SEOUL: Time ran out Friday on a proposal for rare inter-Korean military talks, with the North refusing to respond to the South’s offer to open dialogue to ease simmering tension.

Seoul had proposed to hold the rare talks this week at the border truce village of Panmunjom to ease hostilities after a series of missile tests this year.

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