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North Korea leader's daughter in visit to state mausoleum

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's daughter, Ju Ae, who is likely being prepared as his successor, accompanied her parents on her first public visit to the Kumsusan mausoleum to pay respects to former leaders, state media photos showed.

World • 02 Jan

A man stands next to a tv in Seoul showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test

North Korea fires multiple cruise missiles into West Sea

North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles into the West Sea, South Korea's military said, continuing a fresh streak of weapons testing as Kim Jong-un's regime ramps up "war preparations".

World • 02 Feb 24

Kim Jong Un pictured in Russia last week (Pic: Kremlin Press Office)

Kim returns to North Korea after Russia visit

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has completed his visit to Russia and passed through the North's border crossing at Tumangang Railway Station, according to state media.

World • 18 Sep 23

A man watches a television news screen showing a picture of North Korea's recent test-firing of a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), at a railway station in Seoul

Kim Jong-un and daughter oversee ICBM launch

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, accompanied by his daughter, personally oversaw the recent test-firing of the country's most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile, state media images showed.

World • 17 Mar 23

North Korea said the barrage was intended to counter the 'enemy's war drill against the North' along the border (File image)

N Korea fires shells to send 'grave warning' to S Korea

North Korea has fired 100 more artillery shells off its west coast, South Korea's military has said, just hours after it launched hundreds of shells into the sea off its east and west coasts in what it called a grave warning to South Korea.

World • 19 Oct 22

A TV screen at a railway station in Seoul shows a news report on an North Korean missile launch with file footage of Kim Jong-Un

N Korea fires missile, flies warplanes near border

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said, the latest in a series of launches by the nuclear-armed country amid heightened tensions.

World • 14 Oct 22

Kim Yo-jong accused the South of recycling proposals the North had previously rejected

North Korea rejects aid offer as 'height of absurdity'

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has rejected Seoul's offer of economic assistance in return for denuclearisation steps, calling it the "height of absurdity" and a deal Pyongyang would never accept.

World • 19 Aug 22

Kim Jong-un has blamed pharmacies, his Cabinet and public health officials for failing to recognise the coronavirus crisis

Kim slams North Korea pandemic response, deploys army

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has denounced his country's response to the coronavirus pandemic and ordered the army to help distribute medicine.

Coronavirus • 16 May 22

Kim Jong Un appeared in a mask on television for the first time this week to order a nationwide lockdown

North Korea reports 21 more deaths from 'fever'

North Korea has announced 21 new "fever" deaths and said more than half a million people had been sickened nationwide, two days after confirming its first cases of Covid-19.

Coronavirus • 14 May 22

People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul

North Korea fires three 'ballistic missiles'

North Korea has fired three ballistic missiles, Seoul's military said, hours after Pyongyang announced the country's first cases of Covid-19.

World • 12 May 22

Kim Jong-un walks away from what state media said was a 'new type' of ICBM in this undated photo released on 24 March

Kim vows to 'strengthen' North Korea's nuclear weapons

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has vowed to strengthen the country's nuclear weapons programme during a speech at a high-profile military parade in Pyongyang, state media has reported.

World • 26 Apr 22

Kim Jong-un is said to have personally supervised the missile launch

US urges tougher UN sanctions against North Korea

The United States has called for tougher international sanctions against North Korea at the UN Security Council, accusing Pyongyang of "increasingly dangerous provocations" after it test-fired its largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile.

World • 26 Mar 22

People at a train station in Seoul watch a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test

North Korea suspected missile explodes after launch

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile that exploded mid-air shortly after launch, South Korea has said, with analysts warning it was likely a failed test of Pyongyang's so-called "monster missile".

World • 16 Mar 22

North Korea fires ballistic missile

North Korea fired a ballistic missile, Seoul said, resuming a weapons-testing blitz after a month-long lull during the Beijing Winter Olympics, with the world's attention now focused on Ukraine.

World • 27 Feb 22

People in Seoul watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of Kim Jong-un

North Korea fires cruise missiles in latest test

North Korea fired two cruise missiles into the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said, amid rising tension over a recent series of weapons tests.

World • 25 Jan 22

A man walks past a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul

North Korea fires second suspected ballistic missile

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile into the sea, South Korea's military said, increasing tensions less than a week after Pyongyang reported testing a hypersonic missile.

World • 11 Jan 22

People watch a television broadcast reporting on North Korea's Kim Jong-un at Seoul Railway Station

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea

North Korea has fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile into the sea, South Korea and Japan said, in the first such launch by Pyongyang this year.

World • 05 Jan 22

North Korea defector group chairman Park Sang-hak said North Koreans have a right to know the truth

North Korea defectors defy South over anti-Kim leaflets

A North Korea defector group this week twice defied a ban by Seoul on flying anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the heavily fortified Demilitarised Zone dividing the peninsula.

World • 30 Apr 21

Trump offered Kim Jong-un 'ride home on Air Force One'

Former US president Donald Trump offered North Korean leader Kim Jong-un a lift home on Air Force One after a summit in Hanoi two years ago, according to a new BBC documentary.

World • 22 Feb 21

A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency Leader of North Korea Kim Jong-un (C-R) and his wife Ri Sol-ju together with members of the Party

Kim Jong-un's wife makes first appearance in over year

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's wife made her first public appearance in over a year, state media reported, after speculation her absence could be coronavirus-related, or because of a potential pregnancy.

World • 17 Feb 21

Kim Jong-un addressed a congress of the ruling Workers' Party

North Korean leader admits economic plan has failed

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has admitted the country's economic development plan has fallen short in "almost all areas" as he opened a rare congress of the ruling Workers' Party, state media reported.

World • 06 Jan 21

Mr Kim and Mr Trump met twice after their landmark first summit in Singapore in 2018

Biden's win set to change US-North Korea dynamic

Joe Biden's victory heralds a return to more standard diplomatic norms between the US and North Korean, with headline-grabbing summits held by Donald Trump with Kim Jong-un off the agenda for some time.

US Election 2020 • 09 Nov 20

People watch a television news broadcast of the parade at a railway station in Seoul

North Korea displays new ICBM at huge military parade

North Korea showed off a new intercontinental ballistic missile that analysts described as the largest of its kind in the world, as the country defied the coronavirus threat with thousands of troops taking part in a military parade.

World • 10 Oct 20

Servicemen march during a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the foundation of North Korea in 2018

NK prepares military parade for party's anniversary

North Koreans wearing medical masks have gathered in the capital of Pyongyang, state media reported this week, ahead of what is expected to be a big military parade.

World • 09 Oct 20

Kim Jong-un and his sister Kim Yo-Jong attending an Inter-Korean Summit in 2018

NK leader's sister is 'de facto second-in-comand'

South Korea's intelligence agency believes that Kim Yo-Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, is serving as his "de facto second-in-command", a South Korean politician has said.

World • 20 Aug 20

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