Kim Jong-un

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends an event to celebrate Russia's Victory Day, at the Russian embassy in Pyongyang, North Korea, May 9, 2025. Photo: KCNA via REUTERS
Asia

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says participation in Russia-Ukraine war justified: KCNA

Kim also said Pyongyang would not hesitate to authorise the use of military force if the United States persists in what he called military provocations against Russia

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
USA

Trump says he will reach out to North Korea's Kim again

A missile flies during what state media KCNA says is a test of a new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile at an undisclosed location January 6, 2025, in this photo released on January 7, 2025 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. Photo: KCNA via REUTERS
Asia

North Korea successfully tests new intermediate-range missile: state media

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Ministry of National Defense on the occasion of the 76th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army in Pyongyang, North Korea in this picture released on February 9, 2024 by the Korean Central News Agency. Photo: KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo
Asia

North Korea launches 'toughest' US strategy in key party meeting

Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, visits the Fatherland Liberation War Martyrs Cemetery on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of the victory in the Fatherland Liberation War in Pyongyang, North Korea, July 26, 2024. Photo: KCNA via REUTERS/ File Photo
Asia

North Korea vows 'total destruction' of enemy on Korean War anniversary

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un chairs a key meeting of the country's ruling party in Pyongyang, North Korea, June 28, 2024 in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency. Photo: KCNA via REUTERS
Asia

North Korean officials sport Kim Jong Un pins for first time

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attend a state reception in Pyongyang, North Korea June 19, 2024. Photo: Sputnik/Vladimir Smirnov/Pool via REUTERS
Asia

Russia's North Korea defence deal could create friction with China: US general

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un ride an Aurus car in Pyongyang, North Korea June 19, 2024. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via REUTERS
World+Biz

Russia's Putin gives N Korea's Kim a luxury Russian-built limousine

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un meet in Pyongyang, North Korea June 19, 2024. Photo: Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via REUTERS
World+Biz

Putin and N Korea's Kim sign strategic partnership treaty

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his visit to Pyongyang, North Korea, in this image released by the Korean Central News Agency June 19, 2024. Photo: KCNA via REUTERS
Asia

Putin thanks Kim for unwavering support at summit, including on Ukraine

AP file photo
World+Biz

Kim says he has no desire for talks and repeats a threat to destroy South if provoked

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves as he boards his train at a railway station in the town of Artyom outside Vladivostok in the Primorsky region, Russia, September 17, 2023. Government of Russia's Primorsky Krai/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
World+Biz

Rifle, fur hat, drones: North Korea's Kim returns with gifts from Russia

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by government officials, departs Pyongyang, North Korea, to visit Russia, September 10, 2023, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on September 12, 2023. KCNA via REUTERS
World+Biz

North Korea's Kim Jong Un in Russia amid US warnings not to sell arms