means South Korea will step up surveillance along the fortified northern border, negating a clause laid out in a 2018 pact between the nations. Images published in North Korean state media on Tuesday – which Sky News has not verified – showed what appeared to be leader Kim Jong Un watching a rocket launch from a base. According to KCNA news agency, Mr Kim was later briefed on the satellite’s operations and viewed pictures taken above the…