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North Korea announced Sunday that army units are prepared to launch strikes against South Korea, after its neighbor to the south flew drones over Pyongyang and dropped leaflets.The Associated Press reported that South Korea has refused to confirm if it sent drones into North Korea but warned it would punish North Korea if the people of South Korea are threatened.According to North Korea, South Korea flew drones into its country three times and dropped propaganda leaflets over the capital city of Pyongyang. North Korean officials warned if it happens again, they will respond with force.State media reported Sunday that the North’s Defense Ministry said its military issued a preliminary operation order to artillery and other units near the border of South Korea to be prepared to “open fire.”NORTH KOREA LAUNCHES FRESH WAVE OF TRASH BALLOONS TOWARD SOUTH KOREAA spokesperson for the ministry who remained unidentified said North Korea’s military ordered units to fully prepare for situations in which they may need to launch immediate strikes on unspecified enemy targets, if South Korea sends drones across the border again, according to the statement.The spokesperson also said “grave tough-and-go military tensions are prevailing on the Korean Peninsula” due to the south’s drone flights.In another statement on Sunday, the spokesperson said South Korea “might turn into piles of ashes” after North Korea’s powerful attack.TOP RUSSIAN OFFICIAL LANDS IN IRAN AMID US, UK CONCERNS OVER ALLEGED NUCLEAR DEALNorth Korea is no stranger to issuing such fiery and blistering rhetoric when tensions between it and South Korea and the U.S. become elevated.Relations between North and South Korea have been tense since a U.S.-led diplomacy to end North Korea’s nuclear program disintegrated in 2019.Since then, North Korea has pushed to expand its nuclear arsenal and has repeatedly threatened to attack South Korea and the U.S. with nuclear weapons.TOP RUSSIAN OFFICIAL LANDS IN IRAN AMID US, UK CONCERNS OVER ALLEGED NUCLEAR DEALExperts, though, say it is unlikely North Korea will launch a full-blown attack because the U.S. and South Korean forces outpace the north’s military.Last Week, North Korea said it would permanently block its border with South Korea and build front-line defense structures to cope with “confrontational hysteria” by South Korean and U.S. forces.Last month, North Korea launched more than 160 balloons carrying trash across the southern border.Inside the balloons were paper, plastic bottles and other household garbage, which were found in parts of Gyeonggi Province, which surrounds the capital of Seoul.Earlier in September, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected about 420 balloons that the north allegedly launched into South Korea.The trash bundle is the latest tit-for-tat between the two Koreas, which have been engaging in Cold War-style tactics since earlier this year, with the North having flown thousands of balloons toward the South, filled with wastepaper, cloth scraps, cigarette butts and even manure. North Korea says the balloons are in retaliation against South Korean civilian activists who fly anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets across the border.Trash carried by at least one North Korean balloon fell on the South Korean presidential compound in July, raising concerns about the vulnerability of key South Korean facilities. Officials said the balloon contained no dangerous materials and that no one was hurt.South Korea has retaliated with front-line loudspeakers to blast propaganda messages and K-pop songs toward the North.Fox News Digital’s Bradford Betz and The Associated Press contributed to this report.



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Archaeologists recently uncovered what they believe to be one of the oldest Christian churches in the world.The University of Münster announced the discovery of the fourth-century church in a press release on Oct. 11. The school, which is located in Germany, teamed up with archaeologists from the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia to find the ancient ruins.The remains of the ancient Christian building were found at the Artaxata site in the Ararat Plain. Excavators have been digging there since 2018, but didn’t find the remains until recently.”The find consists of an octagonal building with cruciform extensions,” the University of Münster explained. “The team excavated parts of the church and studied it using geophysical methods.”MYSTERIOUS GRAVESTONE IN VIRGINIA REVEALS 400-YEAR-OLD SECRETS: ARCHAEOLOGISTS”Typologically, the find corresponds to early Christian memorial buildings,” the press release continued. “In the cross-shaped extensions, the researchers discovered the remains of wooden platforms, which were radiocarbon dated to the mid-4th century AD”The oldest Christian church buildings date back to the third and fourth centuries. The octagonal church at Artaxata had a floor made of mortar and terracotta tiles, and measured around 100 feet in diameter. DIVERS FIND 130-YEAR-OLD SHIPWRECK WITH INTRIGUING PAST HIDDEN IN LAKE MICHIGANThere were also some fragments of marble imported from the Mediterranean, which indicate the church was “lavishly decorated,” experts say.”The 4th century building is the oldest archaeologically documented church in the country – sensational evidence for early Christianity in Armenia,” University of Münster Professor Achim Lichtenberger said in a statement.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERThe find is fitting in Armenia, which the University of Münster says was the first Christian state ever established.”According to legend, Gregory the Illuminator converted the Armenian king Tiridates III to Christianity in Artaxata in 301 AD, making Armenia the first Christian state in the world,” the school explained. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP”The medieval monastery of Khor Virap, just a stone’s throw from the now-discovered church, is a reminder of this tradition. Artaxata served as the capital of the Kingdom of Armenia, ruled by the Artaxiad and Arsacid dynasties,” the press release added. “The city developed into an important metropolis in the Hellenistic period and was the capital of the Kingdom of Armenia for almost six centuries.”For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle.



