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The girl in the frame and an aunt in the shadows: Could North Korea get its first female supreme leader?

For most of the world, North Korea remains a sealed stage.

The Times of India

Succession games? North Korea releases photo of Kim Jong Un’s daughter firing rifle

North Korea on Saturday released a photo showing leader Kim Jong Un’s teenage daughter and presumed heir, Ju Ae, firing a rifle at a shooting range—fueling ongoing speculation that she is being prepared to succeed him.

The Times of India

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

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Kim Jong Un has chosen his 13-year-old daughter as his heir to rule North Korea, spy agency says

Kim Jong Un’s teen daughter Kim Ju Ae may make appearance at upcoming Workers’ Party Congress, South Korea’s spy agency says

The Independent UK

Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter being positioned as successor, South Korea says

South Korea's intelligence agency believes Kim Jong Un is grooming his teenage daughter, Kim Ju Ae, as his successor, signaling a potential fourth-generation dynasty. Her increasing public appearances at key events, including military functions and a visit to a sacred mausoleum, suggest a formal designation is imminent. This marks a…

The Times of India

South Korea's spy agency says Kim Jong Un's daughter is close to be designated as future leader

South Korea’s spy agency says it believes the teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is close to being designated as the country’s future leader

The Independent UK

Kim Jong Un lays out policy agenda as North Korea holds biggest political event

Leader says Pyongyang has made substantial economic gains over the past five years and achieved a firmer regional footing

The Independent UK

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Kim’s daughter visits family mausoleum, promoting her potential status as heir in North Korea

The teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made her first known visit to a sacred family mausoleum where the embalmed bodies of her late grandfather and great-grandfather are on display

The Independent UK

Kim Jong Un and daughter pictured visiting mountain resort, eating BBQ and testing beds in bizarre photoshoot

Opening of luxury resort continues North Korean leader’s tourism push

The Independent UK

North Korea’s ex-ceremonial head of state Kim Yong-nam dies at 97, state media says

Kim Yong-nam was the former president of the Praesidium of North Korea’s rubber-stamp Supreme People’s Assembly from 1998 to 2019.

Euronews

Kim Yong Nam: North Korea’s former top diplomat and ‘head of state’ who served all three Kims dies aged 97

Kim Yong Nam represented North Korea on the world stage for decades and will receive a grand state funeral later this week

The Independent UK

North Korea's Kim vows to build a 'socialist paradise' ahead of a likely military parade

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has lauded what he called his country’s fight against a U_S_-led military threat and vowed to turn North Korea into “the best socialist paradise in the world."

The Independent UK

Her name and age are unconfirmed, but she could be North Korea’s next Supreme Leader

Here’s what we know about the teen believed to be called Kim Ju Ae

The Independent UK

Kim Jong Un’s staff seen scrubbing every surface he touched after meeting with Putin

Analysts say extreme security measure meant to prevent foreign intelligence agencies from gathering samples that may reveal North Korean leader’s health condition

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The Independent UK

Kim Jong Un has brought his daughter to Beijing. What to know about the possible North Korean heir

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has brought his young daughter on a significant trip to China, marking her first known overseas appearance

The Independent UK

Kim Jong Un rides his trademark green train to China. He also has a plane, limos and white horses

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to arrive in China aboard his trademark green armored train

International Business Times

'Fortress' On Wheels: Kim Jong Un's Bulletproof Train

An olive-green North Korean train, emblazoned with a gold stripe, carried leader Kim Jong Un into China on Tuesday for a grand military parade that President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin will also attend.

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

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International Business Times

What Does North Korea's Kim Want From Rare China Trip?

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to visit China this week, a rare step beyond his country's borders, for prospective meetings with President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

Evening Standard

North Korea arrests four officials over naval destroyer launch failure that 'embarrassed' dictator Kim Jong Un

The 5,000-ton warship tipped over in what Pyongyang described as a ‘criminal act’ that ‘severely damaged our nation’s dignity and pride’

The Conversation

North Korean spy drama in China may signal Beijing’s unease over growing Pyongyang-Moscow ties

Chinese authorities in the northeastern city of Shenyang reportedly arrested a North Korean IT specialist in late April 2025, accusing him of stealing drone technology secrets.

The Independent UK

Kim Shin Jo: The bizarre life of a failed North Korean assassin who became a pastor in the South

Kim stunned South Korea by saying that his team came ‘to slit the throat of Park Chung Hee’

The Independent UK

From public executions to ‘traitor’ notices: North Korea escapees describe horrors of Covid-era repression

Rights groups say Pyongyang imposed excessive and unnecessary measures during pandemic that made ‘already isolated country even more repressive’

International Business Times

South Korean Blockbuster 'JSA' Strikes A Chord 25 Years On

Twenty-five years ago, director Park Chan-wook risked jail to make a movie about friendship between North and South Korean soldiers, striking box office gold and beginning his actors' ascent to global stardom.

International Business Times

Western Tour Operators Enter North Korea For First Time Since Pandemic

Western tour agencies entered North Korea for the first time on Thursday since the end of the pandemic, the companies said, voicing hopes the isolated country may soon reopen a border city to foreign visitors.

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