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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un steps off a train during a visit to a flood-affected area near the border with China, in North Pyongan Province, North Korea, in this undated photo released 31 July 2024 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. Photo: KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo
Offbeat

The slow train from North Korea: How Kim Jong Un travels to China

North Korea's founding leader, Kim Il Sung, Kim's grandfather, travelled abroad by train regularly during his rule until his death in 1994

US President Donald Trump meets with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the Oval Office, at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, August 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder
USA

Trump wants to meet North Korea's Kim this year, he tells South Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits a Choe Hyon-class destroyer, in North Korea, August 18, 2025, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. Photo: KCNA via REUTERS
Asia

North Korea's Kim calls for rapid nuclear buildup

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 Korea's Kim vows to win anti-US battle marking Korean War anniversary

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un greets Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a meeting in Wonsan, North Korea July 12, 2025. Photo: KCNA via REUTERS
Asia

North Korean leader Kim reaffirms support for Russia in Ukraine conflict: KCNA

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrives in Wonsan, in North Korea, July 11, 2025. Photo: Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Asia

Russian foreign minister arrives in North Korea: KCNA

US President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone (DMZ) on the border of North and South Korea, June 30, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
USA

Trump says he will 'get the conflict solved with North Korea'

Smoke rises from a fire in Herzliya, Israel following a missile attack from Iran on June 17, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Middle East

North Korea slams Israeli attacks on Iran as 'crime against humanity'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks while he inspects military factories, as he urges ramp-up in shell production to meet modern warfare demands, at an unknown location in North Korea, June 13, 2025. Photo: KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo
Asia

US will strike North Korea if South attacked with nukes: South's spy chief nominee

South Korean soldiers work on a loudspeaker that is set up for propaganda broadcasts during a military drill near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, South Korea, in this handout picture provided by the Defense Ministry and released on June 9, 2024. The Defense Ministry/Handout via REUTERS /File Photo
Asia

South Korean military suspends loudspeaker broadcasts aimed at North Korea

US President Donald Trump makes an announcement regarding the Golden Dome missile defense shield next to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office of the White House. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Asia

North Korea says US space shield is 'nuclear war scenario'

A satellite image shows a North Korean warship covered with a blue tarp after an accident that occurred during its launch at the shipyard in Chongjin, North Korea, May 23, 2025. Photo: 2025 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS
Asia

North Korea detains officials over warship accident: state media

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is cheered by military pilots during a visit to an airfield in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency, May 16, 2025. Photo: KCNA via REUTERS
Asia

North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversees air drills, calls for stepped-up war preparation