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Kim Jong Un has chosen teenage daughter as his heir, says South Korea

The secretive country appears set to have a female supreme leader for the first time in its history

Evening Standard

North Korea holds state funeral for longtime ceremonial head of state

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un led a state funeral for the country’s longtime ceremonial head of state, Kim Yong Nam, who died this week at age 97

The Independent UK

Inside the bulletproof train that Kim Jong Un uses for international trips

The locomotive travels only 60 kilometres (37 miles) per hour and is expected to take 20 hours to get to Beijing

The Independent UK

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Trump tells South Korean president he’d like to reconnect with dictator Kim Jong Un: ‘Very great relationship’

Trump sat down with Kim twice during his first term and got no tangible results from either meeting

The Independent UK

Kim Jong Un pays tribute to North Korean fighters killed in Ukraine

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The Independent UK

Everything we know about North Korea's warship launch accident

The accident has proven to be an embarrassing setback for Kim Jong Un, who labelled the incident as a ‘criminal act’ caused by sheer carelessness and irresponsibility

Evening Standard

North Korea unveils new ‘Kim Jong Un style’ 5,000-tonne warship

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits nuclear facility ramping up pressure on US

The North Korean leader vowed to continue growing “the nuclear shield of the country”

Evening Standard

North Korea launches barrage of ballistic missiles on eve of US election

At least seven short-rang missiles covered a range of 400km before dropping outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone

The Independent UK

North Korea Tests Missiles, Kim Jong Un Supervises

North Korea tests missiles, including one with a 'super-large conventional warhead' and another possibly for a nuclear warhead, amid escalating tensions wi...

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Why is Kim Jong Un in Russia and why does he travel by bulletproof train?

Kim Jong Un’s train reportedly features pink leather armchairs and fresh lobster on demand

Evening Standard

Kim Calls for Increase of NKorea's Nuclear Arsenal

Kim Jong Un has called for an "exponential" increase in North Korea's nuclear arsenal, including mass producing tactical nuclear weapons and developing new missiles for nuclear counterstrikes, state media said Sunday. In a report at the end of a key party meeting in Pyongyang, Kim said the country must "overwhelmingly…

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North Korea’s Kim Offers Rare Praise for South’s Departing Moon

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has thanked South Korea's outgoing president for trying to improve relations, a rare gesture of goodwill but one that analysts said may not be enough to head off growing tension between the two Koreas. The warm words from North Korea to President Moon Jae-in…

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North Korea Says Kim Ordered Test of 'New Type' of ICBM

Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the test-firing of North Korea's largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile, ensuring his country is ready for "long-standing confrontation" with the United States, state media reported Friday. The Thursday launch was the first time Pyongyang has fired Kim's most powerful missiles at full range since 2017. It…

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