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This undated photo provided on Nov. 27, 2022, by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and his daughter, right, walk to a photo session with those involved in the recent launch of what it says a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile, at an unidentified location in North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Seoul: Kim’s Daughter Reveal Hints At Prolonged Family Rule

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s disclosure of his daughter in recent public events was likely an attempt to show his people that one of his children would one day inherit his power in what would be…

AP 05 January 2023

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a session of the sixth enlarged meeting of the eighth Central Committee of the Workers' Party, in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo released on January 1, 2023 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA via REUTERS

North Korea's Kim Sacks No. 2 Military Official

North Korea has sacked Pak Jong Chon, the second most powerful military official after leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported. Pak, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the ruling…

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the 11th Meeting of the Political Bureau of the 8th Central Committee in this undated photo released on December 1, 2022. KCNA via REUTERS

North Korea's Kim Kicks Off Key Party Meeting Ahead of New Year

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has kicked off a key meeting of the ruling Workers' Party, state media reported on Tuesday, a venue he has often used to announce major policy decisions marking the…

26 December 2022

China's and U.S.' flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

U.S. Accuses China, Russia of Enabling North Korea's Kim Jong Un

The United States accused China and Russia on Wednesday of enabling North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by protecting Pyongyang from attempts to strengthen U.N. Security Council sanctions imposed over…

05 October 2022

People watch a TV showing a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. North Korea on Tuesday fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile into its eastern sea, its second weapons launch in a week, the militaries of South Korea and Japan said. The Korean letters read "UN Security Council meeting." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

N Korea Fires Possible Missile Into Sea Amid Stalled Talks

North Korea on Tuesday fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile into its eastern sea, its second launch in a week, following leader Kim Jong Un’s calls to expand its nuclear weapons program in…

AP 11 January 2022

After Kim Jong Un

Last month’s media frenzy over the health and possible death of the North Korean leaderKim Jong Unseemed in many respects like an indulgent diversion. During the nearly three-week period, starting…

Katrin Fraser Katz and Victor Cha 22 May 2020

Amid Health Worries, Kim Jong Un's Role Looms Large

New rumors about Kim Jong Un pour in daily. The North Korean leader is dead. Or he’s very ill. Or maybe he’s just recuperating in his luxury compound, or isolating himself from the coronavirus. As…

Al Majalla - London 29 April 2020

Learning to Love Kim's Bomb

Upon returning from the Singapore summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in June, U.S. President Donald Trump declared the North Korea problem “solved.” Many experts did not share his optimism…

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