Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Pyongyang for his first official visit in seven years, meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to reaffirm their long-standing friendship and pledge further development of bilateral relations amidst Pyongyang's deepening military ties with Moscow and China's assertions against Japan's 'new militarism'.
Glimpses of North Korean tyrant Kim Jong Un at the 'high-thrust solid-fuel motor' test as part of the development of a new strategic weapon.
The Congress party has accused the BJP and the Election Commission of being "partners in crime" in what it terms "seat chori" (seat theft), following the rejection of its Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan's nomination. The party claims the rejection was based on "flawed and unreasonable" logic, alleging non-disclosure of a criminal case against Natarajan, despite her stating only a legal notice exists.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un frequently appears in public with his daughter Kim Ju Ae, signaling her potential role as his successor.
North Korean tyrant Kim Jong Un was present at a missile launch on Monday, October 10, 2022.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the Korean People's Army's naval command, accompanied by his daughter.
North Korean tyrant Kim Jong Un's fascination with missile tests continued after he and his daughter Kim Ju Ae watched at least six short-range missiles being fired at a fire assault drill.
Speaking to North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly on Tuesday, Kim accused the United States of carrying out 'terrorism and invasions' across regions, referring to the ongoing conflict involving Iran.
Accompanied by arms industry and military officials, Kim plans to offer the embattled Russian president weapons for the war in Ukraine in exchange for food, technology and cash.
The report of Kim's illness started doing rounds following his absence at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on the birthday of late state founder and his grandfather, Kim Il-sung, earlier this month.
China, North Korea's closest ally on Monday expressed shock over the death of its dictator Kim Jong Il as Beijing braced to back his youngest son, Kim Jong Un as the next leader.
The photo-op obsessed North Korean dictator has not been seen in public for 37 days
Kim's absences from official state media often spark speculation and rumors about his health.
Indications of this came when Kim Jong Il skipped the parade commemorating the 60th anniversary of the foundation of North Korea on September 9. However, North Korean officials were quick to dismiss speculations about Kim Jong's health as baseless rumours spread by the West.
World leaders often have simple tastes when it comes to food.
Tensions flared in East Asia on Saturday as the Japanese government issued an urgent warning following military activity from Pyongyang. The Prime Minister's Office of Japan, in a post on X, alerted the public to the developing situation, stating: '[Emergency alert] North Korea has launched a suspected ballistic missile. More updates to follow.'
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un attended the re-launch of a 5,000-ton destroyer that had partially capsized in May, calling the accident a 'criminal act' and vowing to strengthen the country's naval power.
Disputing circumstances of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's death, South Korean intelligence has said that the leader did not travel by train the day he died.
The two leaders met for a second summit in Vietnam's Hanoi and Trump made these comments during a dinner with Kim.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been seen sporting a different hairdo that has triggered a range of comments and remarks on social network over his new look.
The trip was the highest level meeting with a North Korean leader since 2000 when then-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright met Kim Jong-il, the father of the current leader, in Pyongyang.
Kim did not rule out diplomacy with the Biden administration despite that Pyongyang called Biden a 'rabid dog' after Biden labelled Kim a 'thug'.
'Hardliners who are against denuclearisation may be working secretly on North Korea's nuclear activities, despite official claims that dismantling its nuclear arsenal has already begun.'' 'Does it mean that Kim does not have full control over the military,' asks Dr Rajaram Panda.
Who knew the North Korean dictator could be son fun?
Will the unpredictable North Korean leader provoke conflict on the Korean peninsula?
'Yes, I do have a very good idea but I can't talk about it now. I just wish him well'
Till 2009, his name had never figured even in rumours as a possible successor to North Korea's Kim Jong-il. And today after his father's death the 28-year-old Kim Jong-Un has been dubbed as the 'great successor' leaving all of Asia and United States anxious.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has died at the age of 69, state-run television has announced. Kim, who has led the communist nation since the death of his father in 1994, died on a train while visiting an area outside the capital, the BBC reports.
Yonhap news agency reported that the state media on Saturday showed the North Korean leader, who was last seen on April 11, making his first public appearance in 20 days.
Though President Barack Obama is yet to voice America's approach to the new North Korean "Respected Comrade", top United States lawmakers have wished his father, the late Kim Jong Il, "a warm corner in hell", alongside the likes of Muammar Gaddafi, Osama bin Laden, Hitler and Stalin.
The intriguing bit is that Trump is likely to attend the talks in Islamabad this weekend -- if he does, it will be the clearest signal yet that the US is ready to exit the war with some sort of win to show, since he cannot afford to go for the talks and return empty-handed, notes Prem Panicker in his must read blog on the Iran War
US President Trump's announcement came after the North Korean leader warned that Pyongyang may change its approach to nuclear talks if Washington persists with sanctions.
Donald Trump has met Kim Jong Un, shaking the North Korean leader's hand and posing for the cameras at a historic summit in Singapore. Trump arrived at the Capella hotel on Sentosa island looking slightly pensive, fiddling with his jacket buttons; Kim appeared relaxed. The pair greeted each other at a luxury hotel on the island, just off the Singaporean coast, before heading in for talks about denuclearisation.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's half brother was assassinated with a lethal nerve agent manufactured for chemical warfare and listed by the UN as a weapon of mass destruction, Malaysian police said on Friday.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in the Democratic People''s Republic of Korea (DPRK) for talks with top leader Kim Jong-il Sunday and said that he would pushing for the creation of a nuclear-free Korean peninsula.
The world welcomed 2026 with spectacular celebrations across continents. From dazzling fireworks illuminating iconic landmarks like the London Eye, Marina Bay, and Copacabana beach to intimate gatherings at historic sites, the New Year brought together diverse cultures in joyous unity.
North Korea's dictator Kim Jong-il is seriously ill and may only have a few months to live, a British newspaper reported, quoting a source within the family of the reclusive "Dear Leader" as saying. "He does not have all that much longer to live and my sources say the doctors' diagnosis is that he will die before the end of the year," Prof Toshimitsu Shigemura, an expert on North Korea at Waseda University, told The Daily Telegraph.
The US president lauded the announcement on Twitter, writing "Great progress being made but sanctions will remain until an agreement is reached. Meeting being planned!"
'No matter how severe sanctions the UN security council imposes on North Korea, the impact of the sanctions would depend on how faithfully they are enforced by China,' says Dr Rajaram Panda.
North Korea will not use nuclear weapons against other nations unless its sovereignty is threatened, its leader Kim Jong-un has said.
