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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends what state media report was a launching ceremony for a new tactical nuclear attack submarine in North Korea, in this picture released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 8, 2023. Photo: KCNA via REUTERS/ File Photo

North Korea rejects UN nuclear watchdog criticism

A foreign ministry statement on Friday accused "hostile forces" of seeking to bring an end to the country's nuclear programme during this week's general conference of the...

A South Korean television broadcasts footage of a North Korean ballistic missile launch, as viewers watch the latest missile test on Saturday, 12 September, 2026. Photo: UNB/ AP

North Korea fires short-range missiles after US-South Korea-Japan military drill

Kim Jong Un and his daughter Kim Ju Ae poolside at the Wonsan Kalma resort in June 2025. Avenues for leisure and recreation are proliferating in North Korea. Photo: Reuters

Kim Jong Un wants North Koreans to have more (state-sanctioned) fun

Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as the two meet at the Korean Demilitarized Zone in June 2019. Trump briefly stepped over into North Korean territory, becoming the first sitting US leader to set foot in the nation. Trump said he invited Kim to the White House, and both leaders agreed to restart talks after nuclear negotiations stalled. Photo: Shealah Craighead/The White House

Trump's Kim gambit deepens doubts over US reliability at a key moment for Asia

A South Korean soldier stands next to a TV broadcasting a news report on a possible summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, October 22, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

Trump pushes for Kim Jong Un meeting this year: WSJ

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin as they attend a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on September 4, 2025. Photo: KCNA/File Photo

North Korea's Kim, Russia's Putin reaffirm ties on Korean Liberation Day

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the second plenary meeting of the Ninth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this picture released June 23, 2026, by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. Photo: KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo

North Korea condemns Nato summit, says denuclearisation should start with US allies

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during Xi's state visit to Pyongyang, North Korea, June 8, 2026, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. Photo: KCNA via REUTERS

North Korea, China claim wins from Xi visit, but limits remain

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands on the day of their bilateral summit in Beijing, China, September 4, 2025, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. Photo: KCNA via REUTERS

Flags, gun salute greet China's Xi on arrival in North Korea for summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrive for a reception marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, 3 September 2025. Reuters/Florence Lo/File Photo

China's Xi to visit North Korea in push for deeper ties

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks on the first day of the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo supplied by North Korea's Central News Agency (KCNA) on January 6, 2021. KCNA/via REUTERS

North Korea fires another missile toward sea after ridiculing South's hopes for better ties

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un greets people during a visit to a coal mine run by young workers to cast his ballot in an election for the Supreme People's Assembly in North Korea, 15 March 2026, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS

99.93% of votes secure third term for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

Kim Jong Un's daughter, Kim Ju Ae, is believed to be 13 years old. Photo: KCNA/KNS/AFP

North Korea: Will Kim's daughter and sister fight for power?