Visitors walk past a military fence at the Imjingak peace park near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas in Paju on October 14, 2024. South Korea's military said on October 14 it was "fully ready" to respond after North Korea ordered troops on the border to prepare to fire in an escalating dispute over drone flights to Pyongyang. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP)