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North Korea drops reunification goal from constitution

North Korea has revised its constitution to remove all references to reunification with South Korea, formalizing leader Kim Jong Un's shift toward treating Seoul as a permanent adversary. The updated document designates Kim as North Korea's head of state, formalizes his authority over the country's nuclear forces, defines South Korea as part of North Korea's territory, and comes amid escalating hostility from Pyongyang toward Seoul—including missile tests—and closer military ties with Russia in support of its invasion of Ukraine.