North Korea has said Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has proposed a summit with leader Kim Jong Un. Mr Kim’s sister and senior official, Kim Yo Jong, made the comments in a state media dispatch on Monday. She said Mr Kishida used an unspecified channel to convey his position that he wants to meet Mr […]
For more than a decade, a slew of posts on Reddit and across social media have made the claim that in the early 1990s, the then-heir apparent for the leadership of North Korea, Kim Jong Il — who is still known today, even after his death, as the eternal chairman of the National Defense Commission of the republic […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for greater war fighting capabilities against the United States and South Korea, state media reported. His defence ministry vowed to respond to ongoing military drills it views as an invasion rehearsal by its rivals. During a visit to a western operational training base on Wednesday, Mr Kim […]
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected field training of troops at a major military operations base in the western region of the country on Wednesday and ordered heightened readiness for war, state KCNA news agency reported on Thursday. The tour of the base, the location of which was not identified, comes […]
Read the full story on The Backfire News Putin Gifts Luxury Car to Kim Jong Un In a move that underscores the unsettling strengthening ties between Russia and North Korea amidst global tensions, Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted a luxury Russian-made Aurus sedan to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The presentation of this […]
Putin gifted Kim Jong Un a luxury Russian car, defying UN sanctions. The gift strengthens the bond between the Russian and North Korean leaders. It likely violates the UN’s ban on transporting luxury goods to North Korea. Russian President Vladimir Putin gifted North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un a luxury Russian car, openly defying UN […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin gave his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un a car to signify their “special personal relations,” the state-controlled Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Feb. 20. Putin and Kim have deepened ties in recent months, following a meeting of the leaders in Russia in September 2023 to negotiate an arms […]
FILE – This combination of photos shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, speaks at the Supreme People’s Assembly in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Jan. 15, 2024 and Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a video address to mark the 31st anniversary of the founding of the National Energy Giant Gazprom at the Novo-Ogaryovo state […]
By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has received a car from Russia’s President Vladimir Putin as a gift “for his personal use,” official media reported on Tuesday, in what could be a violation of U.N. ban that Moscow had joined to adopt against Pyongyang. The two countries have forged […]
As war in Ukraine grinds toward its third year and fighting in Gaza inflames a broader crisis across the Middle East, global security observers are keeping a close watch on another part of the world – North Korea, where Kim Jong Un’s latest provocations are raising questions about his military intentions. In recent weeks, the […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un restated he has no desire for diplomacy with South Korea and that the North would annihilate its rival if provoked, according to state media. The latest of his belligerent statements came during a visit to North Korea’s Defence Ministry on Thursday. Mr Kim said his recent moves to cut […]
South Korea’s military said it detected North Korea firing multiple cruise missiles into waters off its western coast on Friday. The launches came hours after state media reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reiterated his focus on strengthening his naval forces as he inspected the construction of new warships at a western shipyard, […]