SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised drills involving the firing of nuclear-capable multiple rocket launchers to show the country’s ability to carry out a preemptive attack on rival South Korea, state media reported Friday. North Korea has simulated nuclear strikes on South Korea numerous times, but the latest drills […]
Kim Jong Un was desperate to get rid of his nuclear weapons and said he would only ever use them defensively, a former South Korean president has claimed. In a new memoir, Moon Jae-in, who oversaw the unprecedented summits between Kim and former US President Donald Trump, wrote that the North Korean leader “repeatedly” and […]
The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has again denied that her country has exported any weapons to Russia, labelling outside speculation on the countries’ arms dealings as “the most absurd paradox”. The US, South Korea and others have accused North Korea of supplying artillery, missiles and other conventional weapons to Russia […]
SEOUL, May 15 (UPI) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a new tactical missile system and called for an “epochal change” in war preparations, state media reported Wednesday, as the authoritarian regime continues to ramp up production of weapons that may be intended for sale to Russia. Kim “acquainted himself with the tactical […]
Kristi Noem, the Republican governor of South Dakota and potential 2024 running mate for Donald Trump, has been in the spotlight over the past week for a controversial passage in her forthcoming memoir, No Going Back, in which she describes shooting and killing a pet dog. On Sunday, she was pressed about that and another […]
Some things in life are constant, no matter how much responsibility rests on your shoulders, and nothing is more universal than food. Kim Jong Un doesn’t get a lot of love in the West but it’s good to take a step back and remind ourselves that we’re all human. And as human beings, a lot […]
Kim Jong Un oversaw tests for a rocket capable of hitting Seoul in South Korea, Bloomberg reported. The rocket could be used to assist Russia in the war against Ukraine. Russia and North Korea have previously denied reports of an arms deal between the two nations. North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, oversaw the second […]
STORY: Kim Jong Un‘s sister promised to build what she called “overwhelming and the most powerful military power” to protect North Korea and peace in the region. That’s according to the North’s KCNA news agency quoting her on Wednesday. Kim Yo Jong pointed to the U.S. military’s exercises around the Korean peninsula this year, particularly […]
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said unstable geopolitical situations surrounding his country mean now is the time to be more prepared for war than ever, as he inspected the country’s main military university, KCNA news agency said on Thursday. Kim gave field guidance on Wednesday at Kim Jong Il University of […]
(Bloomberg) — After decades of empty threats, much of the world tunes out when North Korea vows to unleash destruction on its enemies. But in the past few months, some prominent analysts began warning that Kim Jong Un may actually be serious about preparing for war. Most Read from Bloomberg Now in his 13th year […]
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) -North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said on Monday that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had conveyed his intention to meet the North Korean leader, state media reported. But Kim said that improving relations between the two countries will depend on whether Japan, which occupied the […]
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is pressing ahead with his efforts to arrange a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Kim’s influential sister, Kim Yo Jong, said on Monday in a statement. Kishida has conveyed his intention to meet the North Korean leader as soon as possible, the statement said. Kim’s sister did […]