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Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson came into Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys leading the NFL in sacks with 6.5, but his season was put in jeopardy.In the third quarter, Hutchinson added to his league lead with the seventh sack of the season. However, as he was on the ground after tackling Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, Hutchinson appeared to smack his leg onto another player.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMHutchinson immediately writhed in pain and took his gloves off as medical trainers attended to him. The game briefly paused as players and coaches from both teams gathered around the third-year player.WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEOHe was then placed on a backboard and onto a car and driven off the field at AT&T Stadium.Hutchinson had three total tackles before the injury.EAGLES’ NICK SIRIANNI HAS HEATED SPAT WITH FANS AFTER CLOSE WIN VS BROWNSHe has been part of the reason why the Lions’ defense has seen a resurgence since the 2022 season. Detroit selected him with the No. 2 pick of the draft that year, and he immediately came on strong. He was the runner-up for Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2022 when he had 9.5 sacks and three interceptions.Last season, he had 11.5 sacks and an interception on his way to the first Pro Bowl selection of his career.Hutchinson had played in every single game so far. Now it appears he will miss a lot of time.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.



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Deshaun Watson put together another abysmal performance as starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, this time resulting in a 20-16 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.Watson, who was traded to the Browns in 2022 and agreed to a fully guaranteed five-year, $230 million contract upon the deal, was 16 of 24 with 168 passing yards and was sacked five times. He didn’t throw a touchdown pass and neither did the entirety of the Browns’ offense.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMCleveland has yet to score at least 20 points this season. ESPN’s Field Yates pointed out the Browns were the first team in 10 years to fail to hit the 20-point plateau in their first six games of the regular season.With no hope in sight, Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski fielded questions about the starting quarterback situation. He was adamant that Watson would remain the starting quarterback.Mitchell Schwartz, a retired Super Bowl champion who won a ring with the Kansas City Chiefs during his career as an NFL offensive lineman, scrutinized the Browns for keeping Watson as the starter, a notion felt by much of the Browns’ fan base.”It’s incredibly s—-y to do this to the rest of the team,” Schwartz wrote on X. “(Offensive lineman) Joel Bitonio is out there every week playing through who knows what and has to wreck his body when they have no chance of being good b/c of the QB. Myles Garrett is playing in pain every week. Feel for everyone else there.”EX-NFL STAR QUESTIONS WHY NO FLAG AFTER SAINTS WIDE RECEIVER CHRIS OLAVE TAKES HUGE HIT, KNOCKED OUT OF GAMESchwartz made clear that he didn’t think the blame was on Stefanski, but rather the person who is making the decisions above him.”Whoever is doing it is the one doing the disservice to the rest of the roster,” Schwartz added.Watson has gone from a top five, or at least top 10, quarterback when he was with the Houston Texans to, statistically, one of the worst quarterbacks in the NFL.He hasn’t thrown for at least 200 yards in a single game since Nov. 12, 2023, the last game he played that season. He hasn’t thrown for at least 300 yards since Jan. 3, 2021, the final game he appeared in with the Texans. At that time, 300 passing yards was routine for him. He hit the mark 10 times in the 2020 season.”We’re putting ourselves in the danger zone for not being able to accomplish what we want to accomplish,” Watson said after the game.With a team built for the postseason, another loss would certainly crush any chance of getting back to the playoffs.The Associated Press contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.



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Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni came into the team’s Week 6 game against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday with a new look but the same fiery attitude.Sirianni evidently shaved his head during the team’s bye week as he attempted to put a roller-coaster start to the 2024 season behind him. The Eagles sputtered out of the gate against the Browns as they went into halftime tied at 10 thanks to a blocked field goal returned for a touchdown.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMEagles fans rained down boos and chants of “Fire Sirianni” at Lincoln Financial Field. However, Philadelphia scored 10 points in the second half and held the Browns to two field goals and won the game, 20-16.Sirianni was seen chirping back at fans who were seated behind the bench as Philadelphia moved to 3-2 on the season.CALEB WILLIAMS LIFTS BEARS TO BIG WIN OVER JAGUARS WITH 4 TOUCHDOWN PASSES”Just excited to get a win,” Sirianni told reporters after being asked about the interaction with fans, via 94 WIP.Eagles star Jalen Hurts was 16 of 25 with 264 passing yards and two touchdown passes. A.J. Brown, who returned to play after an injury he suffered in Week 1 against the Green Bay Packers, had six catches for 116 yards and a touchdown. DeVonta Smith had three catches for 64 yards and a touchdown.Philadelphia’s defense sacked Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson five times. Cleveland was 3 of 12 on third down and only had 14 first downs the entire game. Cleveland had four possessions in the second half, which resulted in two field goals, a missed field goal and a punt.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.



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