Also known as: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un · North Korea's leader · General Secretary Kim
Leader of North Korea pursuing military buildup and nuclear capability amid diplomatic ties with Russia and China, and potential talks with the US.
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Audio By VocalizeNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter and apparent successor is believed to have a younger sibling, South Korea's spy agency said on Thursday, offering a more detailed view of the ruling family's line of succession. …
Seoul's spy agency says investigating if Kim Jong UN has a sonThe Standard
… The exercises and North Korea's opposition to them come as US President Donald Trump has pushed for a new meeting with Kim Jong Un.The three allied nations will conduct the North Korea-focused Freedom Edge exercise from September 7 to 11 in international waters east and south of …
US, allies' maritime drills are a 'threat' to N. Korea: KCNACitizen Digital
Trump says will meet North Korea's Kim later this year By AFP August 20, 2026 08:08 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump cross south of the Military …
Trump says will meet North Korea's Kim later this yearCapital News
LONDON, United Kingdom, Aug 17 — President Donald Trump has said the US will “substantially reduce” joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his “very good relationship” with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un. …
Trump says US to scale back South Korea military drills after it stayed out of Iran warThe Standard
… th Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui during a meeting in Moscow on July 19, 2026. [AFP] North Korea reaffirmed its support for Russia's war on Ukraine as the nations' foreign ministers met in Moscow, Pyongyang's state media reported Tuesday, increasing speculation Kim Jong Un …
North Korea reaffirms support for Moscow over UkraineThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un and China's President Xi Jinping at the Pyongyang International Airport on June 10, 2026. …
North Korea's Kim vows to accelerate military buildupThe Standard
… On Sunday, Trump posted an uncaptioned photo of him and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un taken at a meeting in Singapore in 2018.Lee said Trump had told him in the French town of Evian that "the time had come to pay attention to the North Korea issue". …
South Korean leader says he told Trump sanctions on North are 'ineffective'Citizen Digital
… North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister called Lee's statement "wise behaviour", but hopes for a rapprochement faded after the diplomatically isolated nation returned to calling the South its "most hostile" enemy. …
South Korea's ex-president gets 30-year jail term over North Korea drone incidentThe Standard
… North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister called Lee's statement "wise behaviour", but hopes for a rapprochement faded after the diplomatically isolated nation returned to calling the South its "most hostile" enemy. …
South Korea's ex-president gets 30 years over North Korea drone incidentCapital News
… Xi made the remarks during his talks with Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK. …
Xi calls on China, DPRK to consolidate trust, boost practical cooperationSouth Korea's National Intelligence Service says Kim Jong Un's daughter Kim Ju Ae is being groomed as successor and has a younger sibling of unknown gender, though uncertainty remains about the exact number and order of birth of his children.
10 September 2026 · The Standard →
South Korea's National Intelligence Service says Kim Jong Un's daughter Kim Ju Ae is being groomed as successor and has a younger sibling of unknown gender, though uncertainty remains about the exact number and order of birth of his children.
10 September 2026 · The Standard →
North Korea's foreign ministry said maritime exercises called Freedom Edge to be held by South Korea, the United States, and Japan from September 7–11 in international waters east and south of South Korea's Jeju Island constitute a "threat" and accused Washington of hostile policy. The three allied nations say the drills are defensive in nature.
31 August 2026 · The Standard →
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would meet Kim Jong Un later this year to revive their relationship, stating that Pyongyang now has 57 "very powerful" nuclear weapons. The move has alarmed Asian allies and sparked speculation about Trump's foreign policy strategy amid a stalling Iran war.
20 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President Trump announced the US will "substantially reduce" joint military exercises with South Korea, citing their cost and his relationship with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un. Trump also noted South Korea declined to join the US in what he called the "denuclearisation" of Iran, though Seoul said the drills would proceed as scheduled.
17 August 2026 · Capital News →
North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui met with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, with Pyongyang's state media reporting the nations reaffirmed their support for each other's policies. The meeting fuels speculation that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may soon visit the Kremlin, as the two diplomatically isolated nations have expanded cooperation since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
21 July 2026 · The Standard →
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to beef up defence capabilities, citing military modernisation efforts by South Korea and the United States as pushing the Korean peninsula "to the brink of a nuclear war", state media reported.
23 June 2026 · The Standard →
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung told US President Donald Trump at a G7 summit that sanctions and pressure on North Korea are not working, citing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia stemming from the Ukraine war as the reason for diminished sanctions effectiveness.
19 June 2026 · The Standard →
South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to 30 years in prison on June 12, 2026, for sending military drones into North Korea in October 2024. Prosecutors argued the drone flights, which Pyongyang said included dropping propaganda leaflets, were aimed at creating a pretext for his controversial December 2024 declaration of martial law.
12 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A South Korean court sentenced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison for sending military drones into North Korea, ruling he intended to provoke Pyongyang to justify his martial law declaration in 2024. The drone flights sparked anger in North Korea, which accused the South of dropping propaganda leaflets.
12 June 2026 · The Standard →
During talks with Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for consolidating political mutual trust between China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and enhancing practical cooperation, citing their shared socialist ideals and historical friendship.
10 June 2026 · Capital News →
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Pyongyang on Monday for a two-day state visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, where he and leader Kim Jong Un discussed consolidating political mutual trust and enhancing practical cooperation between the two countries.
9 June 2026 · The Standard →
China's President Xi Jinping arrived in North Korea on Monday, hailing an "invincible friendship" with Pyongyang. The visit comes after Xi hosted summits in Beijing with US President Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin, while North Korea's nuclear talks with Washington remain deadlocked.
8 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kim Yo Jong, sister of leader Kim Jong Un, stated that North Korea's nuclear weapons programme is "absolutely non-negotiable" in a statement published by state media, ahead of a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping. The announcement reiterates Pyongyang's longstanding insistence on its right to nuclear and ballistic missile programmes despite UN Security Council sanctions.
7 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
South Korea and the U.S. discussed potential changes in how parts of the heavily fortified border with North Korea are managed at recent defence talks in Washington, with Seoul's defence ministry reporting "progress" but denying reports of joint or divided control of the Demilitarized Zone.
22 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Naegohyang Women's FC will become the first North Korean sports team to visit South Korea since 2018, playing Suwon FC Women on May 20 in the Asian Champions League semi-finals. The delegation of 27 players and 12 staff will arrive May 17 at Incheon airport.
4 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The US State Department announced it will offer limited-edition passports featuring an image of Donald Trump superimposed over the Declaration of Independence to mark the country's 250th anniversary. Trump would be the first sitting US president featured in American travel documents, according to officials.
29 April 2026 · The Standard →
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to help Russia achieve victory in Ukraine, which he called a "sacred" war. According to state media, Pyongyang has sent missiles, munitions and thousands of troops to assist Russia, and Moscow is providing financial aid, military technology, food and energy in return.
27 April 2026 · The Standard